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Well I suppose I've got some converting to do! Thanks for all your time and patience Daniel, it is much appreciated. I've only heard great things about CC so am very anxious to try it out. I'll be sure to check back in the future for any added features!

Ahh I see. Thanks for catching that! I suppose I could assign a scale coefficient to each dimension in each file before importing into CC, assuming CC does not have a function to convert entire input files..

This file was generated by a terrestrial laser scanner (ground based lidar) with XY coordinates in decimal degrees and the Z dimension in meters. So perhaps this Z dimension in meters is causing the problems? One software that I used without any problems was QuickTerrain reader, just for a quick vis...

The smallest file I have to give is about 17,000KB, which seems to be too large to post on the forum. Is there another way I could send you a file or two?

I believe I am using the latest version (2.5.4 64bit). I have noticed the following alerts in the console window. See image.

Thanks for the quick reply Daniel, I've attached an image of a text file that I've been having trouble importing. Also, the properties of the file which look strange to me...the XY box dimensions look small compare to Z..is this what you were thinking?

So this is my first time using CloudCompare and I'm having trouble with what should be the easiest part of the process, opening a compatible file. I've used these files with numerous other point cloud viewers and have done much analysis on them but am having trouble seeing these files when I upload ...