Pix4D outputs with other software

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

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 (QGIS)

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: 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

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