About

• Potree is a free open-source WebGL based point cloud renderer for large point clouds. It is based on the TU Wien Scanopy project and research projects Harvest4D, GCD Doctoral College and Superhumans.
• Newest information and work in progress is usually available on twitter
• Contact: Markus Schütz (mschuetz@potree.org)
• References:
  • Potree: Rendering Large Point Clouds in Web Browsers (2016)
  • Fast Out-of-Core Octree Generation for Massive Point Clouds (2020)

Getting Started

Install on your PC

Install node.js

Install dependencies, as specified in package.json, and create a build in ./build/potree.

npm install

Run on your PC

Use the npm start command to

• create ./build/potree
• watch for changes to the source code and automatically create a new build on change
• start a web server at localhost:1234.

Go to http://localhost:1234/examples/ to test the examples.

Deploy to a server

• Simply upload the Potree folderm with all your point clouds, the build directory, and your html files to a web server.
• It is not required to install node.js on your webserver. All you need is to host your files online.

Convert Point Clouds to Potree Format

Download PotreeConverter and run it like this:

./PotreeConverter.exe C:/pointclouds/data.las -o C:/pointclouds/data_converted

Copy the converted directory into <potreeDirectory>/pointclouds/data_converted. Then, duplicate and rename one of the examples and modify the path in the html file to your own point cloud.

Downloads

• Potree
• PotreeConverter - Convert your point cloud to the Potree format.
• PotreeDesktop - Desktop version of Potree. Allows drag&drop of point clouds into the viewer.

Examples

Basic Viewer	CA13 (18 billion Points)	Retz (Potree + Cesium)	Classifications	Various Features	Toolbar

More Examples

Load Project	Matcap	Virtual Reality	Heidentor	Lion	Lion LAS
Lion LAZ	EPT	EPT Binary	EPT zstandard	Clipping Volume	Oriented Images
Elevation Profile	Measurements	Meshes	Multiple Point Clouds	Camera Animation	Features (CA13)
Annotations	Hierarchical Annotations	Animation Path	Shapefiles	Cesium CA13	Geopackage
Cesium Sorvilier	Custom Sidebar Section	Embedded Iframe	Gradient Colors

VR

Heidentor	Eclepens	Morro Bay	Lion	Dechen Cave

Showcase

Matterhorn	Retz	Lake Tahoe	Sorvilier	Grave	Chowilla

More

Chiller	Cooler	Dechen Cave	Ruins	Eclepens	Heidentor
Building	LDHI	Lion Head	Overpass	Pielach	pompei