Mesh Layer Conversion Table

The table below summarizes the mesh layer conversions supported in TerraExplorer:

Legend:

GUI - Direct conversion via GUI
Command Line - Direct conversion (via SLMeshConverter command line tool). More about: Command line tool >
Indirect – Indirect conversion – first convert to 3DML and from 3DML to the required format

Note that export is supported for all mesh layers except for imported 3D Tiles and BIM, 3DML created from models feature layers, and 3DML from SGS that do not have edit permission.

		Output Formats
		3DML	3D Tiles	Esri I3S/SLPK	Bentley's 3MX	OBJ (models)	o3DML
Input Formats	3DML	User Interface	User Interface	User Interface	User Interface	User Interface	Command Line
	3D Tiles	User Interface	Command Line	Command Line	Command Line	Indirect	Command Line
	OSGB	User Interface	Command Line	Command Line	Command Line	Indirect	Command Line
	o3DML	User Interface	Indirect	Indirect	Indirect	Indirect	Command Line
	DAE LODTreeExport	User Interface	Indirect	Indirect	Indirect	Indirect	Indirect
	BIM FBX	User Interface	Indirect	Indirect	Indirect	Indirect	Indirect
	BIM IFC	User Interface	Indirect	Indirect	Indirect	Indirect	Indirect
	Point Layer with Models (DAE, OBJ...)	User Interface	Indirect	Indirect	Indirect	Indirect	Indirect

Importing and Exporting Using the Command Line

In addition to the format conversions supported from TerraExplorer user interface, additional conversions can be performed from the SLMeshConverter command line tool:

3D Tiles to: 3D Tiles, I3S/SLPK, 3MX, and o3DML
OSGB to: 3D Tiles, I3S/SLPK, 3MX, and o3DML
o3DML to o3DML
3DML to o3DML
3DML to LAS/LAZ

To convert, construct a single command line that includes all the following:

Run SLMeshConverter

"c:\program files\Skyline\TerraExplorer Pro\SLMeshConverter.exe" -cmd convert

Define the input layer:
-in "FullPathToFile"
- For 3DML/o3DML – Full path to the file
- For 3D Tiles – Full path to the tileset.json
- For OSGB – Full path to the root OSGB file
Define the output format:
- For 3D Tiles
```
-f "b3dm"
```
- For o3DML
```
-f "o3dml"
```
- For 3DML
```
-f "3dml"
```
- For I3S/SLPK
```
-f "i3s"
```
- For 3MX
```
-f "3mxb"
```
- For LAS/LAZ
```
-f "las"
```
  Note: The LAS/LAZ distinction is determined by the -out file name extension.
  Note: Point cloud density in meters is defined by the -las_res argument. E.g., -las_res 0.4
Set the output WKT by defining the path to a file containing the WKT in a single line. If this parameter is not provided, the output will be in the same coordinate system as the input layer. For specific formats such as 3D Tiles, it is advisable to omit this parameter.
```
-wktout "C:\WKTFiles\4326.wkt"
```
Define the output file/folder:
- For 3MX/3D Tiles – Full path to the output folder
```
-out "C:\ConvertedLayers"
```
- For 3DML/o3DML – Full path to the output file
```
-out "C:\ConvertedLayers\outputfile.3dml"
```
- For I3S/SLPK – Full path to the output file
```
-out "C:\ConvertedLayers\outputfile.slpk"
```
- For OSGB – Full path to the root OSGB file
```
-out "C:\ConvertedLayers\Tile_000106_000090.osgb"
```
- For LAS – Full path to the output file
```
-out "C:\ ConvertedLayers\outputfile.las"
```
- For LAZ – Full path to the output file
```
-out "C:\ ConvertedLayers\outputfile.laz" 
```

Examples:

Convert 3D Tiles to SLPK

"C:\Program Files\Skyline\TerraExplorer Pro\SLMeshConverter.exe" -cmd convert -in "C:\LayersToConvert\tileset.json" -out "N:\Output Files\OutputFile.slpk" -f i3s

Convert OSGB to o3DML

"C:\Program Files\Skyline\TerraExplorer Pro\SLMeshConverter.exe" -cmd convert -in "C:\LayersToConvert\Tile_000106_000090.osgb" -out "C:\ConvertedFiles\ConvertedFile.o3dml" -f o3dml

Convert 3DML to LAZ

"C:\Program Files\Skyline\TerraExplorer Pro\SLMeshConverter.exe" -cmd convert -in "C:\LayersToConvert\inputfile.3DML" -out "N:\Output Files\OutputFile.laz" -f las -las_res 0.4

Mesh Layer Conversion Table

Importing and Exporting Using the Command Line

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