Working with LIDAR Data

Hi there,

I'm working on a project that calls for some fly-throughs of a LIDAR point cloud. I am wondering if there is a way to bring LIDAR LAZ/LAS type files into fusion to move through 3D space?

I've seen plugins for Cinema 4d and wondering if there is something similar for Fusion that will allow me to parse the data cloud.

Thanks!

If you are willing to convert your scan data you could try importing your point cloud data sets using Fusion's "File > Import > Alembic Scene..." menu item.

As far as getting LIDAR data into an Alembic format:

Houdini Indie has a "Lidar_Import" node that can be used to bring in .e57 and las LIDAR scan files. Then you could output an alembic .abc file which could be used in Fusion's 3D workspace.

Thank you! That is an interesting workflow solution. I'm not familiar with Houdini or the alembic file format, so will have to educate myself a little more. I really appreciate the direction!