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Rusu * \ingroup io */ class PCL_EXPORTS PCDReader : public FileReader { public: /** Empty constructor */ PCDReader () {} /** Empty destructor */ ~PCDReader () {} /** \brief Various PCD file versions. * * PCD_V6 represents PCD files with version 0.6, which contain the following fields: * - lines beginning with # are treated as comments * - FIELDS ... * - SIZE ... * - TYPE ... * - COUNT ... * - WIDTH ... * - HEIGHT ... * - POINTS ... * - DATA ascii/binary * * Everything that follows \b DATA is interpreted as data points and * will be read accordingly. * * PCD_V7 represents PCD files with version 0.7 and has an important * addon: it adds sensor origin/orientation (aka viewpoint) information * to a dataset through the use of a new header field: * - VIEWPOINT tx ty tz qw qx qy qz */ enum { PCD_V6 = 0, PCD_V7 = 1 }; /** \brief Read a point cloud data header from a PCD-formatted, binary istream. * * Load only the meta information (number of points, their types, etc), * and not the points themselves, from a given PCD stream. Useful for fast * evaluation of the underlying data structure. * * \attention The PCD data is \b always stored in ROW major format! The * read/write PCD methods will detect column major input and automatically convert it. * * \param[in] binary_istream a std::istream with openmode set to std::ios::binary. * \param[out] cloud the resultant point cloud dataset (only these * members will be filled: width, height, point_step, * row_step, fields[]; data is resized but not written) * \param[out] origin the sensor acquisition origin (only for > PCD_V7 - null if not present) * \param[out] orientation the sensor acquisition orientation (only for > PCD_V7 - identity if not present) * \param[out] pcd_version the PCD version of the file (i.e., PCD_V6, PCD_V7) * \param[out] data_type the type of data (0 = ASCII, 1 = Binary, 2 = Binary compressed) * \param[out] data_idx the offset of cloud data within the file * * \return * * < 0 (-1) on error * * == 0 on success */ int readHeader (std::istream &binary_istream, pcl::PCLPointCloud2 &cloud, Eigen::Vector4f &origin, Eigen::Quaternionf &orientation, int &pcd_version, int &data_type, unsigned int &data_idx); /** \brief Read a point cloud data header from a PCD file. * * Load only the meta information (number of points, their types, etc), * and not the points themselves, from a given PCD file. Useful for fast * evaluation of the underlying data structure. * * \attention The PCD data is \b always stored in ROW major format! The * read/write PCD methods will detect column major input and automatically convert it. * * \param[in] file_name the name of the file to load * \param[out] cloud the resultant point cloud dataset (only these * members will be filled: width, height, point_step, * row_step, fields[]; data is resized but not written) * \param[out] origin the sensor acquisition origin (only for > PCD_V7 - null if not present) * \param[out] orientation the sensor acquisition orientation (only for > PCD_V7 - identity if not present) * \param[out] pcd_version the PCD version of the file (i.e., PCD_V6, PCD_V7) * \param[out] data_type the type of data (0 = ASCII, 1 = Binary, 2 = Binary compressed) * \param[out] data_idx the offset of cloud data within the file * \param[in] offset the offset of where to expect the PCD Header in the * file (optional parameter). One usage example for setting the offset * parameter is for reading data from a TAR "archive containing multiple * PCD files: TAR files always add a 512 byte header in front of the * actual file, so set the offset to the next byte after the header * (e.g., 513). * * \return * * < 0 (-1) on error * * == 0 on success */ int readHeader (const std::string &file_name, pcl::PCLPointCloud2 &cloud, Eigen::Vector4f &origin, Eigen::Quaternionf &orientation, int &pcd_version, int &data_type, unsigned int &data_idx, const int offset = 0) override; /** \brief Read a point cloud data header from a PCD file. * * Load only the meta information (number of points, their types, etc), * and not the points themselves, from a given PCD file. Useful for fast * evaluation of the underlying data structure. * * \attention The PCD data is \b always stored in ROW major format! The * read/write PCD methods will detect column major input and automatically convert it. * * \param[in] file_name the name of the file to load * \param[out] cloud the resultant point cloud dataset (only these * members will be filled: width, height, point_step, * row_step, fields[]; data is resized but not written) * \param[in] offset the offset of where to expect the PCD Header in the * file (optional parameter). One usage