CloudCompare CLI Python Wrapper

This is a python wrapper for CloudCompare CLI based on this Wiki Page.

You can build and chain commands which can be executed.

Installation

This package is uploaded to pypi, so you can install it with pip:

pip install pyCloudCompareCLI

Otherwise you can just install it from source using the Github-Repository.

Requirements

• Python3.6+
• An installed version of CloudCompare

Basic Usage

Read ply-file and save in ascii-format with extension ".xyz".

import pyCloudCompare as cc

cli = cc.CloudCompareCLI()
cmd = cli.new_command()
cmd.silent()  # Disable console
cmd.open("pointcloud.ply")  # Read file
cmd.cloud_export_format(cc.CLOUD_EXPORT_FORMAT.ASCII, extension="xyz")
cmd.save_clouds("newPointcloud.xyz")
print(cmd)
cmd.execute()

Same example with Context-Manager:

import pyCloudCompare as cc

cli = cc.CloudCompareCLI()
with cli.new_command() as cmd:
    cmd.silent()  # Disable console
    cmd.open("pointcloud.ply")  # Read file
    cmd.cloud_export_format(cc.CLOUD_EXPORT_FORMAT.ASCII, extension="xyz")
    cmd.save_clouds("newPointcloud.xyz")
    print(cmd)

Acknowledgements

The work in the scope of the CloudCompare CLI Python Wrapper in this repository is supported by the Institute of Geo-Engineering at Clausthal University of Technology.