Third-Party File Export

E57

The E57 format is a compact, vendor-neutral file type for storing point clouds, images, and metadata produced by the laser scanners.

Scans and images, if available, will be License and Name Changes.

As of January 1, 2023, many valuable additions were made to users' Cyclone REGISTER 360, Cyclone REGISTER 360 (BLK Edition), and Cyclone REGISTER licenses which correspond to the introduction of Cyclone REGISTER 360 PLUS and Cyclone REGISTER 360 PLUS (BLK Edition). These changes include the addition of all Cyclone PUBLISHER features now standard within both licenses and the addition of Cyclone FIELD 360 Export capabilities which allow users to publish E57 files directly from their tablet or smartphone.

These changes represent an immediate, free upgrade for all users, including those without active CCP. This change is indicative of Leica Geosystems' commitment to proving customer value and delivering a holistic field-to-office experience for our users.

With this change, all users can now:

Publish LGS files
Publish RCP files
Publish to Cyclone ENTERPRISE
Connect to CloudWorx without publishing
Publish E57 files from Cyclone FIELD 360
Run Cyclone REGISTER

Additionally, with the release of Cyclone REGISTER 360 PLUS 2023, users can export pano images as JPEG images.

Owing to the new capabilities within Cyclone REGISTER 360 and Cyclone REGISTER 360 (BLK Edition) licenses from the addition of Cyclone PUBLISHER functionality and exporting from Cyclone FIELD 360, the products have been renamed Cyclone REGISTER 360 PLUS and Cyclone REGISTER 360 PLUS (BLK Edition). Likewise, Cyclone PUBLISHER Pro has been renamed Cyclone WORKFLOW to better reflect its feature set’s applications across the entire reality capture workflow rather than simply publishing.

New E57 Export Option: Compatibility Format

This new option normalizes the data written to E57 to make the E57 file more compatible with some third-party software (ReCap and Faro Scene as an example).

The user can find the Export structured E57 in compatibility format option is in the Settings menu under the General tab. The default setting is unchecked or off.

RCP

The RCP format is an Autodesk format that supports ReCap, AutoCAD, and other Autodesk programs.

Scans can be unified and exported as a single unstructured point cloud colorized with RGB if available or exported as separate scans registered with images.

RCP (Unified)

Exports a single unified cloud with color if available.
RCP unified does not support images.
RCP unified must use a temp folder that can only be on a local drive. 30 GB of free disk space is required for every billion points exported at one time.

RCP (Setups)

Exports separate registered scans and images.

Notes:

Cyclone REGISTER 360 PLUS does not support the import of unstructured RCP files.
Cyclone REGISTER 360 PLUS does support the import of structured RCP data.
Cyclone REGISTER 360 PLUS requires a Cyclone REGISTER 360 PLUS or Cyclone WORKFLOW license to publish to RCP.
Cyclone REGISTER 360 PLUS (BLK Edition) does not require a Cyclone WORKFLOW license to publish to RCP.

PTS

The user can create a single file, containing the final published cloud. It consists of the total number of points in the point cloud followed by a stream of XYZ coordinates and the intensity value of the points.

Note: This format supports point cloud cleaning. Any points removed with the cleaning tools will not be exported.

PTX

For each point cloud, Cyclone REGISTER 360 PLUS exports the XYZ coordinates and the intensity value of each point with the associated registration transformation information. The point information is not transformed; the default coordinates system is used with meters and units of measure.

PTG

The user can create a single or multiple file(s) of the registration.

LAS

LAS is an unstructured data format. It does not support images or structured data.
Structured data exported to LAS will export as unstructured data with the unified Point Cloud version of the Finalized Registration.

SEMA

SEMA is an unstructured data format. It does not support images or structured data.
Structured data exported to SEMA will export as unstructured data with the unified Point Cloud version of the Finalized Registration.
SEMA export requires a Cyclone PUBLISHER PRO license.