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+# fix_ply.py
+
+Use to translate a modified ply into a compatible format for subsequent steps in ODM. Via Jaime Chacoff, https://community.opendronemap.org/t/edited-point-cloud-with-cloudcompare-wont-rerun-from-odm-meshing/21449/6
diff --git a/contrib/fix_ply/fix_ply.py b/contrib/fix_ply/fix_ply.py
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+import os
+from plyfile import PlyData, PlyElement, PlyProperty
+import open3d as o3d
+import numpy as np
+
+
+def pcd_ascii_to_binary_ply(_ply_file: str, _binary_ply: str) -> None:
+    """ Converts a .ply saved as ASCII format to a .ply saved with binary format and properties compatible with ODM"""
+
+    ply_data: PlyData = PlyData.read(_ply_file)
+
+    new_elements: list[PlyElement] = []
+
+    for element in ply_data.elements:
+        if 'scalar_views' in element.data.dtype.names:
+            new_dtype: list[tuple[str, str]] = []
+            for name in element.data.dtype.names:
+                if name == 'scalar_views':
+                    new_dtype.append(('views', 'u1'))
+                else:
+                    new_dtype.append((name, element.data.dtype[name]))
+
+            new_data = np.empty(element.data.shape, dtype=new_dtype)
+
+            for name in element.data.dtype.names:
+                if name == 'scalar_views':
+                    new_data['views'] = element.data[name].astype('u1')
+                else:
+                    new_data[name] = element.data[name]
+
+            new_element = PlyElement.describe(new_data, element.name)
+        else:
+            new_element = PlyElement.describe(element.data, element.name)
+
+        new_elements.append(new_element)
+
+    new_ply_data = PlyData(new_elements, text=False)
+
+    with open(_binary_ply, 'wb') as f:
+        new_ply_data.write(f)
+
+
+def view_point_cloud(_input_ply: str) -> None:
+    pcd = o3d.io.read_point_cloud(_input_ply)
+    o3d.visualization.draw_geometries([pcd])
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+
+    # Parameters
+    base: str = os.path.join('D:\\', '01_droneo', 'DJI_202407311545_024', 'odm_filterpoints')
+    ply_file: str = os.path.join(base, 'point_cloud_ascii.ply')
+    binary_ply_file: str = os.path.join(base, 'point_cloud.ply')
+
+    if not os.path.isfile(ply_file):
+        raise "File doesn't exist"
+
+    pcd_ascii_to_binary_ply(ply_file, binary_ply_file)
+
+    view_point_cloud(binary_ply_file)