{"id":11,"date":"2024-03-11T17:30:13","date_gmt":"2024-03-11T16:30:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/openscantools.com\/?page_id=11"},"modified":"2026-05-04T10:35:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T08:35:17","slug":"free-and-open-source-point-cloud-software","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/openscantools.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Open source point cloud software for AEC industry"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1790\" height=\"898\" src=\"https:\/\/openscantools.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/OST-main-image.jpg\" alt=\"OpenScanTools - Tree\" class=\"wp-image-215\" style=\"width:1032px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/openscantools.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/OST-main-image.jpg 1790w, https:\/\/openscantools.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/OST-main-image-300x151.jpg 300w, https:\/\/openscantools.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/OST-main-image-1024x514.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/openscantools.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/OST-main-image-768x385.jpg 768w, https:\/\/openscantools.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/OST-main-image-1536x771.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1790px) 100vw, 1790px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<a class=\"dbox-donation-page-button\" href=\"https:\/\/donorbox.org\/openscantools-donate-896358?\" style=\"background: rgb(18, 138, 237); 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gas, water treatment, investigations or academia, OpenScanTools will become part of your daily routine.<br><br>OpenScanTools&rsquo; ambition is to evolve through a community of technology enthusiasts.<br>It is licensed under GNU GPL V3.0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Download OpenScanTools V1.1.1<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<style id=\"wpforms-css-vars-225-block-a30e57e0-c88c-46aa-b358-d00fb835c948\">\n\t\t\t\t#wpforms-225.wpforms-block-a30e57e0-c88c-46aa-b358-d00fb835c948 {\n\t\t\t\t--wpforms-field-size-input-height: 43px;\n--wpforms-field-size-input-spacing: 15px;\n--wpforms-field-size-font-size: 16px;\n--wpforms-field-size-line-height: 19px;\n--wpforms-field-size-padding-h: 14px;\n--wpforms-field-size-checkbox-size: 16px;\n--wpforms-field-size-sublabel-spacing: 5px;\n--wpforms-field-size-icon-size: 1;\n--wpforms-label-size-font-size: 16px;\n--wpforms-label-size-line-height: 19px;\n--wpforms-label-size-sublabel-font-size: 14px;\n--wpforms-label-size-sublabel-line-height: 17px;\n--wpforms-button-size-font-size: 17px;\n--wpforms-button-size-height: 41px;\n--wpforms-button-size-padding-h: 15px;\n--wpforms-button-size-margin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t<\/style><div class=\"wpforms-container wpforms-container-full wpforms-block wpforms-block-a30e57e0-c88c-46aa-b358-d00fb835c948 wpforms-render-modern\" id=\"wpforms-225\"><form id=\"wpforms-form-225\" class=\"wpforms-validate wpforms-form wpforms-ajax-form\" data-formid=\"225\" method=\"post\" enctype=\"multipart\/form-data\" action=\"\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fpages%2F11\" data-token=\"8493711f08ea82a50faf3a3950c6fcdd\" data-token-time=\"1778673116\"><noscript class=\"wpforms-error-noscript\">Veuillez activer JavaScript dans votre navigateur pour remplir ce formulaire.<\/noscript><div id=\"wpforms-error-noscript\" style=\"display: none;\">Veuillez activer JavaScript dans votre navigateur pour remplir ce formulaire.<\/div><div class=\"wpforms-field-container\">\t\t<div id=\"wpforms-225-field_1-container\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"wpforms-field wpforms-field-text\"\n\t\t\tdata-field-type=\"text\"\n\t\t\tdata-field-id=\"1\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t<label class=\"wpforms-field-label\" for=\"wpforms-225-field_1\" >get e-mail to<\/label>\n\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" id=\"wpforms-225-field_1\" class=\"wpforms-field-medium\" name=\"wpforms[fields][1]\" >\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"wpforms-225-field_2-container\" class=\"wpforms-field wpforms-field-email\" data-field-id=\"2\"><label class=\"wpforms-field-label\" for=\"wpforms-225-field_2\">Please enter your e-mail to get your download link: <span class=\"wpforms-required-label\" aria-hidden=\"true\">*<\/span><\/label><input type=\"email\" id=\"wpforms-225-field_2\" class=\"wpforms-field-medium wpforms-field-required\" name=\"wpforms[fields][2]\" spellcheck=\"false\" aria-errormessage=\"wpforms-225-field_2-error\" required><\/div><div id=\"wpforms-225-field_6-container\" class=\"wpforms-field wpforms-field-textarea\" data-field-id=\"6\"><label class=\"wpforms-field-label\" for=\"wpforms-225-field_6\">Your message (optional)<\/label><textarea id=\"wpforms-225-field_6\" class=\"wpforms-field-medium\" name=\"wpforms[fields][6]\" aria-errormessage=\"wpforms-225-field_6-error\" ><\/textarea><\/div><script>\n\t\t\t\t( function() {\n\t\t\t\t\tconst style = document.createElement( 'style' );\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle.appendChild( document.createTextNode( '#wpforms-225-field_1-container { position: absolute !important; 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If you wish to unsubscribe, simply send us an email requesting removal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have any questions, please contact us at: <a href=\"mailto:openscantools@gmail.com\">openscantools@gmail.com<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tutorials:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@OpenScanTools\/playlists\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"443\" src=\"https:\/\/openscantools.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Youtube_logo.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19\" style=\"width:94px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/openscantools.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Youtube_logo.png 640w, https:\/\/openscantools.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Youtube_logo-300x208.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Github access:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/open-scan-crew\/OpenScanTools\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"410\" src=\"https:\/\/openscantools.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GitHub_Logo1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-97\" style=\"width:141px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/openscantools.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GitHub_Logo1.png 1000w, https:\/\/openscantools.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GitHub_Logo1-300x123.png 300w, https:\/\/openscantools.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GitHub_Logo1-768x315.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Licensing:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gnu.org\/licenses\/quick-guide-gplv3.en.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"254\" src=\"https:\/\/openscantools.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/gplv3-with-text-1-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-102\" style=\"width:136px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/openscantools.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/gplv3-with-text-1-1.png 512w, https:\/\/openscantools.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/gplv3-with-text-1-1-300x149.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Operating system: Windows 10 &amp; 11<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hardware requirements:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Multi-core processor,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dedicated 3D GPU (recent &gt; 2016), Vulkan compatible. Integrated GPUs (UHD, Iris Xe) may not work,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>16Gb RAM or more*,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>SSD storage.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em>*32 Gb is ideal. More RAM is needed in case you want to import \/ export large merged or unified scans.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The software has been signed (Certum signing) and is therefore perfectly safe, but you may get a Windows Defender screen. It just takes a little time for Microsoft&rsquo;s reputation to grow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many thanks to Daniel Girardeau-Montaut for his help. He is the designer of CloudCompare, an extremely powerful open source analysis tool for 3d point clouds. Website Link:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cloudcompare.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"149\" src=\"https:\/\/openscantools.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/cc_logo_v2_small.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-105\" style=\"width:110px;height:auto\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We also invite you to sign the Open Point Cloud Formats petition. 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