E57 point cloud loaded in Rhino loses colors

[osuire]

…while it opens flawlessly in CloudCompare.
V6 SR 15 here.

[osuire]

I got saved by Grasshopper + the Volvox plugin.

[osuire]

Never mind.
Just another bug.

[dale (Dale Fugier)]

Hi @osuire,

Rhino’s E57 importer does read point cloud colors. It doesn’t, however, read intensity values as our point cloud structure doesn’t support intensity.

Feel free to post your file if you think there is an issue/bug.

– Dale

[Brett_Abroe1 (Brett Abroe)]

@dale

our point cloud structure doesn’t support intensity.

Feel free to post your file if you think there is an issue/bug.

Hi All,

Super late to the party, but this one was plaguing me for about 2 years too. I’ve been putting up with black e57’s and just making do.

If you open a point cloud in cloud compare and go Edit / Colors / From Scalar Fields - You can convert to a RGB format and get your colors showing up in rhino. Simple fix and makes it so much easier to work with point clouds again.

Thanks @dale wouldn’t have worked it out without your comment.

[osuire]

@Brett_Abroe1

Simple fix and makes it so much easier to work with point clouds again.

Hmmm… Couldn’t this be baked in the importer ?
I’d hate to interrupt anyone’s nap, but point clouds and photogrammetry are abuzz, and I feel that Rhino should have a rock solid .E57 import to deserve it’s Swiss knife reputation.