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Faro IO

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Hello Daniel!

I am a beginer of CC.
I would like to use the plugin qFARO_IO_plugin in my CloudCompare 2.6.3, what procedure should I follow?
Running on Windows 7, qFARO_IO_plugin is not in the Plugin menu. The dll exists in in the CloudCompare/plugins folder.
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Re: Faro IO

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Normally to use the FARO plugin you have to use the installer, and check the 'install FARO plugin' option.

Check also that there's a 'cloudcompare.exe.manifest' file next to CloudCompare's executable file.

And last but not least, you can check if there is an error message in the Console regarding this plugin when starting CloudCompare.
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Re: Faro IO

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Thank you for quick answer!

In the console near the Faro plugin I dont find error massage, I have Faro Scene on my computer, but in the Faro Ls directory just 2 uninstaller file exist. Is it a problem?
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Re: Faro IO

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Well, seems ok for what I know...

Can you check the list of loaded plugins (Help > About plugins) and see if the Faro plugin is there?
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Re: Faro IO

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Yes, I look Faro plugin in Help/About plugin.
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Re: Faro IO

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Then you should see the Faro files filter in the loading dialog, don't you?
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Re: Faro IO

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Ok, I look in the open list, but can not save (export) to Faro format.
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Re: Faro IO

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Ah! You can't do that. The Faro SDK doesn't allow for this...
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Re: Faro IO

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Any other format to Faro? The e57 not working for me, every point black in Faro Scene.
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I don’t know Scene very much, but you should be able to load E57 files at least, can't you?
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