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Format

CloudCompare Entity File

Summary

Name
CloudCompare Entity File
Identifiers
PUID: fmt/1885
Format type
Model
Description
These are output files of CloudCompare, which is free, open source software, which undertakes 3D point cloud processing (similar to those obtained with a laser scanner). The development of CloudCompare began in 2003, stemming from the PhD of Daniel Girardeau-Montaut. CloudCompare was developed in C++ with Qt, and is available on Windows, Linux and Mac OS X platforms, both 32 and 64 bit.
Note
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CloudCompare
File extensions
bin
Source
National Library of New Zealand / National Library of New Zealand
Developed by
CloudCompare / CloudCompare
Supported by
CloudCompare / CloudCompare

Internal signatures

CloudCompare Entity File

Note
Absolute from beginning of file, magic bytes: CCB2

Byte sequences

Min Frag Length
Absolute from BOF
Offset
0
Max offset
0
Byte Sequence
43434232
Endianness
None

Changelog

  • Added in V114

    Release date
    22 August 2023

    CloudCompare Entity File: Signature researched and samples provided by National Library of New Zealand.

    CloudCompare Entity File: Full entry added. Submitted by National Library of New Zealand.