ContextCapture

ContextCapture provides real-world digital context to projects to address infrastructure challenges and make informed decisions. Generate, edit, and share engineering-ready 3D reality meshes from images and/or point-cloud data.

Role-Based Onboarding Experience

• Design Engineer – Reality Data Consumption
• Surveyor/Drone Pilot
• Surveyor/Photogrammetrist

Drainage Engineer – Reality Data Consumption

Overview

Learn how to consume your reality meshes and data within a CAD environment and some basic modelling concepts and interpretation techniques.

Application/Software Used

• ContextCapture

Training Courses (YouTube Videos)

• Ground Extraction from a Reality Mesh
• 3SM Tile to Terrain
• Volume Calculation
• STM from TIN or Point Cloud
• Quick Sections
• Orthophoto Production
• Ground Extraction from a Reality Mesh (3MX)
• How to Extract Breaklines from a Reality Mesh
• New Scalable Mesh from Terrain Data
• Analyze and Consume Reality Meshes in ContextCapture Editor and LumenRT
• How to Drape an Orthophoto onto an STM
• How to Use the Advanced Section Tool with Reality Meshes and Point Clouds
• 3MX to 3SM Converter

Surveyor/Drone Pilot – Reality Data Capture

Overview

Learn best practices for capturing reality data for use within ContextCapture.

Application/Software Used

• ContextCapture

Training Courses (Communities)

• Drone Capture Guide
• Acquisition Best Practices
• Ground Control Point Specification
• Understanding RTK/PPK and ContextCapture Settings

Training Course (YouTube Video)

• Your First Photoshoot

Surveyor/Photogrammetrist – Reality Data Processing

Overview

Learn to use the ContextCapture system to process and manage reality data.

Application/Software Used

• ContextCapture

Training Courses (LEARNserver)

• Accelerate with Reality Modeling - ContextCapture Overview and Setup
• Accelerate with Reality Modeling - ContextCapture Spatial Referencing Part 1
• Accelerate with Reality Modeling - ContextCapture Spatial Referencing Part 2
• Accelerate with Reality Modeling - ContextCapture Merging Aerial and Ground
• Understanding RTK/PPK and ContextCapture Settings
• Working with Custom Coordinate Systems in ContextCapture

Training Courses (YouTube Videos)

• ContextCapture Connect Edition Features Playlist
• Reality Modeling Cloud Services Playlist

Training Courses (Communities)

• Getting Started with the ContextCapture SDK
• ContextCapture Cluster Deployment Guide

ContextCapture Learning Path

ContextCapture Learning Path (Quick Start)

Training Course

• QuickStart Using ContextCapture

Accelerate with Reality Modeling Learning Path

Accelerate with Reality Modeling Learning Path

Training Courses

• Accelerate QuickStart – ContextCapture
• Context Capture Overview and Setup
• Context Capture Spatial Referencing Part 1
• Context Capture Spatial Referencing Part 2
• Context Capture Merging Air and Ground
• Accelerate with Advanced Topics ContextCapture

Training Videos

ContextCapture CONNECT Edition Tutorial (49 videos)

ContextCapture CONNECT Edition

Reality Modeling Cloud Services (15 videos)

Reality Modeling Cloud Services

Orbit 3DM (3 videos)

Orbit 3DM

ContextCapture Special Interest Group (SIG) Calendar

Upcoming Events

Join the ContextCapture Community

Provides Wiki articles, forum information, blog posts, files, and ideas.

Bentley Community for Reality Modeling

Subscribe to the Bentley ContextCapture YouTube Channel

Provides various short overview videos on program features and capabilities.

Bentley Reality Modeling YouTube Channel