File: XYZLoader.md | Updated: 11/15/2025
A loader for the XYZ format.
XYZ is a very simple format for storing point clouds. The layouts XYZ (points) and XYZRGB (points + colors) are supported.
const loader = new XYZLoader();
const geometry = await loader.loadAsync( 'models/xyz/helix_201.xyz' );
geometry.center();
const vertexColors = ( geometry.hasAttribute( 'color' ) === true );
const material = new THREE.PointsMaterial( { size: 0.1, vertexColors: vertexColors } );
const points = new THREE.Points( geometry, material );
scene.add( points );
XYZLoader is an addon, and must be imported explicitly, see Installation#Addons.
import { XYZLoader } from 'three/addons/loaders/XYZLoader.js';
Starts loading from the given URL and passes the loaded XYZ asset to the onLoad() callback.
url | The path/URL of the file to be loaded. This can also be a data URI.
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onLoad | Executed when the loading process has been finished.
onProgress | Executed while the loading is in progress.
onError | Executed when errors occur.
Overrides: Loader#load
Parses the given XYZ data and returns the resulting geometry.
text | The raw XYZ data as a string.
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Overrides: Loader#parse
Returns: The geometry representing the point cloud.