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title: "Import Point Cloud"
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# Import Point Cloud

**AutoCAD Pro** **revit** **bricscad pro** **navisworks** **ultimate**

## **Project | Connect To… | Import Point Cloud**

### **Command Line**

- **AutoCAD / BricsCAD: CWIMPORTPTX**

This command enables users to import point clouds in E57, LAS, or PTX formats and automatically convert them into LGSx.

![image-20260624-130228.png](https://cdn.document360.io/820e11db-8ed5-45ae-ac86-f6b77dcb2aa7/Images/Documentation/image-20260624-130228.png)

> [!NOTE]
> **Note:** A CloudWorx Pro or Ultimate license key is required to use this feature.

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### **Using the Tool**

To import a point cloud in E57, LAS, or PTX, follow the steps below:

1. Select **Import Point Cloud** from the **Connect To** menu in the **Project** panel or type a [command line prompt](/v1/docs/cloudworx-import-point-cloud#command-line) specific to the preferred CAD system and press **ENTER**.
2. In the **Import PTX/E57/LAS File** dialog that appears, browse to a local point cloud dataset, select it, and click **OK**.
  1. While the conversion is in progress, the **OK** button will be disabled. This process might take some time, depending on the size of the original point cloud. A new file with the same name as the original file and an .lgsx extension will be created and stored in the same folder.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/820e11db-8ed5-45ae-ac86-f6b77dcb2aa7/Images/Documentation/image-JNISWJPP.png)

After rendering the converted point cloud in the active workspace, the available CloudWorx toolsets can be used to modify it as necessary.

![image-20240828-224553 (1).png](https://cdn.document360.io/820e11db-8ed5-45ae-ac86-f6b77dcb2aa7/Images/Documentation/image-20240828-224553%20(1).png)