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Supported Resources

This page gives an overview of all supported formats.

Vector Data

Format Extension 3DM Desktop 3DM Viewer
Read Write Read Update
File based resources
Orbit Vector File .ovf * * *
Orbit Vector File Tiled .ovt * *1) *
Orbit Vector Symbol .ovs *
Orbit XML File .oxf * * *
Ascii text file2) .csv .txt … *
AutoCAD DXF .dxf *
Bentley ContextScene .json * *
Bentley DGN .dgn * *
Bentley RDV Annotation .json *
CAD Resources via FME Library3) .dgn
.dwg .dxf
… 		*
ESRI Shapefile .shp * *
GeoJSON .GeoJSON * * * *
GPS eXchange Format .gpx * *
Keyhole Markup Language .kml .kmz * * * *
Database Resources
ArcSDE .odb *4)
Oracle Spatial * * * *
PostgreSQL * * * *
Separate coordinate fields (x,y,z) * * *
Well-known text * * * *
Well-known binary * * * *
Web based Resources
Web Feature Service * .owfs *
Web Feature Service - Transactional * * *

Raster Data

Format Extension 3DM Desktop 3DM Viewer
Read Write Read Update
Orbit Multiresolution Image .omi * * *
ERDAS IMAGINE .img * *
ERMapper ERS .ers * *
Esri FLT .flt * *
ESRI Grid format .adf *
Idrisi RST .rst * *
Nasa HGT .hgt * *
USGS DEM .dem * *

Image Data

Format Extension 3DM Desktop 3DM Viewer
Read Write Read Update
File based resources
Orbit Image File .oif * *
Bitmap .bmp * *
Graphics Interchange Format .gif * *
JPEG .jpg / .jpeg * * * *
Portable Network Graphics .png * * *
Multiresolution
Orbit Multiresolution Image .omi * * *
Enhanced Compression Wavelet .ecw *5)
GeoTIFF .tif(f) *
JPEG 2000 .jp2 *6)
MrSID .sid *7)
Tagged Image File Format .tif(f) *8) *9)
Web based Resources
TMS - Tile Map Service .otm * *
WMS - Web Map Service .owms * *10)
WMTS - Web Map Tile Service .owmts * *11)
XYZ Tilemap .json * *

Point Cloud Data

Format Extension 3DM Desktop 3DM Viewer
Read Write Read Update
Orbit Point Cloud .opc * * *
Orbit Point Cloud Selection .ops * *
Ascii Text File .txt *12)
ASTM E57 .e57 * *13)
csv .csv *14) *
Esri Scene Layer Package .slpk *15) *16)
Laser exchange format .las 17) *18) *19)
LASzip exchange format .laz 20) * *21)
OGC 3DTiles .3dtiles *22) * *
Polygon File Format .ply *23)
pod .pod * *
pts .pts *
TomTom Point Cloud .sqlite *
xyz .xyz *24)

3D Model and Mesh

Format Extension 3DM Desktop 3DM Viewer
Read Write Read Update
Bentley Web-Ready 3D Scalable Mesh .w3sm * * *
Bentley 3MX .3mx *
Bentley 3SM .3sm *
Esri Scene Layer Package .slpk * *25)
Graphics Library Transmission Format .gltf .glb * *
OGC 3DTiles .3dtiles * * *
Wavefront .obj file .obj *

Other Resources

Format Extension 3DM Desktop 3DM Viewer
Read Write Read Update
Audio Video Interleave .avi *
Bentley ContextScene26) .json *
Code Page definition .cpg *
Coco Dataset .json * *
MPEG-4 Part 14 .mp4 *
Projection Definition File .prj *
World File .XXw * *

Other Orbit Resources

Format Extension 3DM Desktop 3DM Viewer
Read Write Read Update
Orbit 3D Annotation File (3D) .o3a * * * *
Orbit 3D Measurement File .o3m * * * *
Orbit Annotation File (2D) .oaf * *
Orbit Construction File .ocf * *
Orbit Composite Resource .ocr * *
Orbit GIS Workspace file .ogw * *
Orbit Legend File .olg * *
Orbit Object List .ool * *
Orbit Resource Descriptor .ord * *
Orbit Strabo Project File .osf * *
Orbit Symbols Library .osl * na * na

3D Mapping Resources

Supported Mapping Resources

1)
Orbit vector tiled : export only, an ovt file cannot be edited.
2)
Ascii text file : Text files are no GIS vector resources but can contain a list of coordinates and attributes to be imported via import and geocoding.
3)
FME Resource Library, separated FME license required.
4)
ArcSDE : Read only for geometry and attributes, not available for Asset Inventory
5)
ECW : Drivers and support on Windows only. Dependency on Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable Package
6)
JP2 : Drivers and support on Windows only
7)
Sid : Drivers and support on Windows only. Dependency on the Visual Studio 2017 runtime.
Sid of 1st, 2nd, 3th and 4th generation are supported.
8)
TIFF reading : Support for Baseline, Tiled, Multiresolution and BigTIFF. Support for commonly used compression methods (G4, JPEG, LZW and Packbits).
If a tiff file cannot be read properly, contact Orbit support.
9)
TIFF writing : Support for Baseline, Tiled and Multiresoltion. Support for JPEG compression only.
10) , 11)
Can be used when configured in an OTM container file.
12) , 14) , 23) , 24)
Must be imported with configured text.import.ini See Orbit Point Cloud
13)
e57, Writing : Point cloud content only. Imagery and recording positions are not exported.
15) , 22)
Point Cloud Tiled : cannot be used for analysis extensions.
16)
SLPK, requires unzipping for direct support into 3DM Viewer.
17)
LAS : Variable Length Records (VLR) header information is supported to define resource coordinate reference system.
18)
LAS, Reading : Support for LAS version 1.2, 1.3 and 1.4
19)
LAS, Writing : Support for LAS version 1.2 only.
Export includes XYZ, Intensity, RGB if available RGB and GPS time if avaialble. The CRS WKT string is included as VLR (2112).
20)
LASzip : Supported using laszip libraries.
Drivers and support on Windows and Unix only. Currently no support on Mac and Linux.
Laszip libraries are included in Orbit installation. Dependency on Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable Package
21)
LASzip, Writing :
Export includes XYZ, Intensity, RGB if available and GPS time if available. The CRS WKT string is included as VLR (2112).
25)
SLPK, requires unzipping to be supported by 3DM Viewer.
26)
ContextScene for Reality Data Annotations
 
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