Here are listed all the file formats that can be loaded usingthe functions :py:meth:`pmeshlab.MeshSet.load_new_mesh` and :py:meth:`pmeshlab.MeshSet.load_current_mesh`, with all the possible parameters that can be accepted by these functions.
.. data:: 3ds
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Load 3DS format.</p>
**Parameters:**
``file_name : str = 'file_name.3DS'``
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<i>File Name</i>: The name of the file to load
``load_in_a_single_layer : bool = False``
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<i>Load in a single layer</i>: 3DS files may contain more than one mesh. If this parameter is set to false, all the meshes contained in the file will be merged in a single mesh.
.. data:: apts
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Load apts format.</p>
**Parameters:**
``file_name : str = 'file_name.apts'``
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<i>File Name</i>: The name of the file to load
.. data:: asc
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Load ASC format.</p>
**Parameters:**
``file_name : str = 'file_name.ASC'``
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<i>File Name</i>: The name of the file to load
``rowtoskip : int = 0``
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<i>Header Row to be skipped</i>: The number of lines that must be skipped at the beginning of the file.
``triangulate : bool = True``
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<i>Grid triangulation</i>: if true it assumes that the points are arranged in a complete xy grid and it tries to perform a naive height field triangulation of the input data. Length of the lines is detected automatically by searching x jumps. If the input point cloud data is not arranged as a xy regular height field, no triangles are created.
.. data:: bre
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Load BRE format.</p>
**Parameters:**
``file_name : str = 'file_name.BRE'``
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<i>File Name</i>: The name of the file to load
``pointsonly : bool = False``
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<i>only import points</i>: Just import points, without triangulation
``unify_vertices : bool = True``
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<i>Unify Duplicated Vertices in BRE files</i>: The BRE format is not an vertex-indexed format. Each triangle is composed by independent vertices, so, usually, duplicated vertices should be unified
.. data:: ctm
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Load CTM format.</p>
**Parameters:**
``file_name : str = 'file_name.CTM'``
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<i>File Name</i>: The name of the file to load
.. data:: dae
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Load DAE format.</p>
**Parameters:**
``file_name : str = 'file_name.DAE'``
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<i>File Name</i>: The name of the file to load
.. data:: e57
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Load E57 format.</p>
**Parameters:**
``file_name : str = 'file_name.E57'``
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<i>File Name</i>: The name of the file to load
.. data:: es
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Load ES format.</p>
**Parameters:**
``file_name : str = 'file_name.ES'``
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<i>File Name</i>: The name of the file to load
``seed : int = 1``
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<i>Seed for random mesh generation</i>: write a seed for the random generation of the mesh
``maxrec : int = 0``
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<i>set the maximum recursion</i>: the mesh is built recursively according to the productions of the grammar, so a limit is needed. If set to 0 meshlab will generate the mesh according to the maximum recursion set in the file
``sphereres : int = 1``
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<i>set maximum resolution of sphere primitives, it must be included between 1 and 4</i>: increasing the resolution of the spheres will improve the quality of the mesh
``maxobj : int = 0``
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<i>set the maximum number of object to be rendered</i>: you can set a limit to the maximum number of primitives rendered. If set to 0 meshlab will generate the mesh according to the input file
.. data:: fbx
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Load FBX format.</p>
**Parameters:**
``file_name : str = 'file_name.FBX'``
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<i>File Name</i>: The name of the file to load
.. data:: glb
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Load GLB format.</p>
**Parameters:**
``file_name : str = 'file_name.GLB'``
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<i>File Name</i>: The name of the file to load
``load_in_a_single_layer : bool = False``
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<i>Load in a single layer</i>: GLTF files may contain more than one mesh. If this parameter is set to false, all the meshes contained in the file will be merged in a single mesh.
.. data:: gltf
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Load GLTF format.</p>
**Parameters:**
``file_name : str = 'file_name.GLTF'``
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<i>File Name</i>: The name of the file to load
``load_in_a_single_layer : bool = False``
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<i>Load in a single layer</i>: GLTF files may contain more than one mesh. If this parameter is set to false, all the meshes contained in the file will be merged in a single mesh.
