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Format

AutoDesk Indexed Point Cloud

Summary

Name
AutoDesk Indexed Point Cloud
Identifiers
PUID: fmt/1562
Format type
Model
Description
PCG files are file formats developed by Autodesk to specifically meet the demands of their software suite. They are indexed point cloud data generated using AutoDesk Revit mainly from PTS files. Support for PCG was removed in favor of newer RCP/RCS formats. Autodesk products, however, are often able to convert some open formats, such as PTS into PCG files. PCG is a cloud format that is able to work to manipulate scans and stitch them together into a single cloud, which can then be exported as a standalone file. It can be used in conjunction with Leica Cyclone point cloud processing software which is a family of software modules that provides set of work process options for 3D laser scanning projects in engineering, surveying, construction and related applications.
Note
https://info.vercator.com/blog/what-are-the-most-common-3d-point-cloud-file-formats-and-how-to-solve-interoperability-issues http://fileformats.archiveteam.org/wiki/AutoDesk_PCG https://www.concreteconstruction.net/business/technology/six-bim-point-cloud-formats-you-should-know-about_o https://leica-geosystems.com/en-us/products/laser-scanners/software/leica-cyclone?redir=1
File extensions
pcg
Source
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints / The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

Internal signatures

AutoDesk Indexed Point Cloud

Note
BOF; Offset: 0; Magic Bytes: PCG

Byte sequences

Min Frag Length
Absolute from BOF
Offset
0
Max offset
0
Byte Sequence
504347
Endianness
None

Changelog

  • Added in V100

    Release date
    16 December 2021

    AutoDesk Indexed Point Cloud: Signature researched and samples provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

    AutoDesk Indexed Point Cloud: Full entry added. Submitted by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.