Repo symbol

ply_utils repository

ply_utils

ROS Distro
humble

Repository Summary

Checkout URI https://github.com/li9i/ply-utils.git
VCS Type git
VCS Version humble-devel
Last Updated 2026-06-07
Dev Status MAINTAINED
Released RELEASED
Contributing Help Wanted (-)
Good First Issues (-)
Pull Requests to Review (-)

Packages

Name Version
ply_utils 0.0.1

README

ply_utils: ROS 2 utilities for PLY / XYZ / PointCloud2

License: MIT ROS 2 Humble version

A single ROS 2 (Humble) package bundling three utilities:

  • pointcloud_to_ply — Capture a point cloud from a topic and store it in .ply or .obj format
  • ply_to_xyz_transframer — Transform a .ply file expressed in one frame of reference to a .xyz file expressed in another
  • xyz_to_ply_transframer — Transform a .xyz file expressed in one frame of reference to a .ply file expressed in another

Build

cd ~/ros2_ws/src
git clone -b humble-devel https://github.com/li9i/ply-utils.git
cd ~/ros2_ws
rosdep install --from-paths src -y --ignore-src
colcon build --packages-select ply_utils

pointcloud_to_ply additionally requires Open3D, which has no rosdep key:

pip3 install open3d

Run

ros2 launch ply_utils pointcloud_to_ply.launch.xml
ros2 launch ply_utils ply_to_xyz_transframer.launch.xml
ros2 launch ply_utils xyz_to_ply_transframer.launch.xml

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ply_utils repository

ply_utils

ROS Distro
jazzy

Repository Summary

Checkout URI https://github.com/li9i/ply-utils.git
VCS Type git
VCS Version jazzy-devel
Last Updated 2026-06-07
Dev Status MAINTAINED
Released RELEASED
Contributing Help Wanted (-)
Good First Issues (-)
Pull Requests to Review (-)

Packages

Name Version
ply_utils 0.0.2

README

ply_utils: ROS 2 utilities for PLY / XYZ / PointCloud2

License: MIT ROS 2 Jazzy version

A single ROS 2 (Jazzy) package bundling three utilities:

  • pointcloud_to_ply — Capture a point cloud from a topic, reconstruct a mesh with PCL, and store it in .ply or .obj format
  • ply_to_xyz_transframer — Transform a .ply file expressed in one frame of reference to a .xyz file expressed in another
  • xyz_to_ply_transframer — Transform a .xyz file expressed in one frame of reference to a .ply file expressed in another

Build

cd ~/ros2_ws/src
git clone -b jazzy_devel https://github.com/li9i/ply-utils.git
cd ~/ros2_ws
rosdep install --from-paths src -y --ignore-src
colcon build --packages-select ply_utils

Run

ros2 launch ply_utils pointcloud_to_ply.launch.xml
ros2 launch ply_utils ply_to_xyz_transframer.launch.xml
ros2 launch ply_utils xyz_to_ply_transframer.launch.xml

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ply_utils repository

ply_utils

ROS Distro
humble

Repository Summary

Checkout URI https://github.com/li9i/ply-utils.git
VCS Type git
VCS Version humble-devel
Last Updated 2026-06-07
Dev Status MAINTAINED
Released RELEASED
Contributing Help Wanted (-)
Good First Issues (-)
Pull Requests to Review (-)

Packages

Name Version
ply_utils 0.0.1

README

ply_utils: ROS 2 utilities for PLY / XYZ / PointCloud2

License: MIT ROS 2 Humble version

A single ROS 2 (Humble) package bundling three utilities:

  • pointcloud_to_ply — Capture a point cloud from a topic and store it in .ply or .obj format
  • ply_to_xyz_transframer — Transform a .ply file expressed in one frame of reference to a .xyz file expressed in another
  • xyz_to_ply_transframer — Transform a .xyz file expressed in one frame of reference to a .ply file expressed in another

Build

cd ~/ros2_ws/src
git clone -b humble-devel https://github.com/li9i/ply-utils.git
cd ~/ros2_ws
rosdep install --from-paths src -y --ignore-src
colcon build --packages-select ply_utils

pointcloud_to_ply additionally requires Open3D, which has no rosdep key:

pip3 install open3d

Run

ros2 launch ply_utils pointcloud_to_ply.launch.xml
ros2 launch ply_utils ply_to_xyz_transframer.launch.xml
ros2 launch ply_utils xyz_to_ply_transframer.launch.xml