.. data:: obj
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Load OBJ format.</p>
**Parameters:**
``file_name : str = 'file_name.OBJ'``
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<i>File Name</i>: The name of the file to load
.. data:: off
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Load OFF format.</p>
**Parameters:**
``file_name : str = 'file_name.OFF'``
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<i>File Name</i>: The name of the file to load
.. data:: pdb
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Load PDB format.</p>
**Parameters:**
``file_name : str = 'file_name.PDB'``
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<i>File Name</i>: The name of the file to load
``usecolors : bool = True``
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<i>Use Atoms colors</i>: Atoms are colored according to atomic type
``justpoints : bool = False``
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<i>SURFACE: Atoms as Points</i>: Atoms are created as points, no surface is built. Overrides all subsequential surface parameters
``justspheres : bool = True``
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<i>SURFACE: Atoms as Spheres</i>: Atoms are created as intersecting spheres, no interpolation surface is built. Overrides all subsequential surface parameters
``interpspheres : bool = False``
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<i>SURFACE: Atoms as Jointed Spheres</i>: Atoms are created as spheres, joining surface is built. Overrides all subsequential surface parameters
``metaballs : bool = False``
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<i>SURFACE: Atoms as Metaballs</i>: Atoms are created as blobby interpolation surface, refer to BLINN Metaballs article. Overrides all subsequential surface parameters
``voxelsize : float = 0.25``
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<i>Surface Resolution</i>: is used by Jointed Spheres and Metaball
``blobby : float = 2``
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<i>Blobbyness factor</i>: is used by Metaball
.. data:: ply
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Load PLY format.</p>
**Parameters:**
``file_name : str = 'file_name.PLY'``
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<i>File Name</i>: The name of the file to load
.. data:: pts
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Load pts format.</p>
**Parameters:**
``file_name : str = 'file_name.pts'``
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<i>File Name</i>: The name of the file to load
.. data:: ptx
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Load PTX format.</p>
**Parameters:**
``file_name : str = 'file_name.PTX'``
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<i>File Name</i>: The name of the file to load
``meshindex : int = 0``
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<i>Index of Range Map to be Imported</i>: PTX files may contain more than one range map. 0 is the first range map. If the number if higher than the actual mesh number, the import will fail
``pointsonly : bool = True``
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<i>Keep only points</i>: Import points a point cloud only, with radius and normals, no triangulation involved, isolated points and points with normals with steep angles are removed.
``usecolor : bool = True``
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<i>import color</i>: Read color from PTX, if color is not present, uses reflectance instead
``flipfaces : bool = False``
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<i>LEICA: flip normal direction</i>: LEICA PTX exporter goes counterclockwise, FARO PTX exporter goes clockwise
``pointcull : bool = True``
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<i>delete unsampled points</i>: Deletes unsampled points in the grid that are normally located in [0,0,0]
``anglecull : bool = True``
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<i>Cull faces by angle</i>: short
``angle : float = 85``
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<i>Angle limit for face culling</i>: short
.. data:: qobj
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Load QOBJ format.</p>
**Parameters:**
``file_name : str = 'file_name.QOBJ'``
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<i>File Name</i>: The name of the file to load
.. data:: stl
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Load STL format.</p>
**Parameters:**
``file_name : str = 'file_name.STL'``
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<i>File Name</i>: The name of the file to load
``unify_vertices : bool = True``
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<i>Unify Duplicated Vertices in STL files</i>: The STL format is not an vertex-indexed format. Each triangle is composed by independent vertices, so, usually, duplicated vertices should be unified
.. data:: tri
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Load TRI format.</p>
**Parameters:**
``file_name : str = 'file_name.TRI'``
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<i>File Name</i>: The name of the file to load
.. data:: txt
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Load TXT format.</p>
**Parameters:**
``file_name : str = 'file_name.TXT'``
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<i>File Name</i>: The name of the file to load
``rowtoskip : int = 0``
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<i>Header Row to be skipped</i>: The number of lines that must be skipped at the beginning of the file. Generally, these files have one or more 'header' lines, before the point list
``strformat : str = 'X Y Z' (or int = 0)``
Possible enum values:
0. ``'X Y Z'``
1. ``'X Y Z Reflectance'``
2. ``'X Y Z Reflectance R G B'``
3. ``'X Y Z Reflectance Nx Ny Nz'``
4. ``'X Y Z Reflectance R G B Nx Ny Nz'``
5. ``'X Y Z Reflectance Nx Ny Nz R G B'``
6. ``'X Y Z R G B'``
7. ``'X Y Z R G B Reflectance'``
8. ``'X Y Z R G B Reflectance Nx Ny Nz'``
9. ``'X Y Z R G B Nx Ny Nz Reflectance'``
10. ``'X Y Z Nx Ny Nz'``
11. ``'X Y Z Nx Ny Nz R G B Reflectance'``
12. ``'X Y Z Nx Ny Nz Reflectance R G B'``
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<i>Point format</i>: Which values are specified for each point, and in which order.
