This tool can be used to convert one or more LAS file, containing LiDAR data, into ASCII files. The user must specify the name(s) of the input LAS file(s) (`inputs`). Each input file will have a correspondingly named output file with a `.csv` file extension. CSV files are comma separated value files and contain tabular data with each column corresponding to a field in the table and each row a point value. Fields are separated by commas in the ASCII formatted file. The output point data, each on a separate line, will take the format:

`X,Y,Z,INTENSITY,CLASS,RETURN,NUM_RETURN,SCAN_ANGLE` If the LAS file has a point format that contains RGB data, the final three columns will contain the RED, GREEN, and BLUE values respectively. Use the ascii_to_las tool to convert a text file containing LiDAR point data into a LAS file.

## See Also

ascii_to_las

## Function Signature

`def las_to_ascii(self, input_lidar: Optional[Lidar]) -> None: ...`

## Project Links

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