Hello,

I need to import around 100 .laz files and I was wondering if there is a way to load them in all at once. I'd like to avoid having 100 lidar import nodes piping into a 1 merge node. It's time consuming and messy. See my image attached where I've made a start.

Is there a fast smart and clean way to do this?

Please let me know if you know!!

Thanks!

P.S if you have any other hot tips or LiDAR art reference please share them with me

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LidarHoudini.JPG (905.1 KB)

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ts_tops_merge_geometry_files.hipnc (115.1 KB)

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OriginalFile.JPG (322.3 KB)
PathChangedToLidarFiles.JPG (161.8 KB)

If you want every lidar live in the scene I would approach this a bit differently:

1. Get the files with a `file pattern` TOP
   
2. Store file paths on points in SOP's
   
3. Create a for-each loop looping over all the top workitem points (Can be compiled for more speed? probably/maybe)
   
4. Reference the file path from each point `points(-1, "filepath", 0)`
   

You'd just need to replace the file node with a lidar node

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hindie_kAfGDaFoLD.png (1.3 MB)
load_lots_of_pdg_files_v001.hiplc (152.9 KB)

here is modified file to load .laz files

to edit your settings dive in here /obj/geo1/load_lidar_files
select one of the workitems on geometryimport node
then dive one more level into /obj/geo1/load_lidar_files/load_an_process_individual_files_here
and edit the parms on lidarimport1

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ts_tops_merge_laz_files.hipnc (151.8 KB)
ts_tops_merge_laz_files.gif (21.0 KB)

Hi Tamte,

I really appreciate your efforts mate but unfortunately I can't get this to work on my end. I thought all I would need to do is swap the paths over and the files would load in. Can you see any issue with my file path?

I give up

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