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ply_utils repository

ply_utils

ROS Distro
humble

Repository Summary

Checkout URI https://github.com/li9i/ply-utils.git
VCS Type git
VCS Version humble-devel
Last Updated 2026-06-07
Dev Status MAINTAINED
Released RELEASED
Contributing Help Wanted (-)
Good First Issues (-)
Pull Requests to Review (-)

Packages

Name Version
ply_utils 0.0.1

README

ply_utils: ROS 2 utilities for PLY / XYZ / PointCloud2

License: MIT ROS 2 Humble version

A single ROS 2 (Humble) package bundling three utilities:

  • pointcloud_to_ply — Capture a point cloud from a topic and store it in .ply or .obj format
  • ply_to_xyz_transframer — Transform a .ply file expressed in one frame of reference to a .xyz file expressed in another
  • xyz_to_ply_transframer — Transform a .xyz file expressed in one frame of reference to a .ply file expressed in another

Build

cd ~/ros2_ws/src
git clone -b humble-devel https://github.com/li9i/ply-utils.git
cd ~/ros2_ws
rosdep install --from-paths src -y --ignore-src
colcon build --packages-select ply_utils

pointcloud_to_ply additionally requires Open3D, which has no rosdep key:

pip3 install open3d

Run

ros2 launch ply_utils pointcloud_to_ply.launch.xml
ros2 launch ply_utils ply_to_xyz_transframer.launch.xml
ros2 launch ply_utils xyz_to_ply_transframer.launch.xml

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ply_utils

ROS Distro
humble

Repository Summary

Checkout URI https://github.com/li9i/ply-utils.git
VCS Type git
VCS Version humble-devel
Last Updated 2026-06-07
Dev Status MAINTAINED
Released RELEASED
Contributing Help Wanted (-)
Good First Issues (-)
Pull Requests to Review (-)

Packages

Name Version
ply_utils 0.0.1

README

ply_utils: ROS 2 utilities for PLY / XYZ / PointCloud2

License: MIT ROS 2 Humble version

A single ROS 2 (Humble) package bundling three utilities:

  • pointcloud_to_ply — Capture a point cloud from a topic and store it in .ply or .obj format
  • ply_to_xyz_transframer — Transform a .ply file expressed in one frame of reference to a .xyz file expressed in another
  • xyz_to_ply_transframer — Transform a .xyz file expressed in one frame of reference to a .ply file expressed in another

Build

cd ~/ros2_ws/src
git clone -b humble-devel https://github.com/li9i/ply-utils.git
cd ~/ros2_ws
rosdep install --from-paths src -y --ignore-src
colcon build --packages-select ply_utils

pointcloud_to_ply additionally requires Open3D, which has no rosdep key:

pip3 install open3d

Run

ros2 launch ply_utils pointcloud_to_ply.launch.xml
ros2 launch ply_utils ply_to_xyz_transframer.launch.xml
ros2 launch ply_utils xyz_to_ply_transframer.launch.xml

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ply_utils repository

ply_utils

ROS Distro
humble

Repository Summary

Checkout URI https://github.com/li9i/ply-utils.git
VCS Type git
VCS Version humble-devel
Last Updated 2026-06-07
Dev Status MAINTAINED
Released RELEASED
Contributing Help Wanted (-)
Good First Issues (-)
Pull Requests to Review (-)

Packages

Name Version
ply_utils 0.0.1

README

ply_utils: ROS 2 utilities for PLY / XYZ / PointCloud2

License: MIT ROS 2 Humble version

A single ROS 2 (Humble) package bundling three utilities:

  • pointcloud_to_ply — Capture a point cloud from a topic and store it in .ply or .obj format
  • ply_to_xyz_transframer — Transform a .ply file expressed in one frame of reference to a .xyz file expressed in another
  • xyz_to_ply_transframer — Transform a .xyz file expressed in one frame of reference to a .ply file expressed in another

