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----------------------------------------------------------------------- ContextCapture Update 17 - v10.17.0------------------------------------------------------------------------ Speed up of reconstruction (20% speed gain).- Upload/Download point clouds as PWCS ScanCollection.- Aerotriangulation: use positioning metadata during matching to improve robustness.- Aerotriangulation: improved robustness for RIG setups.- Aerotriangulation: improved handling of disconnected components.- JobQueue revamp: improved job queue performance (now based on a database).- Block 3D view/touchup UI measurement tools update/improved UX.
----------------------------------------------------------------------- ContextCapture Update 16 - v10.16.0------------------------------------------------------------------------ New integrated mesh touchup tools.- New alternate AT engine available as Preset.- New "Complete Incremental" AT workflow available as Preset.- New 3D mesh production format "OpenCities Planner".- New Block Export to Orbit 3DSM.- New function to merge tiled orthophotos and DSM.- Quality Control UI now available in ContextCapture edition.- New Reference Manager: Enabling cloud synchronization of Image Collections and updated reference manager UI.- New matching pair selection mode "Focus on ROI": Optimized reconstruction setting for vertical structure captured following orbit path.- Quality control: light UI improvements (model choice from toolbar) + added point cloud display.- Updated Cesium 3DTiles format/Bentley 3D Tiles now produced with 3SM production.- Updated ContextCapture Console to update 8.- New Aerotriangulation quality metric Uncertainty vectors on Tie Points.- SRS Data improvement (template, GTX copy when importing, etc.).- Export block UI improvement.- Upload on PWCS improvement: added location metadata.- Fixed camera database saving issue for focal length in pixels.- Fixed Photo position import issue in case on leading space.- Reconstruction/Production: Fixed issue when sorting table items by processing time.- Fixed malformed resource paths in KML for orthophoto KML SuperOverlay production.- Fixed SDK initialization issues.- Fixed item sorting issue in Survey report dialog.- Discontinued compatibility with S3M and BIN project files.- Improved memory consumption during reconstruction.- Speed up of both reconstruction and AT.- Updated internal software components.
----------------------------------------------------------------------- ContextCapture Update 15 Hotfix 1 - v10.15.0------------------------------------------------------------------------ Reduction of memory linkage at reconstruction stage causing processing crashes.- Custom spatial reference systems fully supported.- Water constraints handled in new orthophoto pipeline.- Optimization of grey in-painting.- GPU-driver bug impacting NVidia devices solved.- Infinite mesh processing issue solved.- FBX library update.- 24-bits masks supported.- Specific block-export for TREND-ONE.
----------------------------------------------------------------------- ContextCapture Update 15 - v10.15.0------------------------------------------------------------------------ New orthophoto workflow based on dedicated reconstruction type, including new texturation algorithm enhancing visual quality.- New aerotriangulation positioning mode management with enhanced control for adjustment and rigid registration steps.- Revamped block 3D view with new user interface and tools, including lock on photo, quality metrics, tie point edition, full resolution photo display, grid display, etc.- New water constraint productions to automate surface constraint generation (Technlology preview)- Import block from ProjectWise ContextShare- SDK extended to ContextCapture edition.- Merge point clouds command to create unique LAS or POD files.- Compact tags now supported for automatic control point registration.- Quadtree across tile production optimization and bug fixes.- Next generation aerotriangulation algorithm available as preset.
----------------------------------------------------------------------- ContextCapture Update 14 - v4.4.14------------------------------------------------------------------------ ContextCapture Cloud Processing Console included in the installer.- New function 'Process on the cloud' to continue project processing on the cloud.- New processing time information for productions.- New Share dialog to manage publication to ProjectWise ContextShare.- New formats supported for sharing on ProjectWise ContextShare: OBJ, LAS/LAZ, FBX, POD, Orthophoto/DSM, DGN, ESRI SLPK.
----------------------------------------------------------------------- ContextCapture Update 13 - v4.4.13------------------------------------------------------------------------ Scan import now supports scans with unknown source position (auto detection of source position), and POD format.- New types of tags supported for target autodetection: Chili Tags and April Tags.- New quality metrics in block 3D view (camera and survey points colorization according to error, distance to input position).- Improved performance and robustness of multipass aerotriangulation (now by default).- Support of unicode path for input photos.- Updated coordinate system database (HS2 NTv2, OSTN15, etc.).- Survey points report: horizontal errors now detailed for X and Y.- Color equalization: improved performances and bug fixes.- Surface constraint import: support of DGN polygons and various improvement (SRS choice, etc).- Reconstruction: image sharpness considered for texturing.- Improvements on the overall software robustness/stability.
