---
name: "draco_transcoder"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "draco"
version: "1.5.6+dfsg-3+b3"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/draco_transcoder"
---

# draco\_transcoder(1)

transcode compressed 3D geometric meshes and point clouds

## NAME

draco\_transcoder - transcode compressed 3D geometric meshes and point clouds

## SYNOPSIS

**draco\_transcoder** \[*options*\] **-i** ***input*** **-o** ***output***

## DESCRIPTION

Draco is a format for efficient compression of 3D graphics data such as geometric meshes or point clouds. **draco\_transcoder** is the transcoding tool.

The following options are available:

- **-i** ***input***

  input file name

- **-o** ***output***

  output file name

- **-qp** ***value***

  quantization bits for the position (default: 11)

- **-qt** ***value***

  quantization bits for the texture coordinates (default: 10)

- **-qn** ***value***

  quantization bits for the normal vector (default: 8)

- **-qc** ***value***

  quantization bits for the color attribute (default: 8)

- **-qtg** ***value***

  quantization bits for the tangent attribute (default: 8)

- **-qw** ***value***

  quantization bits for the weight attribute (default: 8)

- **-qg** ***value***

  quantization bits for any generic attribute (default: 8)

## SEE ALSO

[**draco\_decoder**(1)](/draco_decoder/1.md), [**draco\_encoder**(1)](/draco_encoder/1.md)