E57 Format

E57 is a compact and vendor-neutral format, specified by within the ASTM E2807 standard. It is used for storing point clouds produced by 3D images systems such as room scanners. This is a preferred format and includes both intensity and color information. Additional specifics about the format can be found here: http://www.libe57.org/

 

Several software products offer e57 export including:

 

When importing an E57 file you will be presented with the following dialog control: 

 

He import process is a two step process:

  1. First the file is converted into an SA native format and saved in the Converted File directory.

  2. The file is then loaded into the SA application.

 

Choose from the following selections: 

 

SA currently does not support E57 export, only *.ptx export.