----------------------------------------------------------------------- ContextCapture Update 12 - v4.4.12------------------------------------------------------------------------ Splats: new textured 3D representation of tiepoints; available in a block after aerotriangulation.- New compressed block exchange format XMLZ- Added support for mobile scan format NavVis PLY.- Support of local coordinate system with known unit (for the entire production workflow from scale constraint, control points, etc.)- Photo Navigation (Technology preview), a new block 3D view mode.- Improved aerotriangulation and reconstruction speed and memory.- Aerotriangulation optimization: Distribution of a portion of the computations over multiple engines.- Aerotriangulation optimization: Caching of intermediate information that speeds up consecutive aerotriangulations.- Aerotriangulation optimization: Reduced memory footprint when using point clouds.- Optimization of various stages of mesh reconstruction, both in speed and memory.- Improvement of reconstruction quality on self-repeating patterns or low-signal areas.- Improved mesh export computation speed.- Added heartbeat and self-healing mechanism to handle deficient workers in job monitoring.- Optimized UI for better refresh of job-related information on large productions.- Added backface culling button in 3D views.- Support of a project SRSData directory that makes the definition of coordinate system extensions easier.- Engine: Grouped tasks in categories for easier engine options definition
----------------------------------------------------------------------- ContextCapture Update 11 - v4.4.11------------------------------------------------------------------------ New licensing system based on Bentley CONNECT licensing.- Upgraded internal component Bentley Powerplatform.- Survey user interface bug fixes and improvements.- Improved aerotriangulation robustness and speed: fixed some issues on performance and result.- Reconstruction of hybrid projects (photos + point clouds): fixed spurious surfaces issue, fixed performance issue when using small world units.- Reconstruction constraints: fixed holes issue appearing in the middle of surfaces created from constraints.- Measurements: fixed issues on scenes using foot unit.
----------------------------------------------------------------------- ContextCapture Update 10 - v4.4.10------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hybrid registration photos/point clouds: new aerotriangulation positioning modes to register photos using point clouds- New Surveys user interface with enhanced ergonomics and user assistance.- Multi-scale constraints- Coverage map (Quality report)
----------------------------------------------------------------------- ContextCapture Update 9 - v4.4.9------------------------------------------------------------------------ Production clipping based on region of interest- New MasterKernel SDK packaging with python wheel- Improved quality report/acquisition report (side views, distance to input positions, uncertainty ellipses, color flags, expandable sections...)- New reconstruction setting: texture source priority- New production option: texture sharpening- Surveys: new import wizard, added support of Propeller format- Surveys: ability to change SRS of a control point without reprojecting its coordinates- Region of interest import from DGN format- Point cloud import is now cancelable- New block type "Orbit"- New web application ContextCapture Web Viewer 2.0 for Cesium productions
----------------------------------------------------------------------- ContextCapture Update 8 - v4.4.8------------------------------------------------------------------------ Photo multiselection in the block’s 3D view (shift/ctrl keys, rectangle, by tie point)- Faster Aerotriangulation and reconstruction- Survey points multiselection (for deletion/edition)- New camera orientation option for block XML export- Enhanced aerotriangulation report- Extended/improved LOD production across tiles: now supports any kind of tiling (3D, adaptive tree, etc.)- New reconstruction settings to use only point clouds for geometry- Surveys data import/export including control and user tie points with measurements and positioning constraints- Measurements in US survey feet (new unit system settings)- [beta] New Aerotriangulation preset dedicated to fine structures (eg. telecom towers, pylons)
----------------------------------------------------------------------- ContextCapture Update 7 - v4.4.7------------------------------------------------------------------------ Aerotriangulation improvements: optimization (15-20% faster), improved rig mode- Control Point QR codes can now be provided without coordinates- Vulkan/multi GPU: no more need of Vulkan SDK for AMD GPU- New extract block feature based on position- Photos tab: ability to define/clear mask after adding photo- Improved management of common errors cases- Unit system option to allow measurements in imperial units- Blockwise color equalization is now default mode- Blocks exchange format now integrates blockwise color equalization data- Fixed font issues in Master on 4K screens
----------------------------------------------------------------------- ContextCapture Update 6 - v4.4.6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ New texture mode: input data resolution- New viewer measurement tool: input data resolution- New camera and photogroup parameter: band (visible or thermal)- New texture mode: thermal imagery- New viewer measurement tool: temperature- Vulkan API option: enable using several GPUs- Add support of rigs of camera (Master, AT, I/O and SDK)- New report: Acquisition report (intermediate and final)- New job/task framework- Extracting keypoints during AT is now distributed among the Engines- New blockwise color equalization - Placing QRCode targets in the captured scene will automatically generate control points, user tie points and positioning constraints- 3D export of user tie points in XML and KML- Support of point clouds in blocksExchange format- Ability to associate a CONNECT project- Upload to projectwise contextshare- New image input format: Jpeg 2000- New point cloud inputs: static scans with manually given origin
----------------------------------------------------------------------- ContextCapture Update 5 - v4.4.5 (hotfix 2)------------------------------------------------------------------------ Fixed rare infinite loop in 3MX productions.
