Trimble Business Center

Hi!

Is there a easy way to convert a XYZ file to .LAS format? I tried to import a 20MB XYZ (1 millin points) to TBC but that does not work.....;)

If the imported file has the extension .PTS it will automatically be created as a point Cloud as opposed to CAD POINTS (1000000 CAD Points is painful). 

It will import the CAD Points but it will take it a long time - just change the file extension and the data order is E N Z comma separated - provided you can get the data like that it can be imported as a point cloud. 

Once imported to TBC as a Point Cloud it can be exported as a Point Cloud format.

Alan

Great!! But how do i change the extension to .PTS? I tried to name the file test.PTS instead of test.XYZ but i just went test.PST.XYZ.

Is there a converter or another way to change it?

I just do it in File Explorer - you can also do it saving from eg Notepad.

You have to backspace over the .xyz and replace it with PTS

Alan

On Tue, Aug 20, 2019 at 2:31 PM fredrik@fredriksmarktjanst.nu <

Strange, it still keeps the first filetype. 

Fred - this is all I am doing in Windows File Explorer - this may be a Windows or File association thing - I am not sure 

Here is a video

Thanks for you help Alan, finally i did get it to work. This was perfect!

Good to hear - out of interest what was stopping you from renaming files?

On Fri, Aug 23, 2019 at 7:14 AM fredrik@fredriksmarktjanst.nu <

I dont really know actually. 

When i just tried to rename the file as i showed you it did not work but when i did like this. it worked: 

Import to excel and saved it as a .csv

Closed and opened the file with notes

Choosed "save as" end shifted from ".txt" to "all files" in format an put the .pts in the file name. 

Then i worked. 

Microsoft I guess ....

Alan

On Fri, Aug 23, 2019 at 7:36 AM fredrik@fredriksmarktjanst.nu <

Probably

There is a setting in Windows explorer that prevents someone from unknowingly changing a files extension (very frustrating for someone who doesn't understand). That's probably what is happening. 

How to change a File Extension in Windows – FlexRadio Systems