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This article provides information on Pix4D's output compatibility with other software.

By output

By use

By software

Pix4D outputs that are compatible with other software:

Camera parameters

Internal camera parameters
External camera parameters

Bingo
SSK
Undistorted images
Densified Point Cloud
Digital Surface Model (DSM)

Grid DSM
Raster DSM

Digital Terrain Model (DTM)
Orthomosaic

Orthomosaic GeoTIFF
Orthomosaic KML file
Orthomosaic Google Maps HTML file

Reflectance Map
Index Map

Index Map GeoTIFF
Grid Index Map Shapefile

Thermal Map

Thermal Index Maps

3D Textured Mesh
Gaussian splatting
Contour lines
Video animation
3D Digitized objects

The following table presents Pix4D's main output files as well as the software with which they are compatible and how they can be used.

Note: We only display applications that have been tested by our team. There can be more applications and software.

Camera parameters

Internal camera parameters

File format	Third-party software	Use
.cam (ASCII text file)	LPS Inpho	Stereo viewing

PIX4Dmapper path: ..\project_name\1_initial\params\project_name_calibrated_internal_camera_parameters

External camera parameters

File format	Third-party software	Use
.txt	LPS Inpho	Stereo viewing

PIX4Dmapper path: ...\project_name\1_initial\params\project_name_calibrated_external_camera_parameters

Bingo

File format	Third-party software	Use
.txt	Bingo	Bundle Adjustment

PIX4Dmapper path: ...\project_name\1_initial\params\project_name_tp_bingo

SSK

File format	Third-party software	Use
.ssk (ASCII text file)	ImageStation	Bundle Adjustment

PIX4Dmapper path: ...\project_name\1_initial\params\project_name_photo PIX4Dmapper path: ...\project_name\1_initial\params\project_name_camera

Undistorted images

File format	Third-party software	Use
.tiff	Inpho	Stereo viewing
PIX4Dmapper path: ...\project_name\1_initial\images\undistorted_images\image

Densified Point Cloud

File format	Third-party software	Use
.las	Quick Terrain Reader	Visualization
	Global Mapper ArcGIS (LAS 1.2 PIX4Dmatic)	Visualization
	VRMesh	Visualization Point cloud classification
	LAStools	DTM generation
	PIX4Dsurvey	Visualization Vectorization
	PIX4Dcloud	Visualization
.laz	Quick Terrain Reader	Visualization
	Global Mapper	Visualization
	LAStools	DTM generation
	PIX4Dsurvey	Visualization Vectorization
	PIX4Dcloud	Visualization
.xyz (very large file, not easy to handle, maximum point size limitation in AutoCAD Civil 3D: Autodesk support)	AutoCAD AutoCAD Civil 3D Global Mapper Virtual CRASH	Visualization
.ply	Meshlab	Visualization
	VRMesh	Visualization Point cloud classification
	Sketchfab	Web viewing and sharing
PIX4Dmapper path: ...\project_name\2_densification\point_cloud\project_name_densified_point_cloud PIX4Dcloud path: Files & Reports > Point cloud > Download PIX4Dsurvey path: ...\project_name\exports PIX4Dmatic path: ...\project_name\exports

Point Cloud from Mesh

File Format	Third-party software	Use
.laz	Quick Terrain Reader	Visualization
	Global Mapper	Visualization
	LAStools	DTM generation
	PIX4Dsurvey	Visualization Vectorization
	PIX4Dcloud	Visualization
PIX4Dmatic path: ...\project_name\exports

Digital Surface Model (DSM)

Grid DSM

File format	Third-party software	Use
.las	Quick Terrain Reader	Visualization
	Global Mapper ArcGIS	Visualization
	VRMesh	Visualization Point cloud classification
	LAStools	DTM generation
.laz	Quick Terrain Reader	Visualization
	Global Mapper	Visualization
	LAStools	DTM generation
.xyz (very large file, maximum point size limitation in AutoCAD Civil 3D: Autodesk support)	AutoCAD Global Mapper	Visualization
PIX4Dmapper path: ...\project_name\3_dsm_ortho\1_dsm\project_name_dsm

