commandline tool to create point cloud file

CesiumJS
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Hi

What tools are currently available for creating cesium point-cloud files? I have a program that generates point clouds as csv files that have the format X,Y,Z,attribute_1,attribute_2. What I want is to visualize these as point clouds in Cesium. Since the files can be 10k-50k+ points I can’t really load them as geojson or Cesium points.

Are there any good tools for processing this kind of data and generating something the Cesium can read as a pointcloud?

Dag

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If you can convert your points to LAS/LAZ you could use the ion 3D Tiling CLI:

https://cesium.com/3d-tiling-pipeline/point-clouds/

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Is that software licensed separately from Cesium Ion plans? Or what level of Cesium Ion do you have to have to get access to those tools?

Dag

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It’s the same tiling pipeline that runs in the cloud on Cesium ion, but to use it locally/offline you’d need an on-premises license.

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Is there anything simpler if I don’t need full tiling support, but just want to produce a .pnts file?

Dag