``separator : str = ';' (or int = 0)``
Possible enum values:
0. ``';'``
1. ``','``
2. ``'SPACE'``
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<i>Separator</i>: The separator between individual values in the point(s) description.
``rgbmode : str = '[0-255]' (or int = 0)``
Possible enum values:
0. ``'[0-255]'``
1. ``'[0.0-1.0]'``
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<i>Color format</i>: Colors may be specified in the [0-255] or [0.0-1.0] interval.
``onerror : str = 'skip' (or int = 0)``
Possible enum values:
0. ``'skip'``
1. ``'stop'``
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<i>On Parsing Error</i>: When a line is not properly parsed, it is possible to 'skip' it and continue with the following lines, or 'stop' importing at that point
.. data:: vmi
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Load VMI format.</p>
**Parameters:**
``file_name : str = 'file_name.VMI'``
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<i>File Name</i>: The name of the file to load
.. data:: wrl
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Load WRL format.</p>
**Parameters:**
``file_name : str = 'file_name.WRL'``
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<i>File Name</i>: The name of the file to load
.. data:: x3d
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Load X3D format.</p>
**Parameters:**
``file_name : str = 'file_name.X3D'``
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<i>File Name</i>: The name of the file to load
.. data:: x3dv
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Load X3DV format.</p>
**Parameters:**
``file_name : str = 'file_name.X3DV'``
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<i>File Name</i>: The name of the file to load
.. data:: xyz
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Load xyz format.</p>
**Parameters:**
``file_name : str = 'file_name.xyz'``
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<i>File Name</i>: The name of the file to load
Here are listed all the file formats that can be saved usingthe function :py:meth:`pmeshlab.MeshSet.save_current_mesh`, with all the possible parameters that can be accepted by these functions.
.. data:: 3ds
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Save 3DS format.</p>
**Parameters:**
``file_name : str = 'file_name.3DS'``
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<i>File Name</i>: The name of the file to save
``save_face_color : bool = True``
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<i>Save Face Color</i>: Save Face Color
``save_face_normal : bool = True``
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<i>Save Face Normal</i>: Save Face Normal
``save_wedge_texcoord : bool = True``
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<i>Save Wedge TexCoord</i>: Save Wedge TexCoord
``save_wedge_normal : bool = True``
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<i>Save Wedge Normal</i>: Save Wedge Normal
.. data:: ctm
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Save CTM format.</p>
**Parameters:**
``file_name : str = 'file_name.CTM'``
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<i>File Name</i>: The name of the file to save
``lossless : bool = False``
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<i>LossLess compression</i>: If true it does not apply any lossy compression technique.
``relativeprecisionparam : float = 0.0001``
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<i>Relative Coord Precision</i>: When using a lossy compression this number control the introduced error and hence the compression factor.It is a number relative to the average edge length. (e.g. the default means that the error should be roughly 1/10000 of the average edge length)
``save_vertex_quality : bool = True``
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<i>Save Vertex Quality</i>: Save Vertex Quality
``save_vertex_color : bool = True``
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<i>Save Vertex Color</i>: Save Vertex Color
.. data:: dae
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Save DAE format.</p>
**Parameters:**
``file_name : str = 'file_name.DAE'``
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<i>File Name</i>: The name of the file to save
``save_vertex_color : bool = True``
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<i>Save Vertex Color</i>: Save Vertex Color
``save_vertex_coord : bool = True``
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<i>Save Vertex Coord</i>: Save Vertex Coord
``save_vertex_normal : bool = True``
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<i>Save Vertex Normal</i>: Save Vertex Normal
``save_wedge_texcoord : bool = True``
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<i>Save Wedge TexCoord</i>: Save Wedge TexCoord
``save_wedge_normal : bool = True``
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<i>Save Wedge Normal</i>: Save Wedge Normal
.. data:: dxf
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Save DXF format.</p>
**Parameters:**
``file_name : str = 'file_name.DXF'``
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<i>File Name</i>: The name of the file to save
.. data:: e57
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Save E57 format.</p>
**Parameters:**
``file_name : str = 'file_name.E57'``
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<i>File Name</i>: The name of the file to save
``save_vertex_quality : bool = True``
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<i>Save Vertex Quality</i>: Save Vertex Quality
``save_vertex_color : bool = True``
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<i>Save Vertex Color</i>: Save Vertex Color
``save_vertex_normal : bool = True``
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<i>Save Vertex Normal</i>: Save Vertex Normal
.. data:: idtf
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Save IDTF format.</p>
**Parameters:**
``file_name : str = 'file_name.IDTF'``
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<i>File Name</i>: The name of the file to save
``position_val : numpy.ndarray[numpy.float64[3]] = [0, 0, -1.73205]``
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<i>Camera Position</i>: The position in which the camera is set. The default value is derived by the 3d mesh's bounding box.
