Point Cloud Settings let you control how your scan data is processed, visualized, and stored. On this page, you’ll find options to enable or disable colorization, choose device‑specific filters or presets, adjust the point spacing (resolution), and select the output file format (PLY, E57, PTS, XYZ, LAS). Together, these settings help you balance visual quality, file size, and compatibility with downstream workflows.
Point Cloud Settings
The most important settings can be configured in the Settings Tab.
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Colorize point clouds: this checkbox is selected by default. The point clouds will be colorized with the RGB information extracted from the images captured.
Filtering mode (NavVis M6 only): point cloud filtering modes.
Preset (NavVis VLX only): different NavVis VLX presets.
Resolution: Set to 10mm at default, but can be changed from 5mm to up to 100mm.
Format: By default, the point cloud is stored in .ply-format. Other formats available are E57, PTS, XYZ, and LAS.
Point Cloud Formats
The following Point cloud file formats are supported by NavVis:
LAS, PTS, XYZ, PLY, E57 with panoramas, POD (Pointools) and RCS.
When processing in a terminal, the point cloud data generated using NavVis System Software is written by default in the
PLYformat.When processing with NavVis SiteMaker, select the format from the UI. The default format in SiteMaker is
.e57.
Both formats are supported by a variety of tools and can store XYZ coordinates, Normals, and color information.