Raster DSM

File format	Third-party software	Use
.tif (GeoTIFF)	Global Mapper ArcGIS Quantum GIS	Contour lines generation Distance, area, and volume measurements Comparing volumes between two DSMs (Global Mapper, ArcGIS) 3D digitization (Global Mapper, ArcGIS)
.tif (GeoTIFF)	PIX4Dcloud	Area and volume measurements Comparing volumes between two DSMs
PIX4Dmapper path: ...\project_name\3_dsm_ortho\1_dsm\tiles PIX4Dmapper path: merged file: ...\project_name\3_dsm_ortho\1_dsm PIX4Dfields: Export > Layers > Digital Surface Model PIX4Dmatic: ...\project_name\exports

Digital Terrain Model (DTM)

Raster DTM

File format	Third-party software	Use
.tif (GeoTIFF)	Global Mapper ArcGIS Quantum GIS	Contour lines generation Distance and area measurements
.xml (LandXML)	AutoCAD Civil
PIX4Dmapper path: ...\project_name\3_dsm_ortho\extras\dtm\tiles PIX4Dmapper path: merged file:...\project_name\3_dsm_ortho\extras\dtm PIX4Dsurvey path: ...\project_name\exports

Orthomosaic

Orthomosaic GeoTIFF

File format	Third-party software	Use
.tif (GeoTIFF)	Global Mapper ArcGIS Quantum GIS AutoCAD	Distance and area measurements 2D digitization
.tif (GeoTIFF)	PIX4Dcloud	Visualization
PIX4Dmapper path: tiles: ...\project_name\3_dsm_ortho\2_mosaic\tiles PIX4Dmapper path: merged file: ...\project_name\3_dsm_ortho\2_mosaic\project_name_transparent_mosaic_group_name PIX4Dmapper path: merged file: ...\project_name\3_dsm_ortho\2_mosaic\project_name_mosaic_group_name PIX4Dcloud path: File & Reports > Orthomosaic > Download PIX4Dfields path: Export > Layers > Orthomosaic PIX4Dmatic path: ...\project_name\exports

Orthomosaic KLM file

File format

Third-party software

Use

.kml

Google Earth

Visualization

PIX4Dmapper path: ...\project_name\3_dsm_ortho\2_mosaic\google_tiles\project_name_mosaic

PIX4Dmatic: ...\project_name\exports

Orthomosaic Google Maps HTML file

File format	Third-party software	Use
.html	Google Maps	Visualization
PIX4Dmapper path: ...\project_name\3_dsm_ortho\2_mosaic\google_tiles\project_name_mosaic

Reflectance Map

Reflectance Map GeoTIFF

File format	Third-party software	Use
.tif (GeoTIFF)	Global Mapper ArcGIS Quantum GIS	Index Map generation
PIX4Dmapper path: tiles: ...\project_name\4_index\reflectance\tiles PIX4Dmapper path: merged file: ...\project_name\4_index\indices\reflectance

Index Map

Index Map GeoTIFF

File format

Third-party software

Use

.tif (GeoTIFF)

Global Mapper
ArcGIS
Quantum GIS

Visualization
Color editing

PIX4Dmapper path: tiles: ...\project_name\4_index\indices\index_name\tiles
PIX4Dmapper path: merged file: ...\project_name\4_index\indices\index_name

PIX4Dfields path: Export > Layers > Index map

PIX4Dcloud path: File & Reports > NDVI > Download

Grid Index Map Shapefile

File format	Third-party software	Use
.shp	QGIS ArcGIS Agriculture software	Agriculture applications
PIX4Dmapper path: merged file: ...\project_name\4_index\indices\index_name