----------------------------------------------------------------------- ContextCapture Update 5 - v4.4.5 (hotfix)------------------------------------------------------------------------ Fixed issue when exporting LAS/LAZ file with unit sampling.- Add support for LAZ mobile point clouds.
----------------------------------------------------------------------- ContextCapture Update 5 - v4.4.5------------------------------------------------------------------------ Support for mobile point clouds (LAS, E57).- New point cloud output format: LAZ.- Fixed small issues in LAS/LAZ export: colors are now coded in 16-bits and scale is correctly estimated.- New level-of-detail mode to create a quadtree across all tiles of a reconstruction instead of an independent LOD tree for each tile.- New production format: Bentley Scalable Mesh (3SM), for optimal display, analysis and editing in Bentley design applications.- New tool to convert existing ContextCapture 3MX format to Bentley Scalable Mesh (3SM) format.- ExportUniqueMesh now integrated into the user interface as a new LOD mode "Quad tree across tiles".- ExportUniqueMesh now works for non-georeferenced datasets.- Support Yaw/Pitch/Roll rotation format (import.export)- Support of EXIF yaw/pich/roll metadata.- Enhanced support of pose metadata, formerly navigation data (UI, I/O, computation).- New production format Bentley DGN.- Bentley DGN format is now fully supported for touchup workflow and reconstruction constraints.- Integration of Bentley CONNECT Advisor to get personalized support and learning recommendations.- New pose metadata management, which improves the block preparation workflow.- New project tool "Free up disk space".
----------------------------------------------------------------------- ContextCapture Update 4 - v4.4 (hotfix)------------------------------------------------------------------------ Fixed point cloud processing issue in Trial mode- Fixed memory use display when changing geometric precision- Fixed minor WebGL Viewer issues- Fixed thread concurrency issue on reconstruction processing- Updated license client
----------------------------------------------------------------------- ContextCapture Update 4 - v4.4------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3D reconstruction from point clouds (imported from PTX or E57 files).- Control point and tie points now managed in an unique tab Survey points.- UI enhancements for very large projects (reduced memory footprint, reduced latency for common operations).- Texturing improvement with mobile objects.- Fixed issue with reference manager Define location.- Fixed crash when calling reference manager on very large projects.- Fixed crash when calling quality control on very large projects.- Fixed crash when calling quality control with productions using custom SRS definitions.- Measurement: metric conversions are now also available for productions in US survey foot.- New command to group photogroups.- AT and reconstruction presets now manage all user settings.- New suggestion of a list of presets for AT settings.- Aerotriangulation optimization: key points extraction is now 30% faster.- Improved management of aerotriangulation positioning mode Use photo positioning data for adjustment.- SDK: added missing API for skew/aspect ratio estimation policies.- Fixed crash when using old version of CONNECTION client.- Export ESRI I3S: new archive compression option for Scene package creation (Store or Deflate), now also uses SLPK file extension.
----------------------------------------------------------------------- ContextCapture Update 3 - v4.3------------------------------------------------------------------------ Integration of authentication with Bentley CONNECTION client.- Major Aerotriangulation optimization: now 2 times faster.- New Aerotriangulation settings: new positioning mode to use position data for adjustment.- Added aspect ratio and skew parameters to perspective camera model.- Updated BlocksExchange format: added tie points color, additional photo data (depth, exifData, component), additional block data (viewingDistance), and positioning constraints.- Added basemap feature in the 3D views of block and reconstruction. It allows the addition of background 3D terrains from Bentley GeoCoordination Services data or from local geospatial data.- Reconstruction: new processing setting - 'resolution limit' - used to clamp the maximal resolution. - Reconstruction: smart region of interest, that focuses on the area with significant resolution; maximal bounds still available as an option when resetting bounds.- Reconstruction: new tiling mode - 'Adaptive tiling' - that adaptively subdivides the reconstruction into boxes to meet a target RAM usage.- Reconstruction: correction of memory usage estimation during mesh texturing, reduced memory footprint -30%.- Export of 3D mesh with texture and level-of-detail to Cesium 3D Tiles format. - Fixed various issues in MasterKernel SDK, enhanced API: access to orthophoto/DSM options, touchup import, splitblock srs and origin properties, tiling default origin, masterItem remove, masterItem gesDescription.
