Agisoft

Agisoft is a photogrammetry software company.^[1] Metashape is photogrammetry software used to create 3D models, point clouds and orthomosaic images^[2]. Previously called Photoscan^[3][4]. Professional Edition comes with a free viewer able to render the .OC3 and .TLS formats.

File Identification

Metashape saves project files in .PSX and .PSZ. PSX is a simple XML file which points to the project folder. PSZ files are ZIP compressed, which includes all project files except the original project images.

Within the project folder is a dense cloud file with extension .OC3. This file is a proprietary binary file with the header "4F430102". Older versions may have format with .OCT extension.

Metashape Professional can also export a proprietary tiled model .TLS. This file has a header "544C0102".^[5]

Software & Sample Files

• Current software installers
• Sample data sets which include .PSZ projects.

References

1. ↑ https://www.agisoft.com/
2. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metashape
3. ↑ https://agisoft.freshdesk.com/support/solutions/articles/31000147966-how-can-i-update-from-photoscan-to-metashape-is-it-free-
4. ↑ https://www.agisoft.com/pdf/metashape_comparison.pdf
5. ↑ https://www.agisoft.com/forum/index.php?topic=3142.0#:~:text=TLS%20export%20format%20in%20PhotoScan,clicking%20on%20the%20loaded%20dataset.