Build

cd ~/ros2_ws/src
git clone -b humble-devel https://github.com/li9i/ply-utils.git
cd ~/ros2_ws
rosdep install --from-paths src -y --ignore-src
colcon build --packages-select ply_utils

pointcloud_to_ply additionally requires Open3D, which has no rosdep key:

pip3 install open3d

Run

ros2 launch ply_utils pointcloud_to_ply.launch.xml
ros2 launch ply_utils ply_to_xyz_transframer.launch.xml
ros2 launch ply_utils xyz_to_ply_transframer.launch.xml

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ply_utils repository

ply_utils

ROS Distro
humble

Repository Summary

Checkout URI https://github.com/li9i/ply-utils.git
VCS Type git
VCS Version humble-devel
Last Updated 2026-06-07
Dev Status MAINTAINED
Released RELEASED
Contributing Help Wanted (-)
Good First Issues (-)
Pull Requests to Review (-)

Packages

Name Version
ply_utils 0.0.1

README

ply_utils: ROS 2 utilities for PLY / XYZ / PointCloud2

License: MIT ROS 2 Humble version

A single ROS 2 (Humble) package bundling three utilities:

  • pointcloud_to_ply — Capture a point cloud from a topic and store it in .ply or .obj format
  • ply_to_xyz_transframer — Transform a .ply file expressed in one frame of reference to a .xyz file expressed in another
  • xyz_to_ply_transframer — Transform a .xyz file expressed in one frame of reference to a .ply file expressed in another

Build

cd ~/ros2_ws/src
git clone -b humble-devel https://github.com/li9i/ply-utils.git
cd ~/ros2_ws
rosdep install --from-paths src -y --ignore-src
colcon build --packages-select ply_utils

pointcloud_to_ply additionally requires Open3D, which has no rosdep key:

pip3 install open3d

Run

ros2 launch ply_utils pointcloud_to_ply.launch.xml
ros2 launch ply_utils ply_to_xyz_transframer.launch.xml
ros2 launch ply_utils xyz_to_ply_transframer.launch.xml

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ply_utils repository

ply_utils

ROS Distro
humble

Repository Summary

Checkout URI https://github.com/li9i/ply-utils.git
VCS Type git
VCS Version humble-devel
Last Updated 2026-06-07
Dev Status MAINTAINED
Released RELEASED
Contributing Help Wanted (-)
Good First Issues (-)
Pull Requests to Review (-)

Packages

Name Version
ply_utils 0.0.1

README

ply_utils: ROS 2 utilities for PLY / XYZ / PointCloud2

License: MIT ROS 2 Humble version

A single ROS 2 (Humble) package bundling three utilities:

  • pointcloud_to_ply — Capture a point cloud from a topic and store it in .ply or .obj format
  • ply_to_xyz_transframer — Transform a .ply file expressed in one frame of reference to a .xyz file expressed in another
  • xyz_to_ply_transframer — Transform a .xyz file expressed in one frame of reference to a .ply file expressed in another

Build

cd ~/ros2_ws/src
git clone -b humble-devel https://github.com/li9i/ply-utils.git
cd ~/ros2_ws
rosdep install --from-paths src -y --ignore-src
colcon build --packages-select ply_utils

pointcloud_to_ply additionally requires Open3D, which has no rosdep key:

pip3 install open3d

Run

ros2 launch ply_utils pointcloud_to_ply.launch.xml
ros2 launch ply_utils ply_to_xyz_transframer.launch.xml
ros2 launch ply_utils xyz_to_ply_transframer.launch.xml

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ply_utils repository

ply_utils

ROS Distro
humble

Repository Summary

Checkout URI https://github.com/li9i/ply-utils.git
VCS Type git
VCS Version humble-devel
Last Updated 2026-06-07
Dev Status MAINTAINED
Released RELEASED
Contributing Help Wanted (-)
Good First Issues (-)
Pull Requests to Review (-)

Packages

Name Version
ply_utils 0.0.1

README

ply_utils: ROS 2 utilities for PLY / XYZ / PointCloud2

License: MIT ROS 2 Humble version

A single ROS 2 (Humble) package bundling three utilities:

  • pointcloud_to_ply — Capture a point cloud from a topic and store it in .ply or .obj format
  • ply_to_xyz_transframer — Transform a .ply file expressed in one frame of reference to a .xyz file expressed in another
  • xyz_to_ply_transframer — Transform a .xyz file expressed in one frame of reference to a .ply file expressed in another

