# Opening e57 files using the pdal reader

**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/opening-e57-files-using-the-pdal-reader/17506
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Created:** [April 2, 2026, 4:53pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/opening-e57-files-using-the-pdal-reader/17506 "2026-04-02T16:53:19Z")
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### Author: ![rowan](https://discourse.paraview.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/e99b99/32.png) [@rowan](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/rowan)
#### Post date: [April 2, 2026, 4:53pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/opening-e57-files-using-the-pdal-reader/17506/1 "2026-04-02T16:53:19Z")

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I’m trying to load an e57 file in Paraview. I was told to use the pdal reader for this but I’m getting this error in the 6.1.0 version:

ERROR: In vtkPDALReader.cxx, line 76  
vtkPDALReader (0000017280680170): CreateStage failed

ERROR: In vtkPDALReader.cxx, line 133  
vtkPDALReader (0000017280680170): Cannot open file C:\Users\raw17\Downloads\bunnyDouble.e57

ERROR: In vtkExecutive.cxx, line 730  
vtkPVCompositeDataPipeline (00000172FE7D62E0): Algorithm vtkPDALReader (0000017280680170) returned failure for request: vtkInformation (000001728836FBA0)  
Debug: Off  
Modified Time: 639036  
Reference Count: 1  
Registered Events: (none)  
Request: REQUEST\_DATA  
FORWARD\_DIRECTION: 0  
ALGORITHM\_AFTER\_FORWARD: 1  
FROM\_OUTPUT\_PORT: 0

This error when trying in 6.0.0:

ERROR: In vtkPDALReader.cxx, line 87  
vtkPDALReader (0000021F44F86BC0): Cannot open file C:\Users\raw17\Downloads\bunnyDouble.e57

ERROR: In vtkExecutive.cxx, line 730  
vtkPVCompositeDataPipeline (0000021F3DCBCB60): Algorithm vtkPDALReader (0000021F44F86BC0) returned failure for request: vtkInformation (0000021F5CDDA480)  
Debug: Off  
Modified Time: 650860  
Reference Count: 1  
Registered Events: (none)  
Request: REQUEST\_DATA  
FORWARD\_DIRECTION: 0  
ALGORITHM\_AFTER\_FORWARD: 1  
FROM\_OUTPUT\_PORT: 0

And this error when trying in 5.13.2:

ERROR: In vtkPDALReader.cxx, line 87  
vtkPDALReader (000002ADA2DD6980): Cannot open file C:\Users\raw17\Downloads\bunnyDouble.e57

ERROR: In vtkExecutive.cxx, line 730  
vtkPVCompositeDataPipeline (000002ADB6282A60): Algorithm vtkPDALReader (000002ADA2DD6980) returned failure for request: vtkInformation (000002ADA53AE980)  
Debug: Off  
Modified Time: 556141  
Reference Count: 1  
Registered Events: (none)  
Request: REQUEST\_DATA  
FORWARD\_DIRECTION: 0  
ALGORITHM\_AFTER\_FORWARD: 1  
FROM\_OUTPUT\_PORT: 0

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### Author: ![mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/mwestphal/32/17_2.png) [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [April 3, 2026, 7:18am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/opening-e57-files-using-the-pdal-reader/17506/2 "2026-04-03T07:18:15Z")

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Please open an issue in paraview gitlab: [https://gitlab.kitware.com/paraview/paraview/-/work\_items](https://gitlab.kitware.com/paraview/paraview/-/work_items)

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### Author: ![rowan](https://discourse.paraview.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/e99b99/32.png) [@rowan](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/rowan)
#### Post date: [April 3, 2026, 5:08pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/opening-e57-files-using-the-pdal-reader/17506/3 "2026-04-03T17:08:38Z")

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Thanks, here’s a link to the new issue:  
[Can’t open e57 files using PDAL reader (#23251) · Issue · paraview/paraview](https://gitlab.kitware.com/paraview/paraview/-/work_items/23251)

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### Author: ![mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/mwestphal/32/17_2.png) [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [April 7, 2026, 8:45am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/opening-e57-files-using-the-pdal-reader/17506/4 "2026-04-07T08:45:47Z")

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Indeed, I reproduce.

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### Author: ![rowan](https://discourse.paraview.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/e99b99/32.png) [@rowan](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/rowan)
#### Post date: [April 15, 2026, 5:55pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/opening-e57-files-using-the-pdal-reader/17506/5 "2026-04-15T17:55:16Z")

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Solution was found in this thread:  
[OpenXR errors when using XRInterface in Lidarview - VR/AR - ParaView](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/openxr-errors-when-using-xrinterface-in-lidarview/17497/6)