About Format Files

This section lists the available import formats for terrain files as well as their related options.

The terrain files you can import can be any of the supported formats:

  • ASCII RGB
  • ASCII User Format
  • ASCII free
  • Cgo
  • GoCad (surfaces)
  • SRTM
  • Stl
  • LIDAR

The table below lists the available import formats, the supported file extensions, and provides the type feature that can be imported.

Format File extension Type of features
ASCII RGB

cloud of points
ASCII User Format

cloud of points
ASCII free

cloud of points
Cgo

cloud of points
GoCad (surfaces)*

mesh
LIDAR

See About LIDAR format

cloud of points
Srtm*

mesh
Stl (including ASCII and binary)*

mesh
* For these three formats, you can create a cloud of points by clearing the Create Facets check box.