example for setting the offset * parameter is for reading data from a TAR "archive containing multiple * PCD files: TAR files always add a 512 byte header in front of the * actual file, so set the offset to the next byte after the header * (e.g., 513). * * \return * * < 0 (-1) on error * * == 0 on success */ int readHeader (const std::string &file_name, pcl::PCLPointCloud2 &cloud, const int offset = 0); /** \brief Read the point cloud data (body) from a PCD stream. * * Reads the cloud points from a text-formatted stream. For use after * readHeader(), when the resulting data_type == 0. * * \attention This assumes the stream has been seeked to the position * indicated by the data_idx result of readHeader(). * * \param[in] stream the stream from which to read the body. * \param[out] cloud the resultant point cloud dataset to be filled. * \param[in] pcd_version the PCD version of the stream (from readHeader()). * * \return * * < 0 (-1) on error * * == 0 on success */ int readBodyASCII (std::istream &stream, pcl::PCLPointCloud2 &cloud, int pcd_version); /** \brief Read the point cloud data (body) from a block of memory. * * Reads the cloud points from a binary-formatted memory block. For use * after readHeader(), when the resulting data_type is nonzero. * * \param[in] data the memory location from which to read the body. * \param[out] cloud the resultant point cloud dataset to be filled. * \param[in] pcd_version the PCD version of the stream (from readHeader()). * \param[in] compressed indicates whether the PCD block contains compressed * data. This should be true if the data_type returne by readHeader() == 2. * \param[in] data_idx the offset of the body, as reported by readHeader(). * * \return * * < 0 (-1) on error * * == 0 on success */ int readBodyBinary (const unsigned char *data, pcl::PCLPointCloud2 &cloud, int pcd_version, bool compressed, unsigned int data_idx); /** \brief Read a point cloud data from a PCD file and store it into a pcl/PCLPointCloud2. * \param[in] file_name the name of the file containing the actual PointCloud data * \param[out] cloud the resultant PointCloud message read from disk * \param[out] origin the sensor acquisition origin (only for > PCD_V7 - null if not present) * \param[out] orientation the sensor acquisition orientation (only for > PCD_V7 - identity if not present) * \param[out] pcd_version the PCD version of the file (either PCD_V6 or PCD_V7) * \param[in] offset the offset of where to expect the PCD Header in the * file (optional parameter). One usage example for setting the offset * parameter is for reading data from a TAR "archive containing multiple * PCD files: TAR files always add a 512 byte header in front of the * actual file, so set the offset to the next byte after the header * (e.g., 513). * * \return * * < 0 (-1) on error * * == 0 on success */ int read (const std::string &file_name, pcl::PCLPointCloud2 &cloud, Eigen::Vector4f &origin, Eigen::Quaternionf &orientation, int &pcd_version, const int offset = 0) override; /** \brief Read a point cloud data from a PCD (PCD_V6) and store it into a pcl/PCLPointCloud2. * * \note This function is provided for backwards compatibility only and * it can only read PCD_V6 files correctly, as pcl::PCLPointCloud2 * does not contain a sensor origin/orientation. Reading any file * > PCD_V6 will generate a warning. * * \param[in] file_name the name of the file containing the actual PointCloud data * \param[out] cloud the resultant PointCloud message read from disk * \param[in] offset the offset of where to expect the PCD Header in the * file (optional parameter). One usage example for setting the offset * parameter is for reading data from a TAR "archive containing multiple * PCD files: TAR files always add a 512 byte header in front of the * actual file, so set the offset to the next byte after the header * (e.g., 513). * * \return * * < 0 (-1) on error * * == 0 on success */ int read (const std::string &file_name, pcl::PCLPointCloud2 &cloud, const int offset = 0); /** \brief Read a point cloud data from any PCD file, and convert it to the given template format. * \param[in] file_name the name of the file containing the actual PointCloud data * \param[out] cloud the resultant PointCloud message read from disk * \param[in] offset the offset of where to expect the PCD Header in the * file (optional parameter). One usage example for setting the offset * parameter is for reading data from a TAR "archive containing multiple * PCD files: TAR files always add a 512 byte header in front of the * actual file, so set the offset to the next byte after the header * (e.g., 513). * * \return * * < 0 (-1) on error * * == 0 on success */ template int read (const