Tool Name	Export LAS/LAZ File
Tool ID	1
Library ID	io_pdal
Version	1.0
Author(s)	V.Wichmann (c) 2021

Description

The tool allows one to export a point cloud as ASPRS LAS (or compressed LAZ) file using the "Point Data Abstraction Library" (PDAL).
The file extension of the output file determines whether the file is written compressed (*.laz) or uncompressed (*.las).
The number and type of attributes that can be exported depends on the chosen LAS file version and point data record format. Please have a look at the ASPRS LAS specification on how these formats are defined.

PDAL-2.10.1 (git-version: Release)

References

PDAL Homepage

ASPRS LAS Specification

Parameters

Name	Type	Identifier	Description	Constraints
Input
Point Cloud	point cloud, input	POINTS	The point cloud to export.
Options
GPS-Time	table field	T
Number of the Return	table field	r
Number of Returns of Given Pulse	table field	n
Intensity	table field	i
Classification	table field	c
Scanner Channel	table field	sCH
RGB Color Value	table field	C
Blue Channel Color	table field	B
Green Channel Color	table field	G
Red Channel Color	table field	R
Near Infrared	table field	NIR
Scan Angle	table field	a
Direction of Scan Flag	table field	d
Edge of Flight Line Flag	table field	e
User Data	table field	u
Point Source ID	table field	p
Output File	file path	FILE	The LAS/LAZ output file.
File Format	choice	FILE_FORMAT	Choose the file format to write. The format determines which attributes can be written and in which data depth.	Available Choices: [0] LAS 1.2 [1] LAS 1.4 Default: 1
Point Data Record Format	choice	FORMAT	Choose the point data record format to write. The format determines which attributes can be written.	Available Choices: [0] 0 [1] 1 [2] 2 [3] 3 [4] 6 [5] 7 [6] 8 Default: 3
Color Depth	choice	RGB_RANGE	Color depth of the Red, Green, Blue, NIR values in the input point cloud. 8 bit values will be scaled to 16 bit.	Available Choices: [0] 16 bit [1] 8 bit Default: 1
Offset X	floating point number	OFF_X		Default: 0.000000
Offset Y	floating point number	OFF_Y		Default: 0.000000
Offset Z	floating point number	OFF_Z		Default: 0.000000
Scale X	floating point number	SCALE_X		Default: 0.001000
Scale Y	floating point number	SCALE_Y		Default: 0.001000
Scale Z	floating point number	SCALE_Z		Default: 0.001000