MATLAB: How to extract data from “.asc” files in MATLAB?

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Hi,
In my work I have to scan any object from fringe projector and then I will have a '.asc' file with 6 columns. I am assuming first column refers to x, second to y and 3rd to z-axis (height) and 4,5 and 6th columns are again x, y and z-axis. It's a huge data, Now I want to import this data into MATLAB and plot it (x,y,and z information). Could any body help me how can I do that. I am showing the data below: (this is not complete data, original data is huge)
-37.097786 -52.725983 350.510498 0.223211 0.007616 -0.974741
-36.947704 -52.728733 350.531799 0.007486 -0.035378 -0.999346
-36.793694 -52.728699 350.531616 -0.090732 0.022629 -0.995618
-36.639324 -52.727188 350.520966 -0.015493 0.097718 -0.995094
-36.488319 -52.725441 350.508545 -0.031563 0.058234 -0.997804
-36.332428 -52.723324 350.521240 0.028490 0.078162 -0.996534
-35.264877 -52.718163 350.520294 -0.021093 0.058220 -0.998081
-35.112240 -52.718128 350.520142 -0.079015 0.075934 -0.993977
-34.960155 -52.718109 350.506958 -0.059120 0.113363 -0.991793
-34.804401 -52.714741 350.506836 -0.005345 0.129367 -0.991582
-34.653065 -52.713692 350.506897 0.017085 0.132164 -0.991081
-34.500076 -52.713673 350.509155 -0.073305 0.122992 -0.989697
-34.346672 -52.711987 350.502502 -0.007277 0.193650 -0.981044
-34.193836 -52.711224 350.502625 0.054685 0.190075 -0.980245
-34.041569 -52.711155 350.501648 0.023690 0.132977 -0.990836
-33.888245 -52.709606 350.502594 0.040745 0.102349 -0.993914
-33.735741 -52.709263 350.500549 0.025765 0.049673 -0.998433
-33.583431 -52.707909 350.502563 -0.011228 0.018373 -0.999768
-32.667183 -52.704651 350.506744 0.010688 0.033379 -0.999386
-32.513115 -52.703819 350.498260 -0.160013 0.009997 -0.987064
-32.360893 -52.702785 350.498077 -0.083208 0.159371 -0.983706
-32.208809 -52.702778 350.503754 0.050479 0.261780 -0.963807
-32.057354 -52.702782 350.501404 0.052867 0.217744 -0.974573
-31.902649 -52.700027 350.492523 -0.006996 0.128643 -0.991666
-31.748346 -52.697392 350.485016 -0.065730 0.081881 -0.994472
-31.595976 -52.697353 350.482788 -0.008491 0.116529 -0.993151
-31.443119 -52.697361 350.485016 0.125159 0.123452 -0.984426
-31.292290 -52.696255 350.490112 0.033089 0.011696 -0.999384
-31.138966 -52.695351 350.490051 -0.158905 -0.004761 -0.987282
-30.986063 -52.694977 350.485931 -0.126066 0.152085 -0.980294
-29.457098 -52.687782 350.469788 -0.233680 0.251874 -0.939124
-29.307178 -52.683479 350.481323 0.200435 0.473870 -0.857481
-29.154070 -52.684864 350.482178 0.270367 0.309417 -0.911681
-29.001129 -52.683186 350.481873 -0.031573 0.035388 -0.998875
-28.850380 -52.683205 350.471313 0.041236 0.035756 -0.998509
-28.696020 -52.683186 350.480743 -0.037375 0.005525 -0.999286
-28.544468 -52.684689 350.480713 -0.088845 0.072584 -0.993397
-28.391764 -52.684662 350.475800 -0.049506 0.157649 -0.986254
-26.559263 -52.672192 350.456360 -0.238495 -0.132830 -0.962017
-26.406803 -52.672188 350.456451 0.078632 0.177892 -0.980903
-26.255188 -52.669987 350.451141 0.058778 0.088570 -0.994334
-26.101706 -52.669785 350.446503 -0.075076 0.010739 -0.997120
-37.244392 -52.564568 350.464050 0.207019 -0.131837 -0.969413
-37.097736 -52.573536 350.509430 0.175372 -0.130962 -0.975753
-36.947174 -52.574398 350.528625 0.065340 -0.106741 -0.992138
-36.793694 -52.574398 350.528717 -0.017201 -0.073352 -0.997158
-36.638435 -52.573395 350.528595 -0.052650 -0.057560 -0.996953
-36.488312 -52.572674 350.519287 -0.011898 -0.019907 -0.999731
-36.333241 -52.572666 350.521362 0.027581 -0.018667 -0.999445
-36.181942 -52.572121 350.523468 0.057835 -0.022563 -0.998071
-36.028706 -52.569538 350.523590 -0.003715 -0.065266 -0.997861
-35.875271 -52.567699 350.523438 -0.067950 -0.065882 -0.995511
Thanks,
Swati

Best Answer

Read about load and importdata...with these you can import whole data as a matrix...and then you can do what you want.