std::string &file_name, pcl::PointCloud &cloud, const int offset = 0) { pcl::PCLPointCloud2 blob; int pcd_version; int res = read (file_name, blob, cloud.sensor_origin_, cloud.sensor_orientation_, pcd_version, offset); // If no error, convert the data if (res == 0) pcl::fromPCLPointCloud2 (blob, cloud); return (res); } PCL_MAKE_ALIGNED_OPERATOR_NEW }; /** \brief Point Cloud Data (PCD) file format writer. * \author Radu Bogdan Rusu * \ingroup io */ class PCL_EXPORTS PCDWriter : public FileWriter { public: PCDWriter() : map_synchronization_(false) {} ~PCDWriter() {} /** \brief Set whether mmap() synchornization via msync() is desired before munmap() calls. * Setting this to true could prevent NFS data loss (see * http://www.pcl-developers.org/PCD-IO-consistency-on-NFS-msync-needed-td4885942.html). * Default: false * \note This option should be used by advanced users only! * \note Please note that using msync() on certain systems can reduce the I/O performance by up to 80%! * \param[in] sync set to true if msync() should be called before munmap() */ void setMapSynchronization (bool sync) { map_synchronization_ = sync; } /** \brief Generate the header of a PCD file format * \param[in] cloud the point cloud data message * \param[in] origin the sensor acquisition origin * \param[in] orientation the sensor acquisition orientation */ std::string generateHeaderBinary (const pcl::PCLPointCloud2 &cloud, const Eigen::Vector4f &origin, const Eigen::Quaternionf &orientation); /** \brief Generate the header of a BINARY_COMPRESSED PCD file format * \param[out] os the stream into which to write the header * \param[in] cloud the point cloud data message * \param[in] origin the sensor acquisition origin * \param[in] orientation the sensor acquisition orientation * * \return * * < 0 (-1) on error * * == 0 on success */ int generateHeaderBinaryCompressed (std::ostream &os, const pcl::PCLPointCloud2 &cloud, const Eigen::Vector4f &origin, const Eigen::Quaternionf &orientation); /** \brief Generate the header of a BINARY_COMPRESSED PCD file format * \param[in] cloud the point cloud data message * \param[in] origin the sensor acquisition origin * \param[in] orientation the sensor acquisition orientation */ std::string generateHeaderBinaryCompressed (const pcl::PCLPointCloud2 &cloud, const Eigen::Vector4f &origin, const Eigen::Quaternionf &orientation); /** \brief Generate the header of a PCD file format * \param[in] cloud the point cloud data message * \param[in] origin the sensor acquisition origin * \param[in] orientation the sensor acquisition orientation */ std::string generateHeaderASCII (const pcl::PCLPointCloud2 &cloud, const Eigen::Vector4f &origin, const Eigen::Quaternionf &orientation); /** \brief Generate the header of a PCD file format * \param[in] cloud the point cloud data message * \param[in] nr_points if given, use this to fill in WIDTH, HEIGHT (=1), and POINTS in the header * By default, nr_points is set to INTMAX, and the data in the header is used instead. */ template static std::string generateHeader (const pcl::PointCloud &cloud, const int nr_points = std::numeric_limits::max ()); /** \brief Save point cloud data to a PCD file containing n-D points, in ASCII format * \param[in] file_name the output file name * \param[in] cloud the point cloud data message * \param[in] origin the sensor acquisition origin * \param[in] orientation the sensor acquisition orientation * \param[in] precision the specified output numeric stream precision (default: 8) * * Caution: PointCloud structures containing an RGB field have * traditionally used packed float values to store RGB data. Storing a * float as ASCII can introduce variations to the smallest bits, and * thus significantly alter the data. This is a known issue, and the fix * involves switching RGB data to be stored as a packed integer in * future versions of PCL. * * As an intermediary solution, precision 8 is used, which guarantees lossless storage for RGB. */ int writeASCII (const std::string &file_name, const pcl::PCLPointCloud2 &cloud, const Eigen::Vector4f &origin = Eigen::Vector4f::Zero (), const Eigen::Quaternionf &orientation = Eigen::Quaternionf::Identity (), const int precision = 8); /** \brief Save point cloud data to a PCD file containing n-D points, in BINARY format * \param[in] file_name the output file name * \param[in] cloud the point cloud data message * \param[in] origin the sensor acquisition origin * \param[in] orientation the sensor acquisition orientation */ int writeBinary (const std::string &file_name, const pcl::PCLPointCloud2 &cloud, const Eigen::Vector4f &origin = Eigen::Vector4f::Zero (), const Eigen::Quaternionf &orientation = Eigen::Quaternionf::Identity ()); /** \brief Save point cloud data to a PCD file containing n-D points, in BINARY_COMPRESSED format * \param[in] file_name the output file name * \param[in] cloud the point cloud data message * \param[in] origin the sensor acquisition origin * \param[in] orientation the sensor acquisition orientation * \return * (-1) for a general error * (-2) if the input cloud is too large for the file format * 0 on success */ int writeBinaryCompressed (const std::string &file_name, const pcl::PCLPointCloud2 &cloud, const Eigen::Vector4f &origin = Eigen::Vector4f::Zero (), const Eigen::Quaternionf &orientation = Eigen::Quaternionf::Identity ()); /** \brief Save point cloud data to a std::ostream containing n-D points, in BINARY_COMPRESSED format * \param[out] os the stream into which to write the data * \param[in] cloud the point cloud data message * \param[in] origin the sensor acquisition origin * \param[in] orientation the sensor acquisition orientation * \return * (-1) for a general error * (-2) if the input cloud is too large for the file format * 0 on success */ int writeBinaryCompressed (std::ostream &os, const pcl::PCLPointCloud2 &cloud, const Eigen::Vector4f &origin = Eigen::Vector4f::Zero (), const Eigen::Quaternionf &orientation = Eigen::Quaternionf::Identity ()); /** \brief Save point cloud data to a PCD file containing n-D points * \param[in] file_name the output file name * \param[in] cloud the point cloud data message * \param[in] origin the sensor acquisition origin * \param[in] orientation the sensor acquisition orientation * \param[in] binary set to true if the file is to be written in a binary * PCD format, false (default) for ASCII * * Caution: PointCloud structures containing an RGB field have * traditionally used packed float values to store RGB data. Storing a * float as ASCII can introduce variations to the smallest bits, and * thus significantly alter the data. This is a known issue, and the fix * involves switching RGB data to be stored as a packed integer in * future versions of PCL. * * As an intermediary solution, precision 8 is used, which guarantees lossless storage for RGB. */ inline int write (const std::string &file_name, const pcl::PCLPointCloud2 &cloud, const Eigen::Vector4f &origin = Eigen::Vector4f::Zero (), const Eigen::Quaternionf &orientation = Eigen::Quaternionf::Identity (), const bool binary = false) override { if (binary) return (writeBinary (file_name, cloud, origin, orientation)); return (writeASCII (file_name, cloud, origin, orientation, 8)); } /** \brief Save point cloud data to a PCD file containing n-D points * \param[in] file_name the output file name * \param[in] cloud the point cloud data message (boost shared pointer) * \param[in] binary set to true if the file is to be written in a binary PCD format, * false (default) for ASCII * \param[in] origin the sensor acquisition origin * \param[in] orientation the sensor acquisition orientation * * Caution: PointCloud structures containing an RGB field have * traditionally used packed float values to store RGB data. Storing a * float as ASCII can introduce variations to the smallest bits, and * thus significantly alter the data. This is a known issue, and the fix * involves switching RGB data to be stored as a packed integer in * future versions of PCL. */ inline int write (const std::string &file_name, const pcl::PCLPointCloud2::ConstPtr &cloud, const Eigen::Vector4f &origin = Eigen::Vector4f::Zero (), const Eigen::Quaternionf &orientation = Eigen::Quaternionf::Identity (), const bool binary = false) { return (write (file_name, *cloud, origin, orientation, binary)); } /** \brief Save point cloud data to a PCD file containing n-D points, in BINARY format * \param[in] file_name the output file name * \param[in] cloud the point cloud data message */ template int writeBinary (const std::string &file_name, const pcl::PointCloud &cloud); /** \brief Save point cloud data to a binary comprssed PCD file * \param[in] file_name the output file name * \param[in] cloud the point cloud data message * \return * (-1) for a general error * (-2) if the input cloud is too large for the file format * 0 on success */ template int writeBinaryCompressed (const std::string &file_name, const pcl::PointCloud &cloud); /** \brief Save point cloud data to a PCD file containing n-D points, in BINARY format * \param[in] file_name the output file name * \param[in] cloud the point cloud data message * \param[in] indices the set of point indices that we want written to disk */ template int writeBinary (const std::string &file_name, const pcl::PointCloud &cloud, const pcl::Indices &indices); /** \brief Save point cloud data to a PCD file containing n-D points, in