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Copy to CSAR

Description

The CopyToCSAR process copies a raster or point cloud in a supported format to CSAR format. This operation reorders the data in the file and removes empty blocks when applicable.

Inputs

A point cloud, raster surface or raster image in a supported format. Certain coordinate reference systems cannot be written out to CSAR, so BSB and HCRF formats are not supported. A BDB Server URI can be specified as input.

Outputs

A coverage in CSAR format.

Command Line Syntax

carisbatch --run CopyToCSAR [options] <input> <output>

User Interface Command

Save As

Options

N/A

 

Example

To use this command refer to the following example.

Example

Objective

Copy a point cloud to a CSAR format.

Description

Command Line Syntax

The source point cloud, Cloud1.csar, is located at D:\BatchSample.

D:\BatchSample\Cloud1.csar

The output CSAR file will be named Copied.csar, and will be saved to the same location as the input source file.

D:\BatchSample\Copied.csar

Command Line

carisbatch --run CopyToCSAR D:\BatchSample\Cloud1.csar D:\BatchSample\Copied.csar

Outcome

A new surface, with the specified name, is created in the specified location.

Extra Notes

N/A