ContextCapture Update 18 – Changelog

For Windows - Version : 4.4.18.XXXX

New features & Enhancement

 Interface:

• Set aerotriangulation and reconstruction job priorities from ContextCapture Master. Choose between 5 priority levels (Urgent, High, Normal, Low, Paused).
• Scan names are now displayed in the 3D view.
• Survey point names are now displayed in the 3D view.
• New selection display setting in the mesh touchup window. Users can now use shader or wireframe. Solves some GPU compatibility issue with shader display (in particular for some nVidia Quadro cards).
• Production 3D view has been updated with the new framework (like the block and reconstruction 3D view) allowing for more tools and advanced viewing.
• Thermal and mesh resolution measurements on mesh are now displayed in the 3D (requires thermal or resolution texture map on the mesh).

 Insights:

• ContextInsights detection capabilities using machine learning are now integrated in ContextCapture (requires ongoing ContextCapture subscription or SELECT contract).
• ContextInsights annotations are displayed in the 3D view.

Aerotriangulation:

• Unified AT engine combining the legacy standard engine and legacy alternate engine.
• Presets to trigger legacy standard engine and legacy alternate engine if needed.
• Improved support of GCPs to avoid breaks in the AT.
• Engine is no longer using photo metadata during the SfM stage. It would cause failure in case of bad metadata. The optionis still available with a low-level preset “Use pose metadata for SfM.cfg” (improves robustness when accurate pose metadata is available).

Reconstruction:

• Orthophoto reconstruction is 20% faster
• Support of LAS version 1.3 & 1.4

Production :

• Export of Spatial 3D Model (S3M) format for compatibility with SuperMap GIS software

Misc:

• Job queue management API from ContextCapture SDK no longer requires a license.
• ContextCapture Cloud Processing Console installation has been removed form the installation package. ContextCapture Cloud Processing Console installer can be downloaded from the Software Download portal on Connect.bentley.com
• SDK: add export tiling to KML function
• Tile selection tool in ContextCapture viewer (works only for S3C productions).

Bug fix

• Job Queue database optimization for increased responsiveness and avoiding failures when submitting significant productions.
• Bug fix and stability improvement in geometry touch-up tools.
• Fixed Cesium 3D tiles texturing (texture darker than the other productions format). The bug appeared in Update 16 and Update 17.
• 3D view shortcuts reintroduced in the new 3D view framework (T texture, W wireframe, B backface culling).