Output formats

Question

What formats can be exported from the sensor?

Answer

The point clouds from the sensor may be exported in the following formats:

• TXT
• TIFF
• OMC

The following example shows the first section of a TXT file (the header and the first nine lines of data). After the header, each measured point is represented by a line in the file containing the X, Y, and Z coordinates.

Header length: 9
Measuring object:
Name:
Comment: A3D height data
Measuring date:
Measuring time:
Measuring method:
Stripe width:
Picture no.:
Image dimension: 748x480
0.000000 0.000000 0.100000
0.025542 0.000000 0.113200
0.051084 0.000000 0.100000
0.076626 0.000000 0.097800
0.102168 0.000000 0.087800
0.127710 0.000000 0.085800
0.153252 0.000000 0.094000
0.178794 0.000000 0.106600
0.204336 0.000000 0.097000
(…)

For details, see the API manual: 3D-Sensor for OEM Programming Interface. Version 2.501 (GFM April 2012).

If you use the ODSCAD software, refer to Description of OMC file Format (GFM 12/11/2007).

The OMC 5.2 file format consists of three parts: The header, the Huffman coded data array, and the optional texture bitmap in JPG format.