Point Cloud data including color and intensity information can be imported in the following standard formats:
E57. This compact and vendor-neutral format, specified by within the ASTM E2807 standard, 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. More details are available Here:
STL. The ASCII based or binary STL file format describes the surface geometry of 3D objects. The Object's surface is tessellated or broken down logically into a series of small triangles (facets). STL files can be imported to SA either as a mesh or as a point cloud defining the mesh vertices.
PTX. The ASCII based PTX file format is used for storing cloud points in the order in which they were captured by the scanner. It also constrains scanner position, registration and transformation information.
RSC. The RSC file contains a Scan Stripe Cloud exported to file that maintains the stripe structure and instrument probing direction information. Import of an RSC cloud offers a means to simulate the measurement process. This tool offers control over the number of stripes imported in each batch and the rate at which they are processed. It gives uses an advanced capability for template construction and testing in a repeatable manner. More details are available Here:
Leica SDB. This option includes direct import to a selected Total Station instrument. Note that any additional transformations performed within the Leica job file cannot automatically be applied.
Z+F Imager scanner file. The converter opens an input scan file *.zfs and converts it, line by line, into an ASCII XYZ file format. Once completed, the output ASCII XYZ file can be imported into SA.