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The following table presents software that are compatible with Pix4D's outputs:

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

 

Inpho
Pix4D output Use
Internal camera parameters
External camera parameters
Undistorted images		 Stereo viewing
Path: internal camera parameters: ...\project_name\1_initial\params\project_name_calibrated_internal_camera_parameters
Path: external camera parameters: ...\project_name\1_initial\params\project_name_calibrated_external_camera_parameters
Path: undistorted images: ...\project_name\1_initial\images\undistorted_images\image
LPS
Pix4D output Use
Internal camera parameters
External camera parameters		 Stereo viewing
Path: internal camera parameters: ...\project_name\1_initial\params\project_name_calibrated_internal_camera_parameters
Path: external camera parameters: ...\project_name\1_initial\params\project_name_calibrated_external_camera_parameters

 

Global Mapper
Pix4D output Use
Densified Point Cloud (.las, .laz, .xyz) Visualization
Grid DSM (.las, .laz, .xyz) Visualization
Raster DSM (GeoTIFF) Contour lines generation
Distance, area and volume measurements
Comparing volumes between two DSMs
3D digitization
Raster DTM (GeoTIFF) Contour lines generation
Distance and area measurements
Orthomosaic (GeoTIFF) Distance and area measurements
2D digitization
Index Map (GeoTIFF) Visualization
Color Editing
Contour lines (.shp, .dxf) Visualization
Editing
3D Textured Mesh (.obj, .dxf (polylines), .dxf) Visualization
3D Digitized objects (.shp, .dxf) Visualization
Editing

Path: Densified Point Cloud (.las, .laz, .xyz): ...\project_name\2_densification\point_cloud\project_name_densified_point_cloud

Path: Grid DSM (.las, .laz, .xyz): ...\project_name\3_dsm_ortho\1_dsm\project_name_dsm

Path: Raster DSM: Path: tiles: ...\project_name\3_dsm_ortho\1_dsm\tiles
Path: merged file: ...\project_name\3_dsm_ortho\1_dsm

Path:  DTM tiles: ...\project_name\3_dsm_ortho\extras\dtm\tiles
Path:  DTM merged file: ...\project_name\3_dsm_ortho\extras\dtm

Path: Orthomosaic tiles: ...\project_name\3_dsm_ortho\2_mosaic\tiles
Path: Orthomosaic merged transparent file: ...\project_name\3_dsm_ortho\2_mosaic\project_name_transparent_mosaic_group_name
Path: Orthomosaic merged file: ...\project_name\3_dsm_ortho\2_mosaic\project_name_mosaic_group_name

Path: Index Map tiles: ...\project_name\4_index\indices\index_name\tiles
Path: Index Map merged file: ...\project_name\4_index\indices\index_name

Path: Contour lines (.shp, .dxf): ...\project_name\3_dsm_ortho\extras\contours\project_name_interval_resolution_minimum_line_size

Path: 3D Textured Mesh (.obj): ...\project_name\2_densification\3d_mesh\project_name_simplified_3d_mesh

Path: 3D Digitized objects: user_defined_path/user_defined_file_name
ArcGIS
Pix4D output Use
Densified Point Cloud (.las) Visualization
Grid DSM (.las) Visualization
Raster DSM (GeoTIFF) Contour lines generation
Distance, area and volume measurements
Comparing volumes between two DSMs
3D digitization
Raster DTM (GeoTIFF) Contour lines generation
Distance and areas measurements
Orthomosaic (GeoTIFF) Distance and area measurements
2D Digitization
Index Map (GeoTIFF) Visualization
Color Editing
Contour lines (.shp, .dxf) Visualization
Editing
3D Digitized objects (.shp, .dxf) Visualization
Editing

Path: Densified Point Cloud (.las): ...\project_name\2_densification\point_cloud\project_name_densified_point_cloud

Path: Grid DSM (.las): ...\project_name\3_dsm_ortho\1_dsm\project_name_dsm

Path: DSM tiles: ...\project_name\3_dsm_ortho\1_dsm\tiles
Path: DSM merged file: ...\project_name\3_dsm_ortho\1_dsm

Path:  DTM tiles: ...\project_name\3_dsm_ortho\extras\dtm\tiles
Path:  DTM merged file: ...\project_name\3_dsm_ortho\extras\dtm

Path: orthomosaic tiles: ...\project_name\3_dsm_ortho\2_mosaic\tiles
Path: transparent orthomosaic merged file: ...\project_name\3_dsm_ortho\2_mosaic\project_name_transparent_mosaic_group_name
Path: orthomosaic merged file: ...\project_name\3_dsm_ortho\2_mosaic\project_name_mosaic_group_name

