Importing LAZ files doesn't work

[Florian]

Hi,

When importing .Laz files from the Flemish government (lidar scans they did in 2014/2015), Cloudcompare gives this error:

"PDAL exception: readers.las: reading point 2084566 of 2084547 total points"

When I press "OK" I get this message:

"An error occured while loading 'Name of the scan': the third-party library in charge of saving/loading the file has failed to perform the operation"

I am able to convert the .laz files to .las with laszip, but I was wondering if there is a solution in Cloudcompare? Or is there another solution to make these files work immediately in Cloudcompare?

I tried to put a file in attachment but the file is too large (10.2MB)

Many thanks in advance.

[daniel]

Can you maybe send me the file directly? (admin [at] cloudcompare.org)

[Florian]

Hi Daniel,

I've sent you the file directly. Maybe you can find out what's going on. Many thanks in advance!

Greetings,

Florian

[daniel]

Thanks, I'll investigate why PDAL fails to load this file.

Meanwhile, you can use (with the Windows version) the other LAS import filter ('LAS 1.3 or 1.4') that relies on LASlib.

[MarianaCampos]

Hi everyone,

I'm having the same issue/error to open large point cloud Laz files (~600 million points/ 8GB) generated using LASlib (LAZ Format 1.4).
Las files open as expected for 600 million points and smaller point cloud laz files generated by the same method open ok too (~15 million points)

ERROR:
PDAL exception: readers.las: reading point 0 of 584564737 total points
An error occurred while loading '200218_203502': the third-party library in charge of saving/loading the file has failed to perform the operation

Any solution so far?

[daniel]

Can you maybe open an 'issue' on github? Or maybe ask directly to the PDAL team?

[juandelsur]

Hi Mariana,
I am having the same problem that you report. Did you solve it?

Hi everyone,

I'm having the same issue/error to open large point cloud Laz files (~600 million points/ 8GB) generated using LASlib (LAZ Format 1.4).
Las files open as expected for 600 million points and smaller point cloud laz files generated by the same method open ok too (~15 million points)

ERROR:
PDAL exception: readers.las: reading point 0 of 584564737 total points
An error occurred while loading '200218_203502': the third-party library in charge of saving/loading the file has failed to perform the operation

Any solution so far?