Getting structured PCD file

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Ingsayyad
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Getting structured PCD file

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I want to generate a planar image from the laser scanner data (Faro terrestrial laser scanner (TLS)) using Point cloud library (PCL). I can export structured TLS data using FARO SCENE as PTX or e57. I can't read these formats and I need to convert it into Pcd or ply file. I used Cloud Compare to export it as Pcd, but I get only an unstructured pcd file (unorganized point cloud dataset).

PTX file
825
342



PCD file

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# .PCD v0.7 - Point Cloud Data file format
VERSION 0.7
FIELDS Intensity rgb x y z _
SIZE 4 4 4 4 4 1
TYPE F F F F F U
COUNT 1 1 1 1 1 4
[b]WIDTH 271553
HEIGHT 1[/b]
VIEWPOINT -2.34427 -34.4558 18.2911 -0.400855 0.00329762 -0.00243849 0.916132
POINTS 271553
DATA binary
How can I get a structured Pcd file (Image-like organized structure)? I need to get this info again 825 *342.

WIDTH 825
HEIGHT 342

Any software? Can I get Ascii pcd also?
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