----------------------------------------------------------------------- ContextCapture Update 2 - v4.2------------------------------------------------------------------------ Export of 3D mesh with texture and level-of detail to ESRI i3s scene database to stream 3D mesh to ESRI mobile, web and desktop clients.- Reconstruction improvement (robustness to repetitive pattern).- New supported formats in the tool to Export unique LOD mesh from a 3D reconstruction composed of several tiles.- Fixed LOD threshold issue for 3MX/OSGB/S3C production with target SRS based on feet unit.- Fixed camera DB update issue.- Updated limitations for ContextCapture edition: up to 100 gigapixels per block.
----------------------------------------------------------------------- ContextCapture Update 1 - v4.1 (hotfix)------------------------------------------------------------------------ SDK: Fixed issue with function addPhotoInAutoMode.- Fixed aerotriangulation issue when tangential distortion was non zero and estimation policy of camera positions set to compute.- Fixed UI localization issues.
----------------------------------------------------------------------- ContextCapture Update 1 - v4.1------------------------------------------------------------------------ Fisheye camera support.- New camera database (camera model, user database, user interface).- New user interface to import positions/rotations from text files.- Video frame import. - Aerotriangulation algorithm improvement (frustum, new input data min/max viewing distance, block type nadir).- Texturing improvement (texturing per sub-triangle).- New command line tool to export a unique LOD mesh from a 3D reconstruction composed of several tiles.- Acute3D Web Viewer version 1.1, with improved loading speed
----------------------------------------------------------------------- ContextCapture - v4.0.1 (hotfix)------------------------------------------------------------------------ When control points were defined but not used, AT was sometimes reported as having failed.
----------------------------------------------------------------------- ContextCapture - v4.0------------------------------------------------------------------------ New packaging of existing editions with updated features and capabilities.- New license system based on Bentley SELECTServer.- New image viewer, with the ability to display the original image when cached one is of lesser quality.- Image masks are displayed.- Fixed TIFF images > 2GB.- New merge blocks command.- AT measurement/orientation priors based on user tie point.- Improved aerotriangulation (improved robustness, new pair selection modes, new photogroup estimation modes).- New control points/tie points features (2D/Z control points, tolerance, check points).- New control points / user tie points / automatic tie points interface.- Improved aerotriangulation report.- Surface constraints: improved multiselection management.- Surface constraint: abitily to import OBJ meshes in any spatial reference system.- Touchups can now be managed in any spatial reference system.- A tile covered by some surface constraint is now reconstructed even if photogrammetry fails everywhere (e.g. water areas with not tie point at all).- New reconstruction planar simplification mode.- Improved texturing (improved UV mapping, image blending, inpainting).- Improved production and level-of-detail processing, new productions options (overlap, skirts, maximum texture size), speed and memory usage improvements.- New point cloud output format: POD.- New mesh export format: GoogleEarth KML.- New orthophoto output format: KML super-overlay.- New webGL viewer Acute3D Web Viewer and new 3MX format.- New production 3D view tab.- New measurement tools, including surface and volume measurement.
----------------------------------------------------------------------- Smart3DCapture v3.2 hotfix 5------------------------------------------------------------------------ Fixed GPU memory estimation issue with GTX970- LOD tree export format: fixed height issue when producing with a SRS using a geoid grid, removed erroneous SRSOrigin in metadata.
----------------------------------------------------------------------- Smart3DCapture v3.2 hotfix 4------------------------------------------------------------------------ Fixed colored spots on some textured models
----------------------------------------------------------------------- Smart3DCapture v3.2 hotfix 3------------------------------------------------------------------------ Fixed production return message for empty tiles when keeping them- Fixed texture colorimetry on evaluation version
----------------------------------------------------------------------- Smart3DCapture v3.2 hotfix 2------------------------------------------------------------------------ Fixed AT failure in some cases when using small photos.- Fixed issue with texture paths in DAE files with some TEMP directory definitions, concerns LOD tree export and Collada format.- Fixed non-optimal pair selection for reconstruction with some spatial reference systems with significant rotation from WGS84 referential.
----------------------------------------------------------------------- Smart3DCapture v3.2 hotfix 1------------------------------------------------------------------------ Fixed reconstruction failure happening in some cases when tiles are void.- Reference manager: fixed issue when modifying slash and antislash characters.- Reconstruction: fixed warning consistency issue.- Improved behaviour with long project paths.
