Read and write points (with or without additional properties) in PLY format.

Classes
struct	CGAL::PLY_property< T >
	Class used to identify a PLY property as a type and a name. More...

Functions
template<typename PointMap >
std::tuple< PointMap, typename Kernel_traits< typename PointMap::value_type >::Kernel::Construct_point_3, PLY_property< FT >, PLY_property< FT >, PLY_property< FT > >	CGAL::make_ply_point_reader (PointMap point_map)
	Generates a PLY property handler to read 3D points. More...

template<typename VectorMap >
std::tuple< VectorMap, typename Kernel_traits< typename VectorMap::value_type >::Kernel::Construct_vector_3, PLY_property< FT >, PLY_property< FT >, PLY_property< FT > >	CGAL::make_ply_normal_reader (VectorMap normal_map)
	Generates a PLY property handler to read 3D normal vectors. More...

template<typename OutputIteratorValueType , typename OutputIterator , typename NamedParameters >
bool	CGAL::read_ply_points (std::istream &stream, OutputIterator output, const NamedParameters &np)
	Reads points (positions + normals, if available) from a .ply stream (ASCII or binary). More...

template<typename PointMap >
std::tuple< PointMap, PLY_property< FT >, PLY_property< FT >, PLY_property< FT > >	CGAL::make_ply_point_writer (PointMap point_map)
	Generates a PLY property handler to write 3D points. More...

template<typename VectorMap >
std::tuple< VectorMap, PLY_property< FT >, PLY_property< FT >, PLY_property< FT > >	CGAL::make_ply_normal_writer (VectorMap normal_map)
	Generates a PLY property handler to write 3D normal vectors. More...

template<typename PointRange , typename ... PropertyHandler>
bool	CGAL::write_ply_points_with_properties (std::ostream &stream, const PointRange &points, PropertyHandler &&... properties)
	Saves the range of `points` with properties to a .ply stream. More...

template<typename PointRange , typename NamedParameters >
bool	CGAL::write_ply_points (std::ostream &stream, const PointRange &points, const NamedParameters &np)
	Saves the range of `points` (positions + normals, if available) to a .ply stream. More...

Function Documentation

◆ make_ply_normal_reader()

template<typename VectorMap >

std::tuple<VectorMap, typename Kernel_traits<typename VectorMap::value_type>::Kernel::Construct_vector_3, PLY_property<FT>, PLY_property<FT>, PLY_property<FT> > CGAL::make_ply_normal_reader ( VectorMap normal_map )

#include <CGAL/IO/read_ply_points.h>

Generates a PLY property handler to read 3D normal vectors.

Vectors are constructed from the input using 3 PLY properties of type FT and named nx, ny and nz. FT is float if the points use CGAL::Simple_cartesian<float> and double otherwise.

See also: read_ply_points_with_properties()

Template Parameters

VectorMap the property map used to store vectors.

Examples:: Point_set_processing_3/read_ply_points_with_colors_example.cpp.

◆ make_ply_normal_writer()

template<typename VectorMap >

std::tuple<VectorMap, PLY_property<FT>, PLY_property<FT>, PLY_property<FT> > CGAL::make_ply_normal_writer ( VectorMap normal_map )

#include <CGAL/IO/write_ply_points.h>

Generates a PLY property handler to write 3D normal vectors.

Vectors are written as 3 PLY properties of type FT and named nx, ny and nz. FT is float if the vectors use CGAL::Simple_cartesian<float> and double otherwise.

See also: write_ply_points_with_properties()

Template Parameters

VectorMap the property map used to store vectors.

◆ make_ply_point_reader()

template<typename PointMap >

std::tuple<PointMap, typename Kernel_traits<typename PointMap::value_type>::Kernel::Construct_point_3, PLY_property<FT>, PLY_property<FT>, PLY_property<FT> > CGAL::make_ply_point_reader ( PointMap point_map )

#include <CGAL/IO/read_ply_points.h>

Generates a PLY property handler to read 3D points.

Points are constructed from the input using 3 PLY properties of type FT and named x, y and z. FT is float if the points use CGAL::Simple_cartesian<float> and double otherwise.

See also: read_ply_points_with_properties()

Template Parameters

PointMap the property map used to store points.

Examples:: Point_set_processing_3/read_ply_points_with_colors_example.cpp.

◆ make_ply_point_writer()

template<typename PointMap >

std::tuple<PointMap, PLY_property<FT>, PLY_property<FT>, PLY_property<FT> > CGAL::make_ply_point_writer ( PointMap point_map )

#include <CGAL/IO/write_ply_points.h>

Generates a PLY property handler to write 3D points.