Build

cd ~/ros2_ws/src
git clone -b humble-devel https://github.com/li9i/ply-utils.git
cd ~/ros2_ws
rosdep install --from-paths src -y --ignore-src
colcon build --packages-select ply_utils

pointcloud_to_ply additionally requires Open3D, which has no rosdep key:

pip3 install open3d

Run

ros2 launch ply_utils pointcloud_to_ply.launch.xml
ros2 launch ply_utils ply_to_xyz_transframer.launch.xml
ros2 launch ply_utils xyz_to_ply_transframer.launch.xml

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ply_utils repository

ply_utils

ROS Distro
humble

Repository Summary

Checkout URI https://github.com/li9i/ply-utils.git
VCS Type git
VCS Version humble-devel
Last Updated 2026-06-07
Dev Status MAINTAINED
Released RELEASED
Contributing Help Wanted (-)
Good First Issues (-)
Pull Requests to Review (-)

Packages

Name Version
ply_utils 0.0.1

README

ply_utils: ROS 2 utilities for PLY / XYZ / PointCloud2

License: MIT ROS 2 Humble version

A single ROS 2 (Humble) package bundling three utilities:

  • pointcloud_to_ply — Capture a point cloud from a topic and store it in .ply or .obj format
  • ply_to_xyz_transframer — Transform a .ply file expressed in one frame of reference to a .xyz file expressed in another
  • xyz_to_ply_transframer — Transform a .xyz file expressed in one frame of reference to a .ply file expressed in another

Build

cd ~/ros2_ws/src
git clone -b humble-devel https://github.com/li9i/ply-utils.git
cd ~/ros2_ws
rosdep install --from-paths src -y --ignore-src
colcon build --packages-select ply_utils

pointcloud_to_ply additionally requires Open3D, which has no rosdep key:

pip3 install open3d

Run

ros2 launch ply_utils pointcloud_to_ply.launch.xml
ros2 launch ply_utils ply_to_xyz_transframer.launch.xml
ros2 launch ply_utils xyz_to_ply_transframer.launch.xml

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ply_utils repository

ply_utils

ROS Distro
humble

Repository Summary

Checkout URI https://github.com/li9i/ply-utils.git
VCS Type git
VCS Version humble-devel
Last Updated 2026-06-07
Dev Status MAINTAINED
Released RELEASED
Contributing Help Wanted (-)
Good First Issues (-)
Pull Requests to Review (-)

Packages

Name Version
ply_utils 0.0.1

README

ply_utils: ROS 2 utilities for PLY / XYZ / PointCloud2

License: MIT ROS 2 Humble version

A single ROS 2 (Humble) package bundling three utilities:

  • pointcloud_to_ply — Capture a point cloud from a topic and store it in .ply or .obj format
  • ply_to_xyz_transframer — Transform a .ply file expressed in one frame of reference to a .xyz file expressed in another
  • xyz_to_ply_transframer — Transform a .xyz file expressed in one frame of reference to a .ply file expressed in another

Build

cd ~/ros2_ws/src
git clone -b humble-devel https://github.com/li9i/ply-utils.git
cd ~/ros2_ws
rosdep install --from-paths src -y --ignore-src
colcon build --packages-select ply_utils

pointcloud_to_ply additionally requires Open3D, which has no rosdep key:

pip3 install open3d

Run

ros2 launch ply_utils pointcloud_to_ply.launch.xml
ros2 launch ply_utils ply_to_xyz_transframer.launch.xml
ros2 launch ply_utils xyz_to_ply_transframer.launch.xml

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ply_utils repository

ply_utils

ROS Distro
humble

Repository Summary

Checkout URI https://github.com/li9i/ply-utils.git
VCS Type git
VCS Version humble-devel
Last Updated 2026-06-07
Dev Status MAINTAINED
Released RELEASED
Contributing Help Wanted (-)
Good First Issues (-)
Pull Requests to Review (-)

Packages

Name Version
ply_utils 0.0.1

README

ply_utils: ROS 2 utilities for PLY / XYZ / PointCloud2

License: MIT ROS 2 Humble version

A single ROS 2 (Humble) package bundling three utilities:

