Master: 
Builds a potree octree from las, laz, binary ply, xyz or ptx files.
lastools (from fork with cmake)
cd ~/dev/workspaces/lastools
git clone https://github.com/m-schuetz/LAStools.git master
cd master/LASzip
mkdir build
cd build
cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release ..
make
PotreeConverter
cd ~/dev/workspaces/PotreeConverter
git clone https://github.com/potree/PotreeConverter.git master
cd master
mkdir build
cd build
cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DLASZIP_INCLUDE_DIRS=~/dev/workspaces/lastools/master/LASzip/dll -DLASZIP_LIBRARY=~/dev/workspaces/lastools/master/LASzip/build/src/liblaszip.so ..
make
# copy ./PotreeConverter/resources/page_template to your binary working directory.
Same as the linux instructions above, except:
- Give cmake absolute paths to the LASzip tools you just built. (Otherwise make might not be able to find them)
- LASZip library will be called
liblaszip.dylib, notliblaszip.so
...
cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DLASZIP_INCLUDE_DIRS=[ABSOLUTE_PATH_TO_LASTOOLS]/master/LASzip/dll -DLASZIP_LIBRARY=[ABSOLUTE_PATH_TO_LASTOOLS]/master/LASzip/build/src/liblaszip.dylib ..
make
lastools
cd D:/dev/workspaces/lastools/
git clone https://github.com/m-schuetz/LAStools.git master
cd master/LASzip
mkdir build
cd build
cmake -G "Visual Studio 15 2017 Win64" ../
PotreeConverter
# make sure you've got these environment variables set with your directory structure
set LASZIP_INCLUDE_DIRS=D:\dev\workspaces\lastools\master\LASzip\dll
set LASZIP_LIBRARY=D:\dev\workspaces\lastools\master\LASzip\build\src\Release\laszip.lib
# checkout PotreeConverter
cd D:/dev/workspaces/PotreeConverter
git clone https://github.com/potree/PotreeConverter.git master
cd master
mkdir build
cd build
# VS2017 64bit project
cmake -G "Visual Studio 15 2017 Win64" -DLASZIP_INCLUDE_DIRS=%LASZIP_INCLUDE_DIRS% -DLASZIP_LIBRARY=%LASZIP_LIBRARY% ..\
# copy ./PotreeConverter/resources/page_template to your binary working directory.
Converts las files to the potree file format. You can list multiple input files. If a directory is specified, all files inside the directory will be converted.
Options:
$ PotreeConverter -h
-i [ --source ] input files
-h [ --help ] prints usage
-p [ --generate-page ] Generates a ready to use web page with the given name.
-o [ --outdir ] output directory
-s [ --spacing ] Distance between points at root level. Distance halves each level.
-d [ --spacing-by-diagonal-fraction ] Maximum number of points on the diagonal in the first level (sets spacing). spacing = diagonal value
-l [ --levels ] Number of levels that will be generated. 0: only root, 1: root and its children, ...
-f [ --input-format ] Input format. xyz: cartesian coordinates as floats, rgb: colors as numbers, i: intensity as number
--color-range
--intensity-range
--output-format Output format can be BINARY, LAS or LAZ. Default is BINARY
-a [ --output-attributes ] can be any combination of RGB, INTENSITY and CLASSIFICATION. Default is RGB.
--scale Scale of the X, Y, Z coordinate in LAS and LAZ files.
--aabb Bounding cube as "minX minY minZ maxX maxY maxZ". If not provided it is automatically computed
--incremental Add new points to existing conversion
--overwrite Replace existing conversion at target directory
--source-listing-only Create a sources.json but no octree.
--projection Specify projection in proj4 format.
--list-of-files A text file containing a list of files to be converted.
--source Source file. Can be LAS, LAZ, PTX or PLY
--title Page title
--description Description to be shown in the page.
--edl-enabled Enable Eye-Dome-Lighting.
--show-skybox
--material RGB, ELEVATION, INTENSITY, INTENSITY_GRADIENT, RETURN_NUMBER, SOURCE, LEVEL_OF_DETAIL
Examples:
# convert data.las and generate web page.
./PotreeConverter.exe C:/data.las -o C:/potree_converted -p pageName
# generate compressed LAZ files instead of the default BIN format.
./PotreeConverter.exe C:/data.las -o C:/potree_converted --output-format LAZ
# convert all files inside the data directory
./PotreeConverter.exe C:/data -o C:/potree_converted
# first, convert with custom bounding box and then append new_data.las afterwards.
# points in new_data MUST fit into bounding box!
./PotreeConverter.exe C:/data -o C:/potree_converted -aabb "-0.748 -2.780 2.547 3.899 1.867 7.195"
./PotreeConverter.exe C:/new_data.las -o C:/potree_converted --incremental
# tell the converter that coordinates are in a UTM zone 10N projection. Also, create output in LAZ format
./PotreeConverter.exe C:/data -o C:/potree_converted -p pageName --projection " proj=utm zone=10 ellps=GRS80 datum=NAD83 units=m no_defs" --overwrite --output-format LAZ
# using a swiss projection. Use http://spatialreference.org/ to find projections in proj4 format
./PotreeConverter.exe C:/data -o C:/potree_converted -p pageName --projection " proj=somerc lat_0=46.95240555555556 lon_0=7.439583333333333 k_0=1 x_0=600000 y_0=200000 ellps=bessel towgs84=674.4,15.1,405.3,0,0,0,0 units=m no_defs" --overwrite