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Selecting ASCII Files to Import

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Selecting ASCII Files to Import

 

Selecting the ASCII files to import is the first of four steps in the process of importing text files and converting them to LAS files (or shapefiles if using a text file with control points). The selected text files must have the following common formatting properties.

  • The separation of the text must be consistent throughout the whole file. The same delimiter or fixed-width fields must be consistently used.

  • Fields and/or point attributes (e.g., intensity, classification, etc.) must be consistent within the files.

  • All selected text files must contain at least X, Y, and Z (Z is elevation) fields.

Step 1 also requires selecting an output folder for the end-result LAS or Shapefiles.

Then, when at least one text file has been selected, a preview of the text file will display in the ASCII Preview Window.

Learn more about the ASCII Preview Window
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Step 1: Select ASCII Files to Import and the Output Path

Adding Text Files and Selecting the Output Path

  1. Open the ASCII Import Wizard by clicking the LP360 button on the LP360 toolbar and then Import -> Import from ASCII 'XYZ+' Point Files. (In LP360 for Windows, click File > Import from ASCII XYZ.) The Import ASCII File Wizard will open with the Step 1 of 4 page displayed.

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  2. Select the appropriate format (Las Files or Shape Files) for the output within the Output Format box.

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  3. To select one or more ASCII files to import, click the Add button.

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  4. Navigate to and select the text files to import and click Open.

    You will see the first-selected ASCII file displayed in the Preview Window at the bottom of the dialog.

    Tip  Use the Ctrl or Shift key to select multiple text files to import.

  5. To select an output folder to write the new LAS files to, click the browse button (...) next to the box under Select a folder to write LAS files to.

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  6. Navigate to the folder you want to create the LAS files in and click OK.
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  7. Click Next to go to the next step.
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Removing Text Files (optional)

  1. In the list of text files, click the file you want to remove. Use the Ctrl or Shift key if you need to select multiple files in the list.

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  2. Click the Remove button to remove the selected file(s) from the list or Remove All to remove all of the files from the list. The files are immediately removed from the list.



Go on to Step 2: Selecting a Text Format and Start Row

Back to: ASCII Import Wizard

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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