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Note: This document is for an older version of GRASS GIS that will be discontinued soon. You should upgrade, and read the current manual page.

NAME

v.out.ply - Exports a vector map to a PLY file.

KEYWORDS

vector, export, ply

SYNOPSIS

v.out.ply
v.out.ply --help
v.out.ply [-r] input=name [layer=string] [output=name] [columns=name[,name,...]] [dp=integer] [--overwrite] [--help] [--verbose] [--quiet] [--ui]

Flags:

-r
Only export points falling within current 3D region (points mode)
--overwrite
Allow output files to overwrite existing files
--help
Print usage summary
--verbose
Verbose module output
--quiet
Quiet module output
--ui
Force launching GUI dialog

Parameters:

input=name [required]
Name of input vector map
Or data source for direct OGR access
layer=string
Layer number or name
Vector features can have category values in different layers. This number determines which layer to use. When used with direct OGR access this is the layer name.
Default: 1
output=name
Name for output PLY file
'-' for standard output
Default: -
columns=name[,name,...]
Name of attribute column(s) to be exported
dp=integer
Number of significant digits (floating point only)
Options: 0-32
Default: 6

Table of contents

DESCRIPTION

v.out.ply converts a GRASS vector map in binary format to an ASCII file in PLY format. Currently supported is points export only. v.out.ply is designed for large point clouds and fairly fast if only coordinates are exported. The export of attributes with the option columns can slow down the export considerably.

If the output parameter is not given then the coordinates of any point data within the vector map is sent to stdout.

REFERENCES

http://paulbourke.net/dataformats/ply/
http://www.cc.gatech.edu/projects/large_models/ply.html

SEE ALSO

v.out.ascii, v.in.ply

AUTHOR

Markus Metz
based on v.out.ascii

SOURCE CODE

Available at: v.out.ply source code (history)

Latest change: Monday Jan 30 19:52:26 2023 in commit: cac8d9d848299297977d1315b7e90cc3f7698730


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