  • pointcloud_to_ply — Capture a point cloud from a topic and store it in .ply or .obj format
  • ply_to_xyz_transframer — Transform a .ply file expressed in one frame of reference to a .xyz file expressed in another
  • xyz_to_ply_transframer — Transform a .xyz file expressed in one frame of reference to a .ply file expressed in another

Build

cd ~/ros2_ws/src
git clone -b humble-devel https://github.com/li9i/ply-utils.git
cd ~/ros2_ws
rosdep install --from-paths src -y --ignore-src
colcon build --packages-select ply_utils

pointcloud_to_ply additionally requires Open3D, which has no rosdep key:

pip3 install open3d

Run

ros2 launch ply_utils pointcloud_to_ply.launch.xml
ros2 launch ply_utils ply_to_xyz_transframer.launch.xml
ros2 launch ply_utils xyz_to_ply_transframer.launch.xml

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ply_utils repository

ply_utils

ROS Distro
humble

Repository Summary

Checkout URI https://github.com/li9i/ply-utils.git
VCS Type git
VCS Version humble-devel
Last Updated 2026-06-07
Dev Status MAINTAINED
Released RELEASED
Contributing Help Wanted (-)
Good First Issues (-)
Pull Requests to Review (-)

Packages

Name Version
ply_utils 0.0.1

README

ply_utils: ROS 2 utilities for PLY / XYZ / PointCloud2

License: MIT ROS 2 Humble version

A single ROS 2 (Humble) package bundling three utilities:

  • pointcloud_to_ply — Capture a point cloud from a topic and store it in .ply or .obj format
  • ply_to_xyz_transframer — Transform a .ply file expressed in one frame of reference to a .xyz file expressed in another
  • xyz_to_ply_transframer — Transform a .xyz file expressed in one frame of reference to a .ply file expressed in another

Build

cd ~/ros2_ws/src
git clone -b humble-devel https://github.com/li9i/ply-utils.git
cd ~/ros2_ws
rosdep install --from-paths src -y --ignore-src
colcon build --packages-select ply_utils

pointcloud_to_ply additionally requires Open3D, which has no rosdep key:

pip3 install open3d

Run

ros2 launch ply_utils pointcloud_to_ply.launch.xml
ros2 launch ply_utils ply_to_xyz_transframer.launch.xml
ros2 launch ply_utils xyz_to_ply_transframer.launch.xml

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ply_utils repository

ply_utils

ROS Distro
humble

Repository Summary

Checkout URI https://github.com/li9i/ply-utils.git
VCS Type git
VCS Version humble-devel
Last Updated 2026-06-07
Dev Status MAINTAINED
Released RELEASED
Contributing Help Wanted (-)
Good First Issues (-)
Pull Requests to Review (-)

Packages

Name Version
ply_utils 0.0.1

README

ply_utils: ROS 2 utilities for PLY / XYZ / PointCloud2

License: MIT ROS 2 Humble version

A single ROS 2 (Humble) package bundling three utilities:

  • pointcloud_to_ply — Capture a point cloud from a topic and store it in .ply or .obj format
  • ply_to_xyz_transframer — Transform a .ply file expressed in one frame of reference to a .xyz file expressed in another
  • xyz_to_ply_transframer — Transform a .xyz file expressed in one frame of reference to a .ply file expressed in another

Build

cd ~/ros2_ws/src
git clone -b humble-devel https://github.com/li9i/ply-utils.git
cd ~/ros2_ws
rosdep install --from-paths src -y --ignore-src
colcon build --packages-select ply_utils

pointcloud_to_ply additionally requires Open3D, which has no rosdep key:

pip3 install open3d

Run

ros2 launch ply_utils pointcloud_to_ply.launch.xml
ros2 launch ply_utils ply_to_xyz_transframer.launch.xml
ros2 launch ply_utils xyz_to_ply_transframer.launch.xml

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ply_utils repository

ply_utils

ROS Distro
humble

Repository Summary

Checkout URI https://github.com/li9i/ply-utils.git
VCS Type git
VCS Version humble-devel
Last Updated 2026-06-07
Dev Status MAINTAINED
Released RELEASED
Contributing Help Wanted (-)
Good First Issues (-)
Pull Requests to Review (-)

