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AutoCAD 2013 extends the functionality of loading large point cloud datasets. Besides the original formats LAS, XYB, FWS and FLS, the command POINTCLOUDINDEX now supports also files in plain ASCII format (.xyz, .txt, .asc), Leica format (PTG, PTS, PTX) and Topcon format (CLR and CL3).

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4.4.2012    20491×  
applies to: AutoCAD 2013 ·

See also:
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Tip 14075:Overview of CAD formats supported in Inventor 2025 (import/export/AnyCAD).
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