Path: Index Map tiles: ...\project_name\4_index\indices\index_name\tiles
Path: Index Map merged file: ...\project_name\4_index\indices\index_name

Path: Contour lines (.shp, .dxf):...\project_name\3_dsm_ortho\extras\contours\project_name_interval_resolution_minimum_line_size

Path: 3D Digitized objects: user_defined_path/user_defined_file_name
Quantum GIS
Pix4D output Use
Raster DSM (GeoTIFF) Contour lines generation
Distance and area measurements
Raster DTM (GeoTIFF) Contour lines generation
Distance and area measurements
Orthomosaic (GeoTIFF) Distance and area measurements
2D Digitization
Index Map (GeoTIFF) Visualization
Color Editing
Contour lines (.shp, .dxf) Visualization
Editing
3D Digitized objects (.shp, .dxf) Visualization
Editing

Path: DSM tiles: ...\project_name\3_dsm_ortho\1_dsm\tiles
Path: DSM merged file: ...\project_name\3_dsm_ortho\1_dsm

Path:  DTM tiles: ...\project_name\3_dsm_ortho\extras\dtm\tiles
Path:  DTM merged file: ...\project_name\3_dsm_ortho\extras\dtm

Path: orthomosaic tiles: ...\project_name\3_dsm_ortho\2_mosaic\tiles
Path: transparent orthomosaic merged file: ...\project_name\3_dsm_ortho\2_mosaic\project_name_transparent_mosaic_group_name
Path: orthomosaic merged file: ...\project_name\3_dsm_ortho\2_mosaic\project_name_mosaic_group_name

Path: Index Map tiles: ...\project_name\4_index\indices\index_name\tiles
Path: Index Map merged file: ...\project_name\4_index\indices\index_name

Path: Contour lines (.shp, .dxf):...\project_name\3_dsm_ortho\extras\contours\project_name_interval_resolution_minimum_line_size

Path: 3D Digitized objects: user_defined_path/user_defined_file_name
AutoCAD
Pix4D output Use
Densified Point Cloud (.xyz) Visualization
Grid DSM (.xyz) Visualization
Orthomosaic (GeoTIFF) Distance and area measurements
2D Digitization
3D Textured Mesh (.fbx, .dxf (polylines), .dxf) Visualization
Contour lines (.dxf) Visualization
Editing
3D Digitized objects (.shp, .dxf) Visualization
Editing

Path: Densified Point Cloud (.xyz): ...\project_name\2_densification\point_cloud\project_name_densified_point_cloud

Path: Grid DSM (.xyz): ...\project_name\3_dsm_ortho\1_dsm\project_name_dsm

Path: orthomosaic tiles: ...\project_name\3_dsm_ortho\2_mosaic\tiles
Path: transparent orthomosaic merged file: ...\project_name\3_dsm_ortho\2_mosaic\project_name_transparent_mosaic_group_name
Path: orthomosaic merged file: ...\project_name\3_dsm_ortho\2_mosaic\project_name_mosaic_group_name

Path: 3D Textured Mesh: ...\project_name\2_densification\3d_mesh\project_name_simplified_3d_mesh

Path: Contour lines (.dxf):...\project_name\3_dsm_ortho\extras\contours\project_name_interval_resolution_minimum_line_size

Path: 3D Digitized objects: user_defined_path/user_defined_file_name

 

MicroStation
Pix4D output Use
3D Digitized objects (.dgn) Visualization
Editing
Path: 3D Digitized objects: user_defined_path/user_defined_file_name

 

Rhino
Pix4D output Use
3D Textured Mesh (.obj, .fbx) Visualization
Path: ...\project_name\2_densification\3d_mesh\project_name__simplified_3d_mesh

 

3ds Max
Pix4D output Use
3D Textured Mesh (.obj, .fbx) Visualization
Path: ...\project_name\2_densification\3d_mesh\project_name_simplified_3d_mesh
Quick Terrain Reader
Pix4D output Use
Densified Point Cloud (.las, .laz)

 Visualization
Grid DSM (.las, .laz) Visualization

Path: Densified Point Cloud (.las, .laz): ...\project_name\2_densification\point_cloud\project_name_densified_point_cloud

Path: Grid DSM (.las, .laz): ...\project_name\3_dsm_ortho\1_dsm\project_name_dsm
VRMesh
Pix4D output Use
Densified Point Cloud (.las, .ply)

 Visualization
Point cloud classification
Grid DSM (.las) Visualization
Point cloud classification

