| RDB 2

rdb-example-10-attribute-groups.py
1 #!/usr/bin/env python3
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24 """
25 rdb-example-10-attribute-groups.py
26
27 This example shows how to open an existing database and output the
28 point attribute group names and the point attributes in each group.
29
30 Example output:
31
32 Coordinates/Vectors:
33 - XYZ (riegl.xyz)
34 Time:
35 - Timestamp (riegl.timestamp)
36 Primary Attributes:
37 - Reflectance (riegl.reflectance)
38 - Amplitude (riegl.amplitude)
39 - Deviation (riegl.deviation)
40 - True Color (riegl.rgba)
41 - Target Index (riegl.target_index)
42 - Target Count (riegl.target_count)
43 Secondary Attributes:
44 - Mirror Facet (riegl.mirror_facet)
45 - PID (riegl.id)
46 Other Attributes:
47 - Selected (riegl.selected)
48 - Visible (riegl.visible)
49 """
50
51 import riegl.rdb
52
53 # Open existing database using default settings
54 with riegl.rdb.rdb_open("pointcloud.rdbx") as rdb:
55 current_group = None
56 for attribute in rdb.point_attributes.values():
57 # Query point attribute group
58 group, index = rdb.point_attributes.group(attribute.name)
59 if current_group != group: # print name of new group:
60 print(group)
61 current_group = group
62
63 # Print point attribute details
64 print(f" - {attribute.title} ({attribute.name})")