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Dear FME-community, I have a question about converting point-clouds in the xyz ASCII file type into 3D-meshes (like fbx or obj format)

  • February 4, 2021
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I have a folder containing over 200 xyz-files. Each xyz-file contains hundrets or thousands of point coordinates. So it is basically a text-file in the xyz-format. There are no other specififactions in the files, so only the coordinates.

I would like to convert each xyz-file into a mesh-file (like fbx or obj). It shoud have the best quality and use the least amound of disc-space.

I am looking for a way to automate the conversion. So when I click "run" over 200 fbx-files (or obj-files) are created with only one click. Down below, you can see a screenshot of the xyz-file. There are no headlines, that indicate which number is the x, y or z coordinate, but I am assuming it is in the order as the filename suggests.

 

I thank you very much for your help in advance!

 

 

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caracadrian
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  • February 4, 2021

Add all your files as Single Merged Feature Type, go to Parameters, uncheck File Has Field Names, set the Components to x, y and z, click OK and OK to add them.

Use the PointCloudSurfaceBuilder to generate your mesh and chose the writer of your choice.


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