topic Re: How do I add a las file to arcgis pro? in 3D Mapping Questions

How do I add a las file to arcgis pro?

JohnBickmore — Thu, 18 Feb 2016 01:02:36 GMT

I am unable to add a las file to arcgis pro. I have pro 1.1 however we are still on desktop and server 10.2.2. I dont seem to be able to see las files at all. When I try to add data there does not seem to be the ability to select the .las file type.

Thankyou

Re: How do I add a las file to arcgis pro?

DanPatterson_Retired — Thu, 18 Feb 2016 02:27:25 GMT

Have you gone through the LAS section in the help files? Is the 3D analyst available for you to use?

What is the ArcGIS 3D Analyst extension in ArcGIS Pro?—ArcGIS Pro | ArcGIS for Desktop

The LAS dataset layer in ArcGIS Pro—ArcGIS Pro | ArcGIS for Desktop

Re: How do I add a las file to arcgis pro?

JohnBickmore — Thu, 18 Feb 2016 02:34:03 GMT

Thanks for the reply Dan. I do have 3d analyst available. I have managed to use the create las dataset tool which could see .las and outputed a .lasd point cloud which i can now view. I am now trying to work out how to use the las elevation. Its definitely not intuitive!

Re: How do I add a las file to arcgis pro?

CherylCollins — Wed, 28 Sep 2016 01:45:57 GMT

I couldn't see the .LAS file in ArcGIS Pro, but I was able to create a new LAS Dataset in ArcCatalog and add the file to it. Once I had the dataset made, ArcGIS Pro could find it.

Re: How do I add a las file to arcgis pro?

DanPatterson_Retired — Wed, 28 Sep 2016 01:52:55 GMT

from within Pro, Create a LAS dataset—ArcGIS Pro | ArcGIS for Desktop

Re: How do I add a las file to arcgis pro?

CherylCollins — Wed, 28 Sep 2016 02:06:40 GMT

Thanks. I tried that, but the LAS file wouldn’t show up in the “input files” dialog box until after I made the LASD in catalog. Not sure what the glitch was. The file was from a foreign country. Maybe it was missing something that importing it into the LASD fixed.