``target_val : numpy.ndarray[numpy.float64[3]] = [0, 0, 0]``
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<i>Camera target point</i>: The point towards the camera is seeing. The default value is derived by the 3d mesh's bounding box.
``fov_val : float = 60``
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<i>Camera's FOV Angle 0..180</i>: Camera's FOV Angle. The values' range is between 0-180 degree. The default value is 60.
``compression_val : int = 500``
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<i>U3D quality 0..1000</i>: U3D mesh's compression ratio. The values' range is between 0-1000 degree. The default value is 500.
``save_vertex_color : bool = False``
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<i>Save Vertex Color</i>: Save Vertex Color
``save_vertex_normal : bool = False``
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<i>Save Vertex Normal</i>: Save Vertex Normal
``save_face_color : bool = False``
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<i>Save Face Color</i>: Save Face Color
``save_wedge_texcoord : bool = True``
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<i>Save Wedge TexCoord</i>: Save Wedge TexCoord
``save_wedge_normal : bool = True``
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<i>Save Wedge Normal</i>: Save Wedge Normal
.. data:: json
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Save JSON format.</p>
**Parameters:**
``file_name : str = 'file_name.JSON'``
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<i>File Name</i>: The name of the file to save
``save_vertex_color : bool = True``
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<i>Save Vertex Color</i>: Save Vertex Color
``save_vertex_coord : bool = True``
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<i>Save Vertex Coord</i>: Save Vertex Coord
``save_vertex_normal : bool = True``
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<i>Save Vertex Normal</i>: Save Vertex Normal
.. data:: nxs
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Save NXS format.</p>
**Parameters:**
``file_name : str = 'file_name.NXS'``
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<i>File Name</i>: The name of the file to save
``node_faces : int = 32768``
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<i>Node faces</i>: Number of faces per patch, (min ~1000, max 32768)<br>This parameter controls the granularity of the multiresolution: smaller values result in smaller changes (less 'pop').Small nodes are less efficient in rendering and compression.<br>Meshes with very large textures and few vertices benefit from small nodes.
``top_node_faces : int = 4096``
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<i>Top node faces</i>: Number of triangles in the top node. Controls the size of the smallest LOD. Higher values will delay the first rendering but with higher quality.
``tex_quality : int = 95``
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<i>JPEG texture quality [0-100]</i>: jpg texture quality
``ram : int = 2000``
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<i>Ram buffer</i>: Max ram used in MegaBytes (WARNING: just an approximation)
``skiplevels : int = 0``
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<i>Skip levels</i>: Decimation skipped for n levels. Use for meshes with large textures and very few vertices.
``origin : numpy.ndarray[numpy.float64[3]] = [0, 0, 0]``
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<i>Origin</i>: new origin for the model
``center : bool = False``
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<i>Center</i>: Set origin in the bounding box center
``pow_2_textures : bool = False``
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<i>Pow 2 textures</i>: Create textures to be power of 2
``deepzoom : bool = False``
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<i>Deepzoom</i>: Save each node and texture to a separated file. Used for server which do not support http range requests (206). Will generate MANY files.
``adaptive : float (bounded) = 0.333 [min: 0; max: 1]``
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<i>Adaptive</i>: Split nodes adaptively. Different settings might help with very uneven distribution of geometry.
