A simple script for installing and updating LAStools.
The script needs an elevated rights powershell (admin) and can be excuted with the following command:
powershell -executionpolicy bypass -File .\LAStools_install_simple.ps1
The script downloads(to MyDocuments) the latest version from rapidlassos website, extracts it to C:\LAStools.
Then it creates a link on the user Desktop to LAStools\bin.
At last it checks the PATH var and if not presents adds "C:\LAStools\bin".
change the LAStools license file path:
LAStoolslicense = "\\path\2\yourlicensefile.xxx["
if you want to install LAStools to a different folder change:
$LAStoolsPathLocal = "c:\"
The downloaded zip contains the folder LAStools so no need to set it!
if changed, you need to change the following variables according to your install folder:
$LAStoolsfolder ="C:\LAStools"
# LAStools path as regex
$regex = "[cC]\:\\LAStools"