Import point cloud from Python without import dialogue

Development Pipeline & Plugins Editor Scripting
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In your AssetImportTask, you need set ‘automated’ to True and the ‘options’ property to the appropriate options object.
For example, if it was for an .fbx file, you’d use FbxImportUI(). I’m not familiar with the lidar point cloud file type but it might be LidarPointCloudImportSettings_ASCII_Columns.



AssetImportTask.set_editor_property('automated', True)  # don't show dialog

importUI = unreal.FbxImportUI()  # import options
importUI.set_editor_property('mesh_type_to_import', unreal.FBXImportType.FBXIT_STATIC_MESH)
AssetImportTask.set_editor_property('options', importUI)
...
AssetTools.import_asset_tasks([AssetImportTask])