https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/process-lidar-for-microstation/m-p/1252395#M26681 <P>I often use CloudCompare software for LiDAR processing.&nbsp; It's very user-friendly, has good functionality, and is free.&nbsp; And exports to a variety of formats.</P> Fri, 27 Jan 2023 16:11:47 GMT temprobertcottreau131313 2023-01-27T16:11:47Z https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/process-lidar-for-microstation/m-p/1245963#M26654 <P>I have a need for a solution here to get lidar data into a Microstation readable dataset.</P><P>I have lidar .laz files which I can convert to .las in ArrcGIS Pro</P><P>MicroStation can read these and create contours but this solution creates a processing nightmare. I am looking to create a MicroStation friendly dataset .dem file on a larger scale</P><P>As you can see from the image below USG DEM File is an option.&nbsp; I would like to process a bunch of .las files into a .dem</P><P>BUT for some reason all I can figure out if to get from .las to a Raster Tif .&nbsp; Which does not have the .dem extension.</P><P><STRONG>Can anyone please outline the steps I need to take to get a .dem from the .las files I have?&nbsp; I need the .dem extension so I can try to open this in MicroStation</STRONG></P><P>&nbsp;</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="kapalczynski_0-1673007215555.png" style="width: 400px;"><img src="https://community.esri.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/59854iE3980274EC633AC6/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="kapalczynski_0-1673007215555.png" alt="kapalczynski_0-1673007215555.png" /></span></P><P>&nbsp;</P> Fri, 06 Jan 2023 12:17:12 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/process-lidar-for-microstation/m-p/1245963#M26654 kapalczynski 2023-01-06T12:17:12Z https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/process-lidar-for-microstation/m-p/1252395#M26681 <P>I often use CloudCompare software for LiDAR processing.&nbsp; It's very user-friendly, has good functionality, and is free.&nbsp; And exports to a variety of formats.</P> Fri, 27 Jan 2023 16:11:47 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/process-lidar-for-microstation/m-p/1252395#M26681 temprobertcottreau131313 2023-01-27T16:11:47Z