View E57 files in your browser
The open format of 3D laser scanners, a whole project of scans in one file. Open an E57 right here in 3D. Nothing leaves your device.
Or drop it anywhere on this page
What you'll see
Your scan opens in 3D, in its own colors or by class, with its classes or scans beside it and what you pick on the other side.
- Turn, zoom and move through it • Double click to center on a point
- Every class or scan in a list • Hide one or see it alone
- Color • As scanned, by height, by class or by intensity
- Export • The view as PNG and the points as GLB
About E57
ASTM's committee on 3D imaging systems published E57 in 2011, as the standard ASTM E2807, so scans could move between scanners and software. Leica Cyclone, FARO Scene, Trimble RealWorks, Autodesk ReCap and CloudCompare all read and write it.
An E57 holds an XML tree that describes each scan, its name, its scanner and where the scanner stood, then the points of each scan packed as bits, in cartesian or spherical coordinates, with their intensity and colors, and often the photos the scanner took.
Filepeek reads it in your browser: each scan set where its scanner stood, in its colors, by intensity or by height, with the scans in a list beside it to hide one or see it alone. Export saves the points as GLB, or the view as PNG.
ASTM E57 3D imaging file
.e57
Format
- MIME type
- model/e57
- Made by
- ASTM International
- Released
- 2011
Inside the file
- Scans
- Many in one file, each where it stood
- Points
- Cartesian or spherical, packed as bits
- Extras
- Intensity, colors and photos
- Standard
- ASTM E2807
Opens in every browser
Browsers download E57 files. Filepeek opens them in 3D in Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Safari.
- YouChromeOpens through Filepeek
- YouEdgeOpens through Filepeek
- YouFirefoxOpens through Filepeek
- YouSafariOpens through Filepeek
Questions
How do I view an E57 file?
Drop it on this page or press Peek an E57. Every scan opens in 3D where its scanner stood.
Can I see one scan alone?
Yes. Each scan is in the list beside the cloud. Hide one or see it alone.
Does it open a big project?
Yes. The scans are read in slices, and past 10 million points on a computer, or 2 million on a phone, the points shown are spread evenly over every scan.
Is my file uploaded?
No. The file opens inside your browser and never leaves your device.