----------------------------------------------------------------------- Smart3DCapture v3.2------------------------------------------------------------------------ AT: improved performance.- Block export: new option for exporting photos without lens distortion.- Surface constraints: ability to import several KML files at once.- Control points: ability to import 3D positions from a TXT file.- Improved error feedback.- AT: higher success rate.- Reconstruction: improved performance.- Hardware requirements: an NVIDIA GPU is no longer required.- Software update notification and automatic camera database update.- Photogroups: new command to import/export camera optical properties.- Sensor size/focal length are now optional, aerotriangulation uses a 35 mm equivalent focal length of 50 mm by default.- Updated spatial reference system database (fixed EGM96 grid, added IGN69 grid)- Advanced/Expert editions: tie points and control points are now supported for block import/export; position and rotation can now be fixed during aerotriangulation.- Improved LOD tree export geometry accuracy and performance.- Improved UI: multiselection management on treeview.- New reconstruction option to disable color equalization.- New production formats: Autodesk FBX, StereoLithography STL, Collada DAE.- Smart3DCapture Settings: new option "Reactivate license automatically" allow to disable automatic license reactivation from the internet.- Orthophoto: Color source is now set by default to Reference 3D model texture.- Fixed missing nodes problem on productions with LOD.- 3D reconstruction interface : new interactive edition of the region of interest.- New user tie points editor.- New pair selection modes for aerotriangulation: sequence and loop, simplify the processing for some datasets.- New SDK including a Python module, allowing to access all features of Smart3DCapture Master.
----------------------------------------------------------------------- Smart3DCapture v3.1 - hotfix 1/2------------------------------------------------------------------------ Fixed reconstruction for VisionMap A3D cameras- Fixed AT Report when GCP are used for rigid registration- Fixed AT when GCP are used and no initial AT is known
----------------------------------------------------------------------- Smart3DCapture v3.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ New photo downsampling feature.- New aerotriangulation "Multi-pass" algorithm.- New aerotriangulation options: keypoints density control Normal/High, component construction mode One-pass/Multi-pass, estimation groups Per photogroup/Per photo.- Speed-up of reconstruction of very large photos.- Repaired position/rotation Keep estimation mode.- Fixed job status update issue after renaming items in project tree view.- New license system.- New user interface component workflow wizard.- New Publish to Sketchfab function for single tile OBJ productions.- Fixed a bug that caused an Error code 6 message with some graphic cards.- Fixed several minor bugs.
----------------------------------------------------------------------- Smart3DCapture v3.0 - hotfix 1------------------------------------------------------------------------ Fixed an issue in reconstruction that might produce holes or distorted textures in some tiles, especially with VisionMap A3 camera.
----------------------------------------------------------------------- Smart3DCapture v3.0------------------------------------------------------------------------ New packaging of existing editions with updated features and capabilities.- New edition Smart3DCapture Advanced.- New type of production Orthophoto/DSM: Produce interoperable raster layers for visualization and analysis in third-party GIS/CAD software or image processing tools.- New inter-tile color equalization function, to limit color differences between tiles.- Texture mapping improvements: among all the available candidates, the model is textured with the sharpest image.- New geometry precision mode Ultra, to perform 3D reconstructions with stunning geometric details.- New geometry precision mode Medium, faster and more memory-efficient reconstruction mode (recommended for orthophoto and DSM).- New reference manager interface to check project resources, and repair or update links.- New System information tab in Smart3DCapure Settings to ease identification of system issues and technical support.- Updated project file format, and job file format: faster and more scalable.- Import blocks now supports MS Excel XLSX format.- S3C format change (caution: compatibility with previous Viewer versions is broken).- Block photos/photogroups table now enable sorting.- Fixed issue when deleting photos from the block 3D view.- Fixed XLS import compatibility issue.- Updated production definition and production item UI.- Improved error feedback (missing photo during AT, missing SRS grid, etc.).- Updated Engine specialization types: AT, TileProduction and RasterProduction (Caution: previous type Reconstruction is not supported anymore).- Updated camera database.
----------------------------------------------------------------------- Smart3DCapture v2.2 - hotfix 2------------------------------------------------------------------------ Fixed a bug that caused premature termination of LOD reconstruction for some touched-up models
----------------------------------------------------------------------- Smart3DCapture v2.2 - hotfix 1------------------------------------------------------------------------ Fixed bug in reconstruction spatial framework 3D view when changing ENU spatial reference system.- Fixed aerotriangulation for imported blocks of type "Aerial".- Fixed navigation issue in the quality control interface with Ctrl and Shift keys.- Fixed WindowsXP compatibility issue.- Fixed a bug that caused premature termination of some LOD reconstruction.- Updated camera database.