Path: Densified Point Cloud (.las, .ply): ...\project_name\2_densification\point_cloud\project_name_densified_point_cloud

Path: Grid DSM (.las): ...\project_name\3_dsm_ortho\1_dsm\project_name_dsm
Meshlab
Pix4D output Use
Densified Point Cloud (.ply) Visualization
3D Textured Mesh (.obj,.ply) Visualization

Path: Densified Point Cloud (.ply): ...\project_name\2_densification\point_cloud\project_name_densified_point_cloud

Path: 3D Textured Mesh (.obj,.ply): ...\project_name\2_densification\3d_mesh\project_name_simplified_3d_mesh

 

Autodesk Maya
Pix4D output Use
3D Textured Mesh (.obj, .fbx) Visualization
Path: ...\project_name\2_densification\3d_mesh\project_name_simplified_3d_mesh
Cinema 4D
Pix4D output Use
3D Textured Mesh (.fbx) Visualization
Path: ...\project_name\2_densification\3d_mesh\project_name_simplified_3d_mesh

 

Google Earth
Pix4D output Use
KML Google tiles (orthomosaic) Visualization
3D Digitized Objects Visualization

Path: Orthomosaic KML:...\project_name\3_dsm_ortho\2_mosaic\google_tiles\project_name_mosaic

Path: 3D Digitzed Objects: user_defined_path/user_defined_file_name
Google Maps
Pix4D output Use
HTML Google tiles Visualization
Path: ...\project_name\3_dsm_ortho\2_mosaic\google_tiles\project_name_mosaic

 

Farm Works
Pix4D output Use
Grid Index Map Shapefile (.shp) Agriculture applications
Path: merged file: ...\project_name\4_index\indices\index_name

 

Blender (makerbot)
Pix4D output Use
3D Textured Mesh (.ply, .fbx) 3D printing (Turn mesh into a 3D printable object (print using makerbot))
Path: 3D Textured Mesh (.ply): ...\project_name\2_densification\3d_mesh\project_name__simplified_3d_mesh
Meshmixer
Pix4D output Use
3D Textured Mesh (.ply) Turn mesh into a 3D printable object (use ReplicatorG to prepare for 3D printing)
Path: 3D Textured Mesh (.ply): ...\project_name\2_densification\3d_mesh\project_name_simplified_3d_mesh

 

Adobe Acrobat Reader
Pix4D output Use
Contour lines (.pdf) Visualization
3D Textured Mesh (.pdf) Visualization

Path: .Contour lines (.pdf):..\project_name\3_dsm_ortho\extras\contours\project_name_interval_resolution_minimum_line_size

Path: 3D Textured Mesh (pdf): ...\project_name\2_densification\3d_mesh\project_name_simplified_3d_mesh
LAStools
Pix4D output Use
Densified Point Cloud (.las, .laz) DTM Generation
Grid DSM (.las, .laz) DTM Generation
Path: Densified Point Cloud (.las, .laz): ...\project_name\2_densification\point_cloud
Path: Grid DSM (.las, .laz): ...\project_name\3_dsm_ortho\1_dsm\project_name_dsm

 

Sketchfab
Pix4D output Use
Densified Point Cloud (.ply) Web viewing and sharing
3D Textured Mesh (.fbx .obj, ply) Web viewing and sharing

Path: Densified Point Cloud (.ply): ...\project_name\2_densification\point_cloud\project_name_densified_point_cloud

Path: 3D Textured Mesh: ...\project_name\2_densification\3d_mesh\project_name_simplified_3d_mesh

 

ArcGIS Online
Pix4D output Use
LOD Mesh (.slpk) Web viewing and sharing
Path: LOD Mesh (.slpk): ...\project_name\2_densification\3d_mesh\project_name_simplified_3d_mesh

 

VLC
Pix4D output Use
Video animation (.mp4, .mkv, .avi) Video animation viewing
Path: user_defined_path/user_defined_file_name
Windows Media Player
Pix4D output Use
Video animation (.mp4, .mkv, .avi) Video animation viewing
Path: user_defined_path/user_defined_file_name

 

Bingo
Pix4D output Use
Bingo txt Bundle Adjustment
Path: ...\project_name\1_initial\params\project_name_tp_bingo

 

ImageStation
Pix4D output Use
.ssk Bundle Adjustment
Path: ...\project_name\1_initial\params\project_name_photo
Path: ...\project_name\1_initial\params\project_name_camera

 

Disclaimer: Pix4D publishes this information as a courtesy to its customers. Because this information may not be accurate, Pix4D makes no warranty of any kind, expressed or implied, with respect to its validity.

 

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