``save_vertex_color : bool = True``
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<i>Save Vertex Color</i>: Save Vertex Color
``save_vertex_coord : bool = True``
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<i>Save Vertex Coord</i>: Save Vertex Coord
``save_vertex_normal : bool = False``
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<i>Save Vertex Normal</i>: Save Vertex Normal
``save_wedge_texcoord : bool = True``
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<i>Save Wedge TexCoord</i>: Save Wedge TexCoord
.. data:: nxz
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Save NXZ format.</p>
**Parameters:**
``file_name : str = 'file_name.NXZ'``
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<i>File Name</i>: The name of the file to save
``node_faces : int = 32768``
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<i>Node faces</i>: Number of faces per patch, (min ~1000, max 32768)<br>This parameter controls the granularity of the multiresolution: smaller values result in smaller changes (less 'pop').Small nodes are less efficient in rendering and compression.<br>Meshes with very large textures and few vertices benefit from small nodes.
``top_node_faces : int = 4096``
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<i>Top node faces</i>: Number of triangles in the top node. Controls the size of the smallest LOD. Higher values will delay the first rendering but with higher quality.
``tex_quality : int = 95``
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<i>JPEG texture quality [0-100]</i>: jpg texture quality
``ram : int = 2000``
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<i>Ram buffer</i>: Max ram used in MegaBytes (WARNING: just an approximation)
``skiplevels : int = 0``
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<i>Skip levels</i>: Decimation skipped for n levels. Use for meshes with large textures and very few vertices.
``origin : numpy.ndarray[numpy.float64[3]] = [0, 0, 0]``
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<i>Origin</i>: new origin for the model
``center : bool = False``
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<i>Center</i>: Set origin in the bounding box center
``pow_2_textures : bool = False``
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<i>Pow 2 textures</i>: Create textures to be power of 2
``deepzoom : bool = False``
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<i>Deepzoom</i>: Save each node and texture to a separated file. Used for server which do not support http range requests (206). Will generate MANY files.
``adaptive : float (bounded) = 0.333 [min: 0; max: 1]``
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<i>Adaptive</i>: Split nodes adaptively. Different settings might help with very uneven distribution of geometry.
``nxz_vertex_quantization : float = 0``
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<i>NXZ Vertex quantization</i>: absolute side of quantization grid (uses quantization factor, instead)
``vertex_bits : int = 0``
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<i>Vertex bits</i>: number of bits in vertex coordinates when compressing (uses quantization factor, instead)
``quantization_factor : float = 0.1``
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<i>Quantization factor</i>: Quantization as a factor of error
``luma_bits : int = 6``
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<i>Luma bits</i>: Quantization of luma channel
``chroma_bits : int = 6``
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<i>Chroma bits</i>: Quantization of chroma channel
``alpha_bits : int = 5``
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<i>Alpha bits</i>: Quantization of alpha channel
``normal_bits : int = 10``
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<i>Normal bits</i>: Quantization of normals
``textures_precision : float = 0.25``
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<i>Textures precision</i>: Quantization of textures, precision in pixels per unit
``save_vertex_color : bool = True``
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<i>Save Vertex Color</i>: Save Vertex Color
``save_vertex_coord : bool = True``
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<i>Save Vertex Coord</i>: Save Vertex Coord
``save_vertex_normal : bool = False``
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<i>Save Vertex Normal</i>: Save Vertex Normal
``save_wedge_texcoord : bool = True``
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<i>Save Wedge TexCoord</i>: Save Wedge TexCoord
.. data:: obj
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Save OBJ format.</p>
**Parameters:**
``file_name : str = 'file_name.OBJ'``
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<i>File Name</i>: The name of the file to save
``save_vertex_color : bool = True``
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<i>Save Vertex Color</i>: Save Vertex Color
``save_vertex_coord : bool = True``
.. raw:: html
<i>Save Vertex Coord</i>: Save Vertex Coord
``save_vertex_normal : bool = True``
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<i>Save Vertex Normal</i>: Save Vertex Normal
``save_face_color : bool = True``
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<i>Save Face Color</i>: Save Face Color
``save_wedge_texcoord : bool = True``
