Precitec Data Parser

Parse and analyze height-map exports from Precitec CLS2 sensors (.csv and .bcrf), with tools for 3D surface and profile analysis.

⚠️ Disclaimer

This package is NOT officially supported by Precitec. It is an independent project. Please do not contact Precitec for support or questions about this library. For issues, feature requests, or questions, please use the GitHub Issues on this repository instead.

Features

• PrecitecData - parses .csv and .bcrf exports into height (z) and coordinate (x, y) arrays plus metadata, transparently handling multi-line tile stitching and reversed sweep lines.
  • plot_data() - 2D height-map plot with a colorbar.
  • to_surface() - converts to a surfalize.Surface, filling non-measured points.
• PrecitecSurfaceAnalyzer - 3D surface and profile analysis on top of PrecitecData, backed by surfalize.
  • roughness_parameters() / height_parameters() - ISO 25178 areal parameters (Sa, Sq, Sz, Sdr, ...).
  • horizontal_profile() / vertical_profile() / oblique_profile() - extract 1D profile cuts (with a bug fix for oblique profiles on anisotropic pixel grids) and their ISO 4287 parameters (Ra, Rq, Rz, ...).
  • filter_profile() - Gaussian low/high/bandpass smoothing or Hampel outlier removal on a profile.
  • plot_3d(), plot_2d(), plot_profile() - shaded 3D rendering, top-down 2D map, and profile plots (with the cut line overlaid on the 2D map).

Installation

Install from PyPI:

pip install precitec-data-parser

Or from source:

git clone https://github.com/yourusername/precitec-data-parser.git
cd precitec-data-parser
pip install -e .

Requires Python >=3.13.

Quick Start

from precitec_data_parser import PrecitecData, PrecitecSurfaceAnalyzer

# Load and visualize a measurement
with PrecitecData("measurement.csv") as data:
    data.plot_data(show=True)
    
    # Analyze surface topology
    analyzer = PrecitecSurfaceAnalyzer(data)
    print(analyzer.height_parameters())
    
    # Extract and filter profiles
    profile = analyzer.horizontal_profile(y=data.y[len(data.y) // 2])
    filtered = analyzer.filter_profile(profile, filter_args={"cutoff": 50})
    analyzer.plot_profile(profile, filtered=filtered, show=True)

Examples

See tests/test_parser.py for a comprehensive demo of profile extraction, filtering, and 3D visualization.

Supported Formats

• .csv - Precitec CLS2 CSV exports (text-based, supports multi-line stitching)
• .bcrf - Precitec binary height-map format (faster parsing)

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Author

Maxime Leurquin (maxime.leurquin@gmail.com)