Save Point Cloud File

Saves the cloud points in a cloud viewer to a file.

 

Input Arguments

 

0

Inst. ID

Instrument ID

The instrument ID of the instrument of interest.

1

File Path or Embedded File

File Path

The path of the file to save.

2

Boolean

Save as Ascii

Indicates whether a file should be saved in ASCII format (TRUE) or binary format (FALSE).

 

Return Arguments

None.

 

Returned Status

 

SUCCESS

The file was saved successfully.

FAILURE

The instrument was not found.

 

Remarks

The instrument must be in the active collection, and its interface must be active.

Binary files will save and load much faster, and use less disk space--but they are not human-readable and cannot be easily imported back into SA (without using the “Load Point Cloud File” command.