----------------------------------------------------------------------- Smart3DCapture v2.2------------------------------------------------------------------------ New reconstruction constraints feature: user-defined priors can now be incorporated in the 3D reconstruction process to correctly handle challenging cases such as water surfaces, glass facades, uniform walls, - Improved texturing algorithm: new automatic color compensation algorithm to produce textures with good color homogeneity, even under varying exposure.- New quality control tool: integrated 3D view to inspect and tag tiles of the reference 3D model, in order to plan and monitor large-scale production processes.- New output format: SpacEyes3D Builder layer.- New 3D interface for tile selection.- Block import/export improvement: more export options (choice of spatial reference system and rotation format), new supported tags in XML and XLS formats.- Updated XML import sample file, with more detailed comments and real data of the Paris 2012 dataset.- Added document describing Smart3DCapture camera model.- UI improvements and optimization for reconstructions with a large number of tiles.- Reconstruction reference 3D model: new option to reset texture only.- Fixed import bug when using measurements in mm for control points and tie points.- Fixed bug with Cartesian control points coordinates.- New production option: 100% quality JPEG.- Production option "Keep untextured regions" is now enabled by default.- Improved aerotriangulation for imported blocks of type "Aerial".- Fixed bug with ungroup photogroups function: component, sensor focal length and sensor size are now kept.- S3C scene optimization (SceneComposer): allows to display very large datasets with Smart3DCapture Viewer.- Updated camera database.- Fixed several minor bugs.
----------------------------------------------------------------------- Smart3DCapture v2.1.2 - hotfix 1------------------------------------------------------------------------ Smart3DCapture SceneComposer: fixed rounding error impacting Smart3DCapture Viewer coordinate measurement accuracy.- Fixed submission issue with LODTree export format when using a custom production SRS.- Updated camera database.
----------------------------------------------------------------------- Smart3DCapture v2.1.2------------------------------------------------------------------------ Drastic (3x-8x) reduction of the disk space occupied by temporary files.- Aerotriangulation can now link several components thanks to control points.- New hole-filling processing option.- Tiles selection in production: new Invert selection button.- Tiling option to not discard empty tiles.- Tiling processing optimization.- Fixed Master crash if the job queue is not defined.- Updated camera database.- Fixed several minor bugs.
----------------------------------------------------------------------- Smart3DCapture v2.1.1------------------------------------------------------------------------ Reduced memory requirements of aerotriangulation of large blocks.- Fixed bug in control points editing, regarding automatic image selection.- Tiles selection in production: fixed issue when sorting tiles.- SceneComposer: new settings for maximum navigation height and maximum oblique viewing angle.- Fixed problem with KML import ROI/tile selection (support of 2D KML and KML with multigeometries, editable ROI minZ/maxZ).- Fixed production problem for reconstructions using SRS with vertical datum shift grid.- Fixed several minor bugs.
----------------------------------------------------------------------- Smart3DCapture v2.1.0------------------------------------------------------------------------ New web publishing feature: Smart3DCapture customers can now host 3D models in S3C format on a standard web server, for remote navigation with Smart3DCapture free Viewer.- Ability to produce dense point clouds with color in LAS format.- Choice of output spatial reference system now supported for all production formats.- New spatial reference system selector with integrated database.- Improved node weight balancing for LOD formats and new node size option.- New types of LOD: simple levels, quadtree, octree, and Bing Maps.- Import blocks now supports MS Excel format.- Ability to export block to the same BlocksExchange format used for import (old AT export format is still available).- New Exif GPS tags altitude reference management (use sea level reference by default rather than WGS84 ellipsoid).- Central tiles are now processed in priority during production.- Improved block interface (new columns, new warnings, edition/removal from 3D view, SRS choice for pose display).- Improved dialog for checking image files integrity (new option to check the entire image file, new function to remove invalid photos).- Improved retouching dialog, retouching levels are now managed in two distinct areas.- Fixed problems with SRS definition including quotes.- SceneComposer: new tile selection functions (allowing to work with Viewer tile selection tool), removed obsolete altitude reference option.- Fixed a bug in LOD generation causing holes in coarse LOD levels, in the presence of very large triangles, e.g. created during retouching or generated by mesh simplification in flat regions.- Fixed several minor bugs.
----------------------------------------------------------------------- Smart3DCapture v2.0.7------------------------------------------------------------------------ Fixed a compatibility issue between NVIDIA optimus and 4th generation Intel Core i7 processors under Windows 7.- Fixed issue on AT result when the AT cannot handle entire photogroups.
