Start CloudCompare in MacOS terminal in command-line mode

[sebwr]

Hey,
I am writing a python script that uses the command line feature from CC. This works fine with windows and Linux. Now it was requested, that the script also runs on macOS. But I can't start the CC in the command line mode. I tried the following things:

• /Applications/CloudCompare.app

• /Applications/CloudCompare.app/Contents/MacOS/CloudCompare

This is the call which is working fine under Windows and Linux:
"%s -SILENT -AUTO_SAVE OFF -O -GLOBAL_SHIFT -%i -%i -%i %s" -DROP_GLOBAL_SHIFT -C_EXPORT_FMT LAS -SAVE_CLOUDS FILE %s"
where the first string is the path to the CC executable. But I guess the actual call is not important as the executable is not found in the first place.

The only thing I found is this here and unfortunately is not answered.
maybe related: http://www.danielgm.net/cc/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4665

Thank you

[Jälv]

I don't have acces to a mac but i recall that on macOs there is an 'open' command
that can start applications have you tried it ?

like

open -a CloudCompare -SILENT .....

[lguerit]

Hi,

I have the exact same issue, I have a python script that runs well on Linux/Windows but we can not run it with Mac. It seems that it is related to the path to CC. Did you manage to solve this ?

Thanks a lot,

Laure

[WargodHernandez]

did you try the linked answer?

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open -a CloudCompare.app --args -O full_path_here/Site_01_1_Scan.laz

[lguerit]

Hi, yes, I did try the link but it is not working. If I copy this in a terminal, it does open CloudCompare but what I'm trying to do is simply to access CloudCompare from a python script. It works well with Windows so I really think it is a problem of path / access to CloudCompare ith Mac.