Packages

Name Version
ply_utils 0.0.1

README

ply_utils: ROS 2 utilities for PLY / XYZ / PointCloud2

License: MIT ROS 2 Humble version

A single ROS 2 (Humble) package bundling three utilities:

  • pointcloud_to_ply — Capture a point cloud from a topic and store it in .ply or .obj format
  • ply_to_xyz_transframer — Transform a .ply file expressed in one frame of reference to a .xyz file expressed in another
  • xyz_to_ply_transframer — Transform a .xyz file expressed in one frame of reference to a .ply file expressed in another

Build

cd ~/ros2_ws/src
git clone -b humble-devel https://github.com/li9i/ply-utils.git
cd ~/ros2_ws
rosdep install --from-paths src -y --ignore-src
colcon build --packages-select ply_utils

pointcloud_to_ply additionally requires Open3D, which has no rosdep key:

pip3 install open3d

Run

ros2 launch ply_utils pointcloud_to_ply.launch.xml
ros2 launch ply_utils ply_to_xyz_transframer.launch.xml
ros2 launch ply_utils xyz_to_ply_transframer.launch.xml

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ply_utils repository

ply_utils

ROS Distro
humble

Repository Summary

Checkout URI https://github.com/li9i/ply-utils.git
VCS Type git
VCS Version humble-devel
Last Updated 2026-06-07
Dev Status MAINTAINED
Released RELEASED
Contributing Help Wanted (-)
Good First Issues (-)
Pull Requests to Review (-)

Packages

Name Version
ply_utils 0.0.1

README

ply_utils: ROS 2 utilities for PLY / XYZ / PointCloud2

License: MIT ROS 2 Humble version

A single ROS 2 (Humble) package bundling three utilities:

  • pointcloud_to_ply — Capture a point cloud from a topic and store it in .ply or .obj format
  • ply_to_xyz_transframer — Transform a .ply file expressed in one frame of reference to a .xyz file expressed in another
  • xyz_to_ply_transframer — Transform a .xyz file expressed in one frame of reference to a .ply file expressed in another

Build

cd ~/ros2_ws/src
git clone -b humble-devel https://github.com/li9i/ply-utils.git
cd ~/ros2_ws
rosdep install --from-paths src -y --ignore-src
colcon build --packages-select ply_utils

pointcloud_to_ply additionally requires Open3D, which has no rosdep key:

pip3 install open3d

Run

ros2 launch ply_utils pointcloud_to_ply.launch.xml
ros2 launch ply_utils ply_to_xyz_transframer.launch.xml
ros2 launch ply_utils xyz_to_ply_transframer.launch.xml

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ply_utils repository

ply_utils

ROS Distro
humble

Repository Summary

Checkout URI https://github.com/li9i/ply-utils.git
VCS Type git
VCS Version humble-devel
Last Updated 2026-06-07
Dev Status MAINTAINED
Released RELEASED
Contributing Help Wanted (-)
Good First Issues (-)
Pull Requests to Review (-)

Packages

Name Version
ply_utils 0.0.1

README

ply_utils: ROS 2 utilities for PLY / XYZ / PointCloud2

License: MIT ROS 2 Humble version

A single ROS 2 (Humble) package bundling three utilities:

  • pointcloud_to_ply — Capture a point cloud from a topic and store it in .ply or .obj format
  • ply_to_xyz_transframer — Transform a .ply file expressed in one frame of reference to a .xyz file expressed in another
  • xyz_to_ply_transframer — Transform a .xyz file expressed in one frame of reference to a .ply file expressed in another

Build

cd ~/ros2_ws/src
git clone -b humble-devel https://github.com/li9i/ply-utils.git
cd ~/ros2_ws
rosdep install --from-paths src -y --ignore-src
colcon build --packages-select ply_utils

pointcloud_to_ply additionally requires Open3D, which has no rosdep key:

pip3 install open3d

Run

ros2 launch ply_utils pointcloud_to_ply.launch.xml
ros2 launch ply_utils ply_to_xyz_transframer.launch.xml
ros2 launch ply_utils xyz_to_ply_transframer.launch.xml

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ply_utils repository

ply_utils

ROS Distro
humble

Repository Summary

Checkout URI https://github.com/li9i/ply-utils.git
VCS Type git
VCS Version humble-devel
Last Updated 2026-06-07
Dev Status MAINTAINED
Released RELEASED
Contributing Help Wanted (-)
Good First Issues (-)
Pull Requests to Review (-)