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<i>Save Wedge TexCoord</i>: Save Wedge TexCoord
``save_wedge_normal : bool = True``
.. raw:: html
<i>Save Wedge Normal</i>: Save Wedge Normal
``save_polygonal : bool = True``
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<i>Save Polygonal</i>: Save Polygonal
.. data:: off
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.. raw:: html
Save OFF format.</p>
**Parameters:**
``file_name : str = 'file_name.OFF'``
.. raw:: html
<i>File Name</i>: The name of the file to save
``save_vertex_color : bool = True``
.. raw:: html
<i>Save Vertex Color</i>: Save Vertex Color
``save_vertex_coord : bool = True``
.. raw:: html
<i>Save Vertex Coord</i>: Save Vertex Coord
``save_vertex_normal : bool = True``
.. raw:: html
<i>Save Vertex Normal</i>: Save Vertex Normal
``save_face_color : bool = True``
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<i>Save Face Color</i>: Save Face Color
``save_polygonal : bool = True``
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<i>Save Polygonal</i>: Save Polygonal
.. data:: ply
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Save PLY format.</p></br> Ply exporter also support saving custom attributes. You'll need to add an additional boolean parameter for each one of that you want to save, and use only non-capital letters for parameter names. These parameters have a prefix for each type of custom attribute:</br><ul> <li><code>__ca_vs__</code>: Custom Attribute Vertex Scalar;</li> <li><code>__ca_vp__</code>: Custom Attribute Vertex Point;</li> <li><code>__ca_fs__</code>: Custom Attribute Face Scalar;</li> <li><code>__ca_fp__</code>: Custom Attribute Face Point;</li></ul>For example, if your mesh has a custom per vertex scalar attribute called <code>MyAttribute</code>, you can save it in a ply file by calling:</br><code>ms.save_current_mesh(file_name='myfile.ply', __ca_vs__myattribute=True)</code></br> You can check the parameters available on a mesh by calling the MeshSet method <code>MeshSet.filter_parameter_values</code>, with first parameter <code>'ply'</code>.</p>
**Parameters:**
``file_name : str = 'file_name.PLY'``
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<i>File Name</i>: The name of the file to save
``binary : bool = True``
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<i>Binary encoding</i>: Save the mesh using a binary encoding. If false the mesh is saved in a plain, readable ascii format.
``save_vertex_quality : bool = True``
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<i>Save Vertex Quality</i>: Save Vertex Quality
``save_vertex_flag : bool = False``
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<i>Save Vertex Flag</i>: Save Vertex Flag
``save_vertex_color : bool = True``
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<i>Save Vertex Color</i>: Save Vertex Color
``save_vertex_coord : bool = True``
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<i>Save Vertex Coord</i>: Save Vertex Coord
``save_vertex_normal : bool = False``
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<i>Save Vertex Normal</i>: Save Vertex Normal
``save_vertex_radius : bool = True``
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<i>Save Vertex Radius</i>: Save Vertex Radius
``save_face_quality : bool = True``
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<i>Save Face Quality</i>: Save Face Quality
``save_face_flag : bool = False``
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<i>Save Face Flag</i>: Save Face Flag
``save_face_color : bool = True``
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<i>Save Face Color</i>: Save Face Color
``save_wedge_color : bool = True``
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<i>Save Wedge Color</i>: Save Wedge Color
``save_wedge_texcoord : bool = True``
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<i>Save Wedge TexCoord</i>: Save Wedge TexCoord
``save_wedge_normal : bool = True``
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<i>Save Wedge Normal</i>: Save Wedge Normal
.. data:: stl
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Save STL format.</p>
**Parameters:**
``file_name : str = 'file_name.STL'``
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<i>File Name</i>: The name of the file to save
``binary : bool = True``
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<i>Binary encoding</i>: Save the mesh using a binary encoding. If false the mesh is saved in a plain, readable ascii format.
``colormode : bool = True``
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<i>Materialise Color Encoding</i>: Save the color using a binary encoding according to the Materialise's Magic style (e.g. RGB coding instead of BGR coding).
``save_face_color : bool = True``
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<i>Save Face Color</i>: Save Face Color
.. data:: u3d
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Save U3D format.</p>
**Parameters:**
``file_name : str = 'file_name.U3D'``
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<i>File Name</i>: The name of the file to save
``position_val : numpy.ndarray[numpy.float64[3]] = [0, 0, -1.73205]``
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<i>Camera Position</i>: The position in which the camera is set. The default value is derived by the 3d mesh's bounding box.
