topic Extract LAS failing in 3D Mapping Questions

Extract LAS failing

TiberiusScratch — Mon, 12 Aug 2019 19:42:00 GMT

Using ArcGIS pro. I have 9 las files which i combined into one LAS dataset. Wanted to clip the las dataset/points based on a shapefile. I tried the Extract LAS tool but it kept failing. I could view the LAS dataset and create DSMs and DTMs with it. Seems like the problem lies with the Extract LAS too.

Re: Extract LAS failing

DERSONC — Wed, 16 Aug 2023 17:23:03 GMT

bummer no one replied. I'm getting really frustrated with the same tool failing in Pro 3.x. Will not acknowledge my extract boundary and output is las/lasd of the exact same extent as the og LAS file.

Re: Extract LAS failing

Laurensvan_der_Burgt2 — Thu, 28 Sep 2023 16:31:59 GMT

Same here

Re: Extract LAS failing

KitWilson — Fri, 10 Nov 2023 21:00:00 GMT

Same problem. ESRI help seems to have no ideas.

Re: Extract LAS failing

DERSONC — Sat, 14 Dec 2024 03:00:07 GMT

Pro is better, problem no longer exists..

Re: Extract LAS failing

OskarErdödy — Wed, 17 Sep 2025 15:21:56 GMT

In my case, on Arcgis pro 3.3.2, there is no error and the tool succeeds. But the result is the same as the input.

Re: Extract LAS failing

OskarErdödy — Wed, 17 Sep 2025 16:29:36 GMT

I got my extraction with polygon boundary, but I had to "convert" the LAS file to a LAS Dataset. The original LAS had no spatial reference, so I created one (.prj file), which worked fine in the map, but obviously not for the extract tool. With the new .lasd (that has the same spacial reference), the extraction with boundary using the same polygon shape as before succeded. Strange, b/c the new LAS Dataset (.lasd) is just a link container that points to the old .las file. Also strange, that, in contrast to the (conversion) tool's description, I cannot convert between different file types. It accepts only .lasd as output file extension.
But I'm relatively new to the Pro version, so, maybe I'm missing something.