Packages

Name Version
ply_utils 0.0.1

README

ply_utils: ROS 2 utilities for PLY / XYZ / PointCloud2

License: MIT ROS 2 Humble version

A single ROS 2 (Humble) package bundling three utilities:

  • pointcloud_to_ply — Capture a point cloud from a topic and store it in .ply or .obj format
  • ply_to_xyz_transframer — Transform a .ply file expressed in one frame of reference to a .xyz file expressed in another
  • xyz_to_ply_transframer — Transform a .xyz file expressed in one frame of reference to a .ply file expressed in another

Build

cd ~/ros2_ws/src
git clone -b humble-devel https://github.com/li9i/ply-utils.git
cd ~/ros2_ws
rosdep install --from-paths src -y --ignore-src
colcon build --packages-select ply_utils

pointcloud_to_ply additionally requires Open3D, which has no rosdep key:

pip3 install open3d

Run

ros2 launch ply_utils pointcloud_to_ply.launch.xml
ros2 launch ply_utils ply_to_xyz_transframer.launch.xml
ros2 launch ply_utils xyz_to_ply_transframer.launch.xml

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ply_utils repository

ply_utils

ROS Distro
humble

Repository Summary

Checkout URI https://github.com/li9i/ply-utils.git
VCS Type git
VCS Version humble-devel
Last Updated 2026-06-07
Dev Status MAINTAINED
Released RELEASED
Contributing Help Wanted (-)
Good First Issues (-)
Pull Requests to Review (-)

Packages

Name Version
ply_utils 0.0.1

README

ply_utils: ROS 2 utilities for PLY / XYZ / PointCloud2

License: MIT ROS 2 Humble version

A single ROS 2 (Humble) package bundling three utilities:

  • pointcloud_to_ply — Capture a point cloud from a topic and store it in .ply or .obj format
  • ply_to_xyz_transframer — Transform a .ply file expressed in one frame of reference to a .xyz file expressed in another
  • xyz_to_ply_transframer — Transform a .xyz file expressed in one frame of reference to a .ply file expressed in another

Build

cd ~/ros2_ws/src
git clone -b humble-devel https://github.com/li9i/ply-utils.git
cd ~/ros2_ws
rosdep install --from-paths src -y --ignore-src
colcon build --packages-select ply_utils

pointcloud_to_ply additionally requires Open3D, which has no rosdep key:

pip3 install open3d

Run

ros2 launch ply_utils pointcloud_to_ply.launch.xml
ros2 launch ply_utils ply_to_xyz_transframer.launch.xml
ros2 launch ply_utils xyz_to_ply_transframer.launch.xml

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ply_utils repository

ply_utils

ROS Distro
humble

Repository Summary

Checkout URI https://github.com/li9i/ply-utils.git
VCS Type git
VCS Version humble-devel
Last Updated 2026-06-07
Dev Status MAINTAINED
Released RELEASED
Contributing Help Wanted (-)
Good First Issues (-)
Pull Requests to Review (-)

Packages

Name Version
ply_utils 0.0.1

README

ply_utils: ROS 2 utilities for PLY / XYZ / PointCloud2

License: MIT ROS 2 Humble version

A single ROS 2 (Humble) package bundling three utilities:

  • pointcloud_to_ply — Capture a point cloud from a topic and store it in .ply or .obj format
  • ply_to_xyz_transframer — Transform a .ply file expressed in one frame of reference to a .xyz file expressed in another
  • xyz_to_ply_transframer — Transform a .xyz file expressed in one frame of reference to a .ply file expressed in another

Build

cd ~/ros2_ws/src
git clone -b humble-devel https://github.com/li9i/ply-utils.git
cd ~/ros2_ws
rosdep install --from-paths src -y --ignore-src
colcon build --packages-select ply_utils

pointcloud_to_ply additionally requires Open3D, which has no rosdep key:

pip3 install open3d

Run

ros2 launch ply_utils pointcloud_to_ply.launch.xml
ros2 launch ply_utils ply_to_xyz_transframer.launch.xml
ros2 launch ply_utils xyz_to_ply_transframer.launch.xml