``target_val : numpy.ndarray[numpy.float64[3]] = [0, 0, 0]``
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<i>Camera target point</i>: The point towards the camera is seeing. The default value is derived by the 3d mesh's bounding box.
``fov_val : float = 60``
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<i>Camera's FOV Angle 0..180</i>: Camera's FOV Angle. The values' range is between 0-180 degree. The default value is 60.
``compression_val : int = 500``
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<i>U3D quality 0..1000</i>: U3D mesh's compression ratio. The values' range is between 0-1000 degree. The default value is 500.
``save_vertex_color : bool = False``
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<i>Save Vertex Color</i>: Save Vertex Color
``save_face_color : bool = False``
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<i>Save Face Color</i>: Save Face Color
``save_wedge_texcoord : bool = True``
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<i>Save Wedge TexCoord</i>: Save Wedge TexCoord
.. data:: wrl
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Save WRL format.</p>
**Parameters:**
``file_name : str = 'file_name.WRL'``
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<i>File Name</i>: The name of the file to save
``save_vertex_color : bool = True``
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<i>Save Vertex Color</i>: Save Vertex Color
``save_wedge_color : bool = True``
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<i>Save Wedge Color</i>: Save Wedge Color
``save_wedge_texcoord : bool = True``
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<i>Save Wedge TexCoord</i>: Save Wedge TexCoord
.. data:: x3d
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Save X3D format.</p>
**Parameters:**
``file_name : str = 'file_name.X3D'``
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<i>File Name</i>: The name of the file to save
``save_vertex_color : bool = True``
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<i>Save Vertex Color</i>: Save Vertex Color
``save_vertex_coord : bool = True``
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<i>Save Vertex Coord</i>: Save Vertex Coord
``save_vertex_normal : bool = True``
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<i>Save Vertex Normal</i>: Save Vertex Normal
``save_face_color : bool = False``
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<i>Save Face Color</i>: Save Face Color
``save_face_normal : bool = False``
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<i>Save Face Normal</i>: Save Face Normal
``save_wedge_color : bool = False``
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<i>Save Wedge Color</i>: Save Wedge Color
``save_wedge_texcoord : bool = False``
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<i>Save Wedge TexCoord</i>: Save Wedge TexCoord
``save_wedge_normal : bool = False``
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<i>Save Wedge Normal</i>: Save Wedge Normal
.. data:: xyz
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Save xyz format.</p>
**Parameters:**
``file_name : str = 'file_name.xyz'``
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<i>File Name</i>: The name of the file to save
``save_vertex_normal : bool = True``
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<i>Save Vertex Normal</i>: Save Vertex Normal
Here are listed all the raster file formats that can be loaded usingthe functions :py:meth:`pmeshlab.MeshSet.load_new_raster`.
.. data:: BMP
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Load BMP format.</p>
**Parameters:**
``file_name : str = 'file_name.BMP'``
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<i>File Name</i>: The name of the file to load
.. data:: JPEG
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Load JPEG format.</p>
**Parameters:**
``file_name : str = 'file_name.JPEG'``
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<i>File Name</i>: The name of the file to load
.. data:: JPG
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Load JPG format.</p>
**Parameters:**
``file_name : str = 'file_name.JPG'``
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<i>File Name</i>: The name of the file to load
.. data:: PNG
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Load PNG format.</p>
**Parameters:**
``file_name : str = 'file_name.PNG'``
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<i>File Name</i>: The name of the file to load
.. data:: TGA
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Load TGA format.</p>
**Parameters:**
``file_name : str = 'file_name.TGA'``
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<i>File Name</i>: The name of the file to load
.. data:: TIF
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Load TIF format.</p>
**Parameters:**
``file_name : str = 'file_name.TIF'``
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<i>File Name</i>: The name of the file to load
.. data:: TIFF
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Load TIFF format.</p>
**Parameters:**
``file_name : str = 'file_name.TIFF'``
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<i>File Name</i>: The name of the file to load
.. data:: XBM
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Load XBM format.</p>
**Parameters:**
``file_name : str = 'file_name.XBM'``
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<i>File Name</i>: The name of the file to load
.. data:: XPM
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Load XPM format.</p>
**Parameters:**
``file_name : str = 'file_name.XPM'``
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<i>File Name</i>: The name of the file to load