Points are written as 3 PLY properties of type FT and named x, y and z. FT is float if the points use CGAL::Simple_cartesian<float> and double otherwise.

See also: write_ply_points_with_properties()

Template Parameters

PointMap the property map used to store points.

Examples:: Point_set_processing_3/write_ply_points_example.cpp.

◆ read_ply_points()

template<typename OutputIteratorValueType , typename OutputIterator , typename NamedParameters >

bool CGAL::read_ply_points	(	std::istream &	stream,
		OutputIterator	output,
		const NamedParameters &	np
	)

#include <CGAL/IO/read_ply_points.h>

Reads points (positions + normals, if available) from a .ply stream (ASCII or binary).

Potential additional point properties and faces are ignored.

Template Parameters

OutputIteratorValueType	type of objects that can be put in `OutputIterator`. It is default to `value_type_traits<OutputIterator>::type` and can be omitted when the default is fine.
OutputIterator	iterator over output points.

Parameters

stream	input stream.
output	output iterator over points.
np	optional sequence of Named Parameters among the ones listed below.

Named Parameters

point_map	a model of `WritablePropertyMap` with value type `geom_traits::Point_3`. If this parameter is omitted, `CGAL::Identity_property_map<geom_traits::Point_3>` is used.
normal_map	a model of `ReadWritePropertyMap` with value type `geom_traits::Vector_3`. If this parameter is omitted, normals in the input stream are ignored.
geom_traits	an instance of a geometric traits class, model of `Kernel`

Returns: true on success.

Warning: This function requires a C++11 compiler.

◆ write_ply_points()

template<typename PointRange , typename NamedParameters >

bool CGAL::write_ply_points	(	std::ostream &	stream,
		const PointRange &	points,
		const NamedParameters &	np
	)

#include <CGAL/IO/write_ply_points.h>

Saves the range of points (positions + normals, if available) to a .ply stream.

PLY is either ASCII or binary depending on the value of CGAL::get_mode(stream).

Template Parameters

PointRange is a model of ConstRange. The value type of its iterator is the key type of the named parameter point_map.

Parameters

stream	output stream.
points	input point range.
np	optional sequence of Named Parameters among the ones listed below.

Named Parameters

point_map	a model of `ReadablePropertyMap` with value type `geom_traits::Point_3`. If this parameter is omitted, `CGAL::Identity_property_map<geom_traits::Point_3>` is used.
normal_map	a model of `ReadablePropertyMap` with value type `geom_traits::Vector_3`. If this parameter is omitted, normals are not written to the output stream.
geom_traits	an instance of a geometric traits class, model of `Kernel`

Returns: true on success.

Warning: This function requires a C++11 compiler.

◆ write_ply_points_with_properties()

template<typename PointRange , typename ... PropertyHandler>

bool CGAL::write_ply_points_with_properties	(	std::ostream &	stream,
		const PointRange &	points,
		PropertyHandler &&...	properties
	)

#include <CGAL/IO/write_ply_points.h>

Saves the range of points with properties to a .ply stream.

PLY is either ASCII or binary depending on the value of CGAL::get_mode(stream).

Properties are handled through a variadic list of property handlers. A PropertyHandler can either be:

A std::pair<PropertyMap, PLY_property<T> > if the user wants to write a scalar value T as a PLY property (for example, writing an int variable as an int PLY property).
A std::tuple<PropertyMap, PLY_property<T>...> if the user wants to write a complex object as several PLY properties. In that case, a specialization of Output_rep must be provided for PropertyMap::value_type that handles both ASCII and binary output (see CGAL::get_mode()).

See also: make_ply_point_writer(); make_ply_normal_writer()

Warning: This function requires a C++11 compiler.

Template Parameters

PointRange	is a model of `ConstRange`. The value type of its iterator is the key type of the named parameter `point_map`.
PropertyHandler	handlers to recover properties.

Returns: true on success.

Parameters

stream	output stream.
points	input point range.
properties	parameter pack of property handlers

Examples:: Point_set_processing_3/write_ply_points_example.cpp.

Classes

Functions

Function Documentation

◆ make_ply_normal_reader()

◆ make_ply_normal_writer()

◆ make_ply_point_reader()

◆ make_ply_point_writer()

◆ read_ply_points()

◆ write_ply_points()

◆ write_ply_points_with_properties()