Tool Name	Export COPC File
Tool ID	3
Library ID	io_pdal
Version	1.0
Author(s)	V.Wichmann, A.Kollert (c) 2026

Description

The tool allows one to export a point cloud as Cloud Optimized Point Cloud (COPC) LAZ 1.4 file using the "Point Data Abstraction Library" (PDAL).
The output file should use the *.copc.laz extension.
The number and type of attributes that can be exported depends on the chosen LAS 1.4 point data record format. Please have a look at the ASPRS LAS specification on how these formats are defined.

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 COPC output file.
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] 6 [1] 7 [2] 8 Default: 1
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