Import File Types

The following table shows various supported file formats for import.

The Text File Import Filter Dialog is used to customize the data imported from a text file (e.g., .txt, .csv, .ctl).

Type of import	Type of external geometry	Type of files
Setting Scale	Distances	.txt/.csv/.ctl ^1,2
Setting Multi-point Transform	X,Y,Z point positions	.txt/.csv/.ctl ¹, .dxf, .obj, .3ds
Setting Multi-point Transform	Point Cloud X,Y,Z	.txt/.csv/.ctl/.asc/.xyz ¹, .las, .stl, .dxf, .obj, .ply, .byu, .facet, .3ds
Setting Geographic Multi-point Transform	Geographic x,y,z point positions	.txt/.csv/.ctl ¹, .dxf, .obj, .3ds
Control Imports	Imported points, lines and/or surfaces	.txt/.csv/.ctl ¹, .dxf, .obj, .3ds
Control Imports	Point Cloud X,Y,Z	.txt/.csv/.ctl/.asc/.xyz ¹, .las, .stl, .dxf, .obj, .ply, .byu, .facet, .3ds
Using known geographic control locations	Geographic x,y,z point positions (only in PhotoModeler Premium)	.txt/.csv/.ctl ¹, .dxf, .obj, .3ds
Pinned Imports, Static Imports	Imported points, lines and/or surfaces	.txt/.csv/.ctl ¹, .dxf, .obj, .3ds
Pinned Imports, Static Imports	Point Cloud X,Y,Z	.txt/.csv/.ctl/.asc/.xyz ¹, .las, .stl, .dxf, .obj, .ply, .byu, .facet, .3ds
Check points	X,Y,Z point positions	txt/.csv/.ctl ¹, .dxf, .obj, .3ds
Check Distances	Distances	.txt/.csv/.ctl ^1,2
Coded Target Coordinate Definition	Point IDs defining a scale/rotate/translate or multi-point transform	.ini ³

¹See Text File Import Filter Dialog for information on importing data from a text file.

²Text files with distance measurements should be formatted with each line containing a name of the measurement, with no spaces in the name, followed by the distance.

E.g.

Wall_A 10.03

Wall_B 14.534

Etc.

³ Coded target definitions are setup using the Coded Target Coordinate Definition file format.