ASCII format * \param[in] file_name the output file name * \param[in] cloud the point cloud data message * \param[in] precision the specified output numeric stream precision (default: 8) */ template int writeASCII (const std::string &file_name, const pcl::PointCloud &cloud, const int precision = 8); /** \brief Save point cloud data to a PCD file containing n-D points, in ASCII format * \param[in] file_name the output file name * \param[in] cloud the point cloud data message * \param[in] indices the set of point indices that we want written to disk * \param[in] precision the specified output numeric stream precision (default: 8) */ template int writeASCII (const std::string &file_name, const pcl::PointCloud &cloud, const pcl::Indices &indices, const int precision = 8); /** \brief Save point cloud data to a PCD file containing n-D points * \param[in] file_name the output file name * \param[in] cloud the pcl::PointCloud data * \param[in] binary set to true if the file is to be written in a binary * PCD format, false (default) for ASCII * * Caution: PointCloud structures containing an RGB field have * traditionally used packed float values to store RGB data. Storing a * float as ASCII can introduce variations to the smallest bits, and * thus significantly alter the data. This is a known issue, and the fix * involves switching RGB data to be stored as a packed integer in * future versions of PCL. */ template inline int write (const std::string &file_name, const pcl::PointCloud &cloud, const bool binary = false) { if (binary) return (writeBinary (file_name, cloud)); return (writeASCII (file_name, cloud)); } /** \brief Save point cloud data to a PCD file containing n-D points * \param[in] file_name the output file name * \param[in] cloud the pcl::PointCloud data * \param[in] indices the set of point indices that we want written to disk * \param[in] binary set to true if the file is to be written in a binary * PCD format, false (default) for ASCII * * Caution: PointCloud structures containing an RGB field have * traditionally used packed float values to store RGB data. Storing a * float as ASCII can introduce variations to the smallest bits, and * thus significantly alter the data. This is a known issue, and the fix * involves switching RGB data to be stored as a packed integer in * future versions of PCL. */ template inline int write (const std::string &file_name, const pcl::PointCloud &cloud, const pcl::Indices &indices, bool binary = false) { if (binary) return (writeBinary (file_name, cloud, indices)); return (writeASCII (file_name, cloud, indices)); } protected: /** \brief Set permissions for file locking (Boost 1.49+). * \param[in] file_name the file name to set permission for file locking * \param[in,out] lock the file lock */ void setLockingPermissions (const std::string &file_name, boost::interprocess::file_lock &lock); /** \brief Reset permissions for file locking (Boost 1.49+). * \param[in] file_name the file name to reset permission for file locking * \param[in,out] lock the file lock */ void resetLockingPermissions (const std::string &file_name, boost::interprocess::file_lock &lock); private: /** \brief Set to true if msync() should be called before munmap(). Prevents data loss on NFS systems. */ bool map_synchronization_; }; namespace io { /** \brief Load a PCD v.6 file into a templated PointCloud type. * * Any PCD files > v.6 will generate a warning as a * pcl/PCLPointCloud2 message cannot hold the sensor origin. * * \param[in] file_name the name of the file to load * \param[out] cloud the resultant templated point cloud * \ingroup io */ inline int loadPCDFile (const std::string &file_name, pcl::PCLPointCloud2 &cloud) { pcl::PCDReader p; return (p.read (file_name, cloud)); } /** \brief Load any PCD file into a templated PointCloud type. * \param[in] file_name the name of the file to load * \param[out] cloud the resultant templated point cloud * \param[out] origin the sensor acquisition origin (only for > PCD_V7 - null if not present) * \param[out] orientation the sensor acquisition orientation (only for > * PCD_V7 - identity if not present) * \ingroup io */ inline int loadPCDFile (const std::string &file_name, pcl::PCLPointCloud2 &cloud, Eigen::Vector4f &origin, Eigen::Quaternionf &orientation) { pcl::PCDReader p; int pcd_version; return (p.read (file_name, cloud, origin, orientation, pcd_version)); } /** \brief Load any PCD file into a templated PointCloud type * \param[in] file_name the name of the file to load * \param[out] cloud the resultant templated point cloud * \ingroup io */ template inline int loadPCDFile (const std::string &file_name, pcl::PointCloud &cloud) { pcl::PCDReader p; return (p.read (file_name, cloud)); } /** \brief Save point cloud data to a PCD file containing n-D points * \param[in] file_name the output file name * \param[in] cloud the point cloud data message * \param[in] origin the sensor acquisition origin * \param[in] orientation the sensor acquisition orientation * \param[in] binary_mode true for binary mode, false (default) for ASCII * * Caution: PointCloud structures containing an RGB field have * traditionally used packed float values to store RGB data. Storing a * float as ASCII can introduce variations to the smallest bits, and * thus significantly alter the data. This is a known issue, and the fix * involves switching RGB data to be stored as a packed integer in * future versions of PCL. * \ingroup io */ inline int savePCDFile (const std::string &file_name, const pcl::PCLPointCloud2 &cloud, const Eigen::Vector4f &origin = Eigen::Vector4f::Zero (), const Eigen::Quaternionf &orientation = Eigen::Quaternionf::Identity (), const bool binary_mode = false) { PCDWriter w; return (w.write (file_name, cloud, origin, orientation, binary_mode)); } /** \brief Templated version for saving point cloud data to a PCD file * containing a specific given cloud format * \param[in] file_name the output file name * \param[in] cloud the point cloud data message * \param[in] binary_mode true for binary mode, false (default) for ASCII * * Caution: PointCloud structures containing an RGB field have * traditionally used packed float values to store RGB data. Storing a * float as ASCII can introduce variations to the smallest bits, and * thus significantly alter the data. This is a known issue, and the fix * involves switching RGB data to be stored as a packed integer in * future versions of PCL. * \ingroup io */ template inline int savePCDFile (const std::string &file_name, const pcl::PointCloud &cloud, bool binary_mode = false) { PCDWriter w; return (w.write (file_name, cloud, binary_mode)); } /** * \brief Templated version for saving point cloud data to a PCD file * containing a specific given cloud format. * * This version is to retain backwards compatibility. * \param[in] file_name the output file name * \param[in] cloud the point cloud data message * * Caution: PointCloud structures containing an RGB field have * traditionally used packed float values to store RGB data. Storing a * float as ASCII can introduce variations to the smallest bits, and * thus significantly alter the data. This is a known issue, and the fix * involves switching RGB data to be stored as a packed integer in * future versions of PCL. * \ingroup io */ template inline int savePCDFileASCII (const std::string &file_name, const pcl::PointCloud &cloud) { PCDWriter w; return (w.write (file_name, cloud, false)); } /** * \brief Templated version for saving point cloud data to a PCD file * containing a specific given cloud format. The resulting file will be an uncompressed binary. * * This version is to retain backwards compatibility. * \param[in] file_name the output file name * \param[in] cloud the point cloud data message * \ingroup io */ template inline int savePCDFileBinary (const std::string &file_name, const pcl::PointCloud &cloud) { PCDWriter w; return (w.write (file_name, cloud, true)); } /** * \brief Templated version for saving point cloud data to a PCD file * containing a specific given cloud format * * \param[in] file_name the output file name * \param[in] cloud the point cloud data message * \param[in] indices the set of indices to save * \param[in] binary_mode true for binary mode, false (default) for ASCII * * Caution: PointCloud structures containing an RGB field have * traditionally used packed float values to store RGB data. Storing a * float as ASCII can introduce variations to the smallest bits, and * thus significantly alter the data. This is a known issue, and the fix * involves switching RGB data to be stored as a packed integer in * future versions of PCL. * \ingroup io */ template int savePCDFile (const std::string &file_name, const pcl::PointCloud &cloud, const pcl::Indices &indices, const bool binary_mode = false) { // Save the data PCDWriter w; return (w.write (file_name, cloud, indices, binary_mode)); } /** * \brief Templated version for saving point cloud data to a PCD file * containing a specific given cloud format. This method will write a compressed binary file. * * This version is to retain backwards compatibility. * \param[in] file_name the output file name * \param[in] cloud the point cloud data message * \ingroup io */ template inline int savePCDFileBinaryCompressed (const std::string &file_name, const pcl::PointCloud &cloud) { PCDWriter w; return (w.writeBinaryCompressed (file_name, cloud)); } } } #include