Targeted Operation prescriptions

File format

Third-party software

Use

.shp

.kml

.tif

QGIS
ArcGIS
Agriculture software

Agriculture applications

PIX4Dfields path: Export > Operations

Thermal Map

File format	Third-party software	Use
.tif (GeoTiFF)	Global Mapper ArcGIS Quantum GIS	Visualization Editing
PIX4Dmapper path: tiles: ...\project_name\4_index\indices\index_name\tiles PIX4Dmapper path: merged file: ...\project_name\4_index\indices\index_name

Thermal Index Maps

File format	Third-party software	Use
.kml	Google Earth	Visualization
.shp	Global Mapper ArcGIS Quantum GIS	Visualization Editing
.jpg (GeoJPG)	Global Mapper ArcGIS Quantum GIS	Visualization
.png	Global Mapper ArcGIS Quantum GIS	Visualization
PIX4Dmapper path: merged file: ...\project_name\4_index\indices\index_name

3D Texture Mesh

File format	Third-party software	Use
.obj	Meshlab, Global Mapper, Rhino, 3ds Max, 3D Builder , Autodesk Maya	Visualization
.obj	PIX4Dcloud	Visualization
.fbx	Rhino, AutoCAD 3ds Max, Blender Autodesk Maya, Cinema 4D	Visualization
.dxf	Global Mapper ArcGIS Quantum GIS	Visualization only the triangle mesh
.dxf (polylines)	AutoCAD Global Mapper	Visualization only the triangle mesh
.ply	Meshlab	Visualization
	Sketchfab	Web viewing and sharing
	Blender, Meshmixer	3D printing
.pdf	Adobe Acrobat Reader	Visualization
.osgb	Skyline TerraBuilder, SuperMap, Acute3D	Visualization
.slpk	ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS Earth	Web Viewing
Cesium 3D Tiles	3D rendering engines	Visualization
PIX4Dmapper path: ...\project_name\2_densification\3d_mesh\project_name_simplified_3d_mesh PIX4Dcloud path: File & Reports > Mesh OBJ > Download PIX4Dmatic path: ...\project_name\exports

Gaussian splatting

File format

Third-party software

Use

.ply

Jawset Postshot

PlayCanvas SuperSplat

Visualization

PIX4Dcloud path: File & Reports > Gaussian Splat > Download

Contour lines

File format	Third-party software	Use
.shp	Global Mapper ArcGIS Quantum GIS	Visualization Editing
.pdf	Adobe Acrobat Reader	Visualization
.dxf	AutoCAD Global Mapper ArcGIS Quantum GIS	Visualization Editing
PIX4Dmapper path for contour lines of DSM: ...\project_name\3_dsm_ortho\extras\contours\project_name_interval_resolution_minimum_line_size_DSM PIX4Dmaper path for contour lines of DTM: ...\project_name\3_dsm_ortho\extras\contours\project_name_interval_resolution_minimum_line_size_DTM PIX4Dcloud path: File & Reports > Contour lines > Download PIX4Dsurvey path: ...\project_name\exports

Video animation

File format	Third-party software	Use
.mp4	VLC Windows Media Player	Video animation viewing
.mkv	VLC Windows Media Player	Video animation viewing
.avi	VLC Windows Media Player	Video animation viewing
.webm	VLC Windows Media Player	Video animation viewing
PIX4Dmapper path: user_defined_path/user_defined_file_name PIX4Dsurvey path: ...\project_name\exports PIX4Dmatic path: ...\project_name\exports

3D Digitized objects

Polyline, Surface, Volume (base surface)

File format	Third-party software	Use
.shp	Global Mapper ArcGIS Quantum GIS AutoCAD	Visualization Editing
.dxf	Global Mapper ArcGIS Quantum GIS AutoCAD	Visualization Editing
.kml	Google Earth	Visualization
.dgn	MicroStation	Visualization Editing
PIX4Dmapper path: user_defined_path/user_defined_file_name

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