----------------------------------------------------------------------- Smart3DCapture v2.0.6------------------------------------------------------------------------ Drastic (3x-8x) reduction of the disk space occupied by project files.- Fixed some occasional black stains on texture.- Fixed problem to save the project with some specific make/model Exif tags.- Ability to acquire control points in any SRS ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Smart3DCapture v2.0.5------------------------------------------------------------------------ Fixed issue with automatic selection mode activation in the control point interface.- Fixed a graphics driver out-of-memory error happening with a particular image size (~100 Mpixels for a GPU with 1GB of dedicated memory).- Updated camera database.- Fixed problem with control points names in blocks import.
----------------------------------------------------------------------- Smart3DCapture v2.0.4------------------------------------------------------------------------ Now includes Smart3DCapture User manual in an assistant and in PDF format.- 3D reconstruction: fixed a bug related to the reconstruction algorithm introduced in v1.9.3.- Reference 3D model: reset clears now any existing cache (force reconstruction to restart from scratch).- Reference 3D model: internal tile texture is now displayed in Smart3DCapture Viewer.- Support of image mask for aerotriangulation and reconstruction.- Photogroup creation now ignores image dimensions in the Exif tag.- Fixed several minor bugs.
----------------------------------------------------------------------- Smart3DCapture v2.0.3------------------------------------------------------------------------ BlocksExchange files: ability to specify lens distortion coefficients of a photogroup.- Block type display in block dashboard.- Fixed several minor bugs.
----------------------------------------------------------------------- Smart3DCapture v2.0.2------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ability to disable image preview (to be used for huge photos located on a network share).- Ability to ungroup a photogroup (to be used when photos where taken by a camera rig or continuously zooming/unzooming)- BlocksExchange files: ability to specify the base path of photos.- BlocksExchange files: ability to specify tie points positions.- BlocksExchange files: ability to import control points without any image measurement.- New request tool for missing camera sensor in the database.- Fixed a bug happening when entering control points without any image measurement.- Fixed several minor bugs.
----------------------------------------------------------------------- Smart3DCapture v2.0.1------------------------------------------------------------------------ Fixed a bug happening when migrating a project from Smart3DCapture v1 with some photos having EXIF tags for 35mm-equivalent focal length.
----------------------------------------------------------------------- Smart3DCapture v2.0.0------------------------------------------------------------------------ Completely new graphical user interface with a project tree, editable property sheets for the different project objects, photo thumbnails, interactive 3D visualization, intuitive process monitoring, and more.- New "Block" concept gathering a set of photos, their metadata and their interior/exterior orientation typically estimated by aerotriangulation. A project now contains several blocks, either corresponding to a same set of photos with different versions of their associated information, or to different sets of photos of a same scene.- Drastic speed-up of aerotriangulation of large blocks.- Aerotriangulation is now processed by the Engine, which keeps the Master available at all times.- New aerotriangulation report including statistics on tie point extraction & matching, bundle adjustment and positioning.- Ability to split a very large imported aerial block in several parts or to extract a sub-block from it before aerotriangulation, for an even better scalability.- Ability to configure the estimation policy of the different block parameters during aerotriangulation: depending on the context, tie points, focal length, principal point and lens distortion can be computed from scratch, adjusted or kept constant.- Ability to define the region-of-interest and tiling of a reconstruction in any spatial reference system.- Ability to apply retouches in a third-party software on both geometry and texture before final production.- Instantaneous submission of 3D production, so that the user interface is constantly responsive.- Improved 3D reconstruction quality: reduced noise.- Smart3DCapture Scanner Edition now has a more flexible limitation: up to 10 gigapixels per block.
----------------------------------------------------------------------- Smart3DCapture v1.9.5------------------------------------------------------------------------ Project import: bug fixes.- Multi-engine computation: stability improvements.- Latest version before v2.
----------------------------------------------------------------------- Smart3DCapture v1.9.4------------------------------------------------------------------------ Project import: - Pose replaces Navigation and AT. - Measurements in images may also be in millimeters. - Ability to specify camera plane orientation. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Smart3DCapture v1.9.3------------------------------------------------------------------------ Improved 3D reconstruction performance: fewer holes, fewer geometric and topological artefacts, more faithful mesh simplification, reduced memory use.- Added ability to automatically split a large aerial imagery block to several blocks of manageable size.- More robust grid computing system to reliably handle large clusters.- Fixed several bugs happening when importing some projects from XML.- Added support to photographs in Panasonic raw format.
