The point cloud sharing platform your clients can actually use.
Upload once, share a branded link. E57, LAS and LAZ open in Chrome, Firefox, Safari and Edge, and the 360° photos inside your E57 open right beside the scan. Your clients click the link, measure, and reply on your notes. No CloudCompare. No downloads.
Sending a LAZ file isn't delivering it
Your client received the file. That doesn't mean they can open it.
You send a LAZ file. Your client doesn't have CloudCompare.
They download it, double-click it, and get nothing. Then they email you. Then they call you. Then you spend an hour on remote support you never quoted for.
Your client opens a link. The point cloud loads in their browser in under 60 seconds.
Full 3D navigation and measurement tools. No software. No account. Works on any device with a modern browser.
You have no idea if your client looked at the data.
You send the Dropbox link, they say nothing, and three weeks later they dispute whether you delivered what you promised. You have no evidence either way.
Swyvl logs every view: timestamp, browser, device, location.
You know the exact moment they opened the link, which files they looked at, and whether they came back for a second look.
A Dropbox link looks like you sent homework.
A generic file dump — no context, no branding, no curation — signals that the delivery was an afterthought. It doesn't reflect the quality of the work you just did.
A branded portal looks like you run a professional operation.
Your logo. Your colors. A clean, interactive viewer. The delivery experience becomes part of what you charge for.
How it works
From file upload to client viewing in three steps.
Upload your E57, LAS or LAZ
Swyvl accepts E57, LAS 1.0–1.4 and LAZ, plus PTX, PTS, XYZ and PLY. Drop your file in. Uploads up to 100 GB a file run in parallel chunks and resume if the connection drops.
Processing happens automatically
Swyvl converts your point cloud to COPC so it streams, and pulls out any 360° photos stored in an E57. Most scans are ready in minutes. The original stays downloadable if you allow it.
Share a link
One click creates a share link. Your client opens it and sees the point cloud in full 3D — no account needed on their end.
What the viewer can do
A full-featured point cloud viewer with no software to install.
Format support
E57 (terrestrial laser scanning), LAS 1.0–1.4 and LAZ, plus PTX, PTS, XYZ and point-cloud PLY. The common exports from survey-grade scanners and drone LiDAR.
360° photos from your E57
If your E57 holds 360° photos, they open side by side with the scan. Sync view turns both together, and you click the ground in the cloud or the photo to walk to the next one. Notes and measurements made in a photo land on the scan, so they show in both. Leica and Matterport cube-face 360s included.
Color modes
RGB, intensity, elevation gradient, and classification (ground, vegetation, buildings, and other LAS classification codes). Switch modes with one click.
Navigation
Rotate, pan, and zoom with standard mouse or touch controls. Works in any browser on desktop, tablet, or mobile — no trackpad tricks needed.
Measurement
Point, distance, area and height, measured in the viewer. Every result carries a badge saying which frame its numbers are in, and the same tools work on client share links. How measuring works →
Notes and client replies
Pin a note to a point, an outline or a saved measurement, in the cloud or in one of its 360s. Add a sketch: capture the view and draw on it. Clients you invite by email reply right there, free, with no account. Notes follow the place, so on a georeferenced scan they show on the next scan of the same site. How notes work →
File size
Handles datasets from small site scans to billion-point surveys. Potree tiling streams only the data needed for your current view — large files don't slow the viewer.
No install
WebGL-based rendering runs in Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Edge. Your client doesn't install anything. Not even a browser extension.
Security
Files served via pre-signed URLs with time-limited access. No public S3 bucket. Full audit trail on every view. Revoke access at any time.
Just want to view one point cloud?
Use the free point cloud viewer — files stay on your device, no account needed. Good for quick inspection; the platform handles the professional sharing.
Ready to share a point cloud professionally?
Free to start. No credit card required.
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about sharing point clouds with Swyvl.