How do I export an xyz file

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Required Info
Camera Model	D400
Operating System & Version	Linux (Ubuntu 20)
Language	python

Issue Description

How do I export an xyz file, similar to using pyrealsense2.points.export_to_ply() export ply file in Python?

The format of .xyz file is as follows, representing xyzrgb respectively:

[MartyG-RealSense]

Hello, if you are aiming to export a color xyzrgb ply file then the only Python script for doing so with export_to_ply that is known to work is at #6194 (comment)

If you do not require color to be included in the ply file then the RealSense SDK has an export_to_ply example program called export_ply_example.py at the link below.

https://github.com/IntelRealSense/librealsense/blob/master/wrappers/python/examples/export_ply_example.py

[1215232494]

Hi @MartyG-RealSense , thanks for your reply.I got the ply file with color by using points.export_to_ply, but it is a binary file. How do I get the value of xyzrgb from it?Or whether non binary files can be generated, such as using ply.set_option(rs.save_to_ply.option_ply_binary, False)

[MartyG-RealSense]

A RealSense team member advises at #6677 (comment) that it is not possible to save to ASCII (non-binary) with export_to_ply.

save_to_ply has the option to set binary to false as you mention, though color export has not previously worked with it when its ignore_color parameter has been set to false. It has been a couple of years since the Python script at #7747 (comment) was last tested by a RealSense user though, so you could try it to see whether it can now export color.

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Apologies for the delay in responding further. I read some answers( #9531) about you and understood the limitations of these methods.
But I found a way to read binary ply files by using plyfile.PlyData.read(). It solves the problem that I want to read xyzrgb.
Thanks for your help! And I have a new problem, so I will close the case and start a new one.

[MartyG-RealSense]

You are very welcome. Thanks very much for the update!