----------------------------------------------------------------------- Smart3DCapture v1.9.2------------------------------------------------------------------------ Fixed a bug when adding advanced options with S3CSceneComposer.
----------------------------------------------------------------------- Smart3DCapture v1.9.1------------------------------------------------------------------------ Fixed a bug that prevented the opening of some XML import files.
----------------------------------------------------------------------- Smart3DCapture v1.9.0------------------------------------------------------------------------ New output format: Collada files + LOD tree.- Submission: production of a sub list of all the tiles.- Submission: production of all the touch-up candidates at once.- Touch-up: when producing a touch-up candidate, exporting its bounding box in a OBJ file.- Touch-up: import and submission of several touched-up models at once- S3CControlPoints: thumbnails and very large photos are cached.- Mapper and Surveyor editions: project import from an XML file, containing navigation and/or an initial AT.- Mapper and Surveyor editions: in S3CControlPoints, if navigation is known, automatic selection of photos viewing a given control point.- Adding image dimensions to the XML export of an AT.- Fixed a bug that froze GPU on some configurations.- Fixed a bug that caused premature termination of some LOD reconstruction.
----------------------------------------------------------------------- Smart3DCapture v1.8.7------------------------------------------------------------------------ Import of retouched OBJ files: improved compatibility with models produced by different softwares.- New functionality: export of AT result into an XML file.- New functionality: input images may contain masks.
----------------------------------------------------------------------- Smart3DCapture v1.8.6------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ability to display the list of photos successfully included in an AT.- New debug mode for Smart3DCapture Engine to track GPU-related errors.- Mapper Edition: improved robustness and speed of AT imports.
----------------------------------------------------------------------- Smart3DCapture v1.8.5------------------------------------------------------------------------ Fixed a bug in the Evaluation edition, when reconstructing an empty tile.
----------------------------------------------------------------------- Smart3DCapture v1.8.4------------------------------------------------------------------------ Less annoying watermarks in the Evaluation edition.- Automatic switch to high-performance renderer on NVIDIA Optimus platform now works for older drivers.- Fixed a bug when matching very large photos (>100 Mpixels), which caused holes and/or inaccuracies in the 3D model.- Fixed a bug when importing a KML polygon to limit 3D production to an area-of-interest. It is no more needed to create the polygon inside a folder.- Fixed a possible memory overflow during 3D reconstruction when the graphics card mistakenly produces infinite or NaN numbers.- Improved discriminative power of key points used by AT.
----------------------------------------------------------------------- Smart3DCapture v1.8.3------------------------------------------------------------------------ Fixed a bug in licensing system under Windows XP.- Reduced memory footprint when matching very large photos (e.g. Vexcel UltraCam XP).
----------------------------------------------------------------------- Smart3DCapture v1.8.2------------------------------------------------------------------------ Some metadata of the output 3D model are now saved to an xml file in the output directory.- Fixed a bug in Smart3DCapture SceneComposer when the logo is modified.- Fixed a bug happening when performing several reconstructions in different coordinate systems with a same AT.
----------------------------------------------------------------------- Smart3DCapture v1.8.0------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3D models can now be produced in OSGB, a native format of the open source OpenSceneGraph library (http://www.openscenegraph.org/).- A new tool is now available: Smart3DCapture SceneComposer. It allows to edit a root S3C file by adding or removing tiles, editing the logo, tweaking default display settings, changing the reference altitude, and more. This tool advantageously replaces Smart3DCapture ChangeLogo.- The "Layout" concept is renamed to the more explicit "Reconstruction" concept. Please note that, as in previous versions, after a Reconstruction is defined, it has to be submitted to Smart3DCapture Engine for its actual production.- The different tiles of a 3D model are now gathered in a "Data" subdirectory, for easier browsing of output files, and notably an easier access to the root S3C file.- Fixed a bug in the texturing of very coarse LOD. There are no more black artefacts when visualizing the 3D model from far away.- Fixed problem for input photographs larger than the maximum texture size allowed by the graphics card.- Automatic switch to high-performance renderer on NVIDIA Optimus platform.- Fixed problem of Windows errors about GPU timeout.- Tiles are now processed by increasing order of distance from the centroid of the input photographs. As a consequence, the area of higher interest is likely to be processed first.- Moving obstacles are better handled during texturing.- It is now possible to tweak the computation of aerotriangulations and 3D reconstructions for a specific application using preset files provided by Acute3D's support team.- RAW photographs are better handled. Cameras were added to the built-in database. GPS tags can be automatically imported from XMP files.- The number of fragments in texture atlases has been significantly reduced.- We have fixed many other minor bugs.