---
name: "pcl_pcd2png"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "pcl-tools"
version: "1.15.0+dfsg-2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/pcl_pcd2png"
---

# pcl\_pcd2png(1)

pcl\_pcd2png

## NAME

pcl\_pcd2png - pcl\_pcd2png

## SYNOPSIS

**pcl\_pcd2png** \[*Options*\] *input.pcd output.png*

## DESCRIPTION

Convert a PCD file to PNG format.

## OPTIONS

- **--help**

  : Show this help

- **--field**

  : Set the field to extract data from. Supported fields:

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  \- normal \* rgb (default) - label - z - curvature - intensity

- **--scale**

  : Apply scaling to extracted data (only for z, curvature, and

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  intensity fields). Supported options: - \<float\> : Scale by a fixed number - auto    : Auto-scale to the full range - no : No scaling If the option is omitted then default scaling (depends on the field type) will be used.

**--colors** : Choose color mapping mode for labels (only for label

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  field). Supported options: \* mono    : Use shades of gray (default) - rgb: Use randomly generated RGB colors

Note: The converter will try to use RGB field if '--field' option is not

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  supplied.

## AUTHOR

pcl\_pcd2png is part of Point Cloud Library (PCL) - www.pointclouds.org

The Point Cloud Library (PCL) is a standalone, large scale, open project for 2D/3D image and point cloud processing.

This manual page was written by Leopold Palomo-Avellaneda \<leo@alaxarxa.net\> with the help of help2man tool and some handmade arrangement for the Debian project (and may be used by others).