viewΒΆ

The view command can be used to visualize a point cloud using the PCLVisualizer. The command takes a single argument, the input file name.

Note

The view command is only available when PDAL is linked with PCL.

$ pdal view <input>

Once the data has been loaded into the viewer, press h or H to display the help.

| Help:
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          p, P   : switch to a point-based representation
          w, W   : switch to a wireframe-based representation (where available)
          s, S   : switch to a surface-based representation (where available)

          j, J   : take a .PNG snapshot of the current window view
          c, C   : display current camera/window parameters
          f, F   : fly to point mode

          e, E   : exit the interactor
          q, Q   : stop and call VTK's TerminateApp

           +/-   : increment/decrement overall point size
     +/- [+ ALT] : zoom in/out

          g, G   : display scale grid (on/off)
          u, U   : display lookup table (on/off)

    o, O         : switch between perspective/parallel projection (default = perspective)
    r, R [+ ALT] : reset camera [to viewpoint = {0, 0, 0} -> center_{x, y, z}]
    CTRL + s, S  : save camera parameters
    CTRL + r, R  : restore camera parameters

    ALT + s, S   : turn stereo mode on/off
    ALT + f, F   : switch between maximized window mode and original size

          l, L           : list all available geometric and color handlers for the current actor map
    ALT + 0..9 [+ CTRL]  : switch between different geometric handlers (where available)
          0..9 [+ CTRL]  : switch between different color handlers (where available)

    SHIFT + left click   : select a point (start with -use_point_picking)

          x, X   : toggle rubber band selection mode for left mouse button