From 4c30fb83185d00aad426c304985a4fa72a0e8093 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Andrew Bell Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2015 12:08:37 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] Add doc for scaling/offset. --- doc/stages/writers.las.rst | 14 ++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+) diff --git a/doc/stages/writers.las.rst b/doc/stages/writers.las.rst index b6236a3dbe..a0ae69d734 100644 --- a/doc/stages/writers.las.rst +++ b/doc/stages/writers.las.rst @@ -71,6 +71,20 @@ compression Set to true to apply compression to the output, creating a LAZ file instead of an LAS file. Requires PDAL to have been built with compression support by linking with LASzip. [Default: false] + +scale_x, scale_y, scale_z + Scale to be divided from the X, Y and Z nominal values, respectively, after + the offset has been applied. [Default: .01] + + Note: written value = (nominal value - offset) / scale. + +offset_x, offset_y, offset_z + Offset to be subtracted from the X, Y and Z nominal values, respectively, + before the value is scaled. The special value "auto" can be specified, + which causes the writer to set the offset to the minimum value of the + dimension. [Default: 0] + + Note: written value = (nominal value - offset) / scale. filesource_id The file source id number to use for this file (a value between