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Export ReCap
I've been working on exporting an LC project to a ReCap project file for the past seven hours. For the past hour the progress bar has shown it is finished but it has continued to add another 5GB or so into the support folder. Wondering if there's a way to know when this will actually be finished?
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Re: Export ReCap
how many scans? how many MB each scan file? which kind of hard disk to read and write: Ssd? pci express m2?
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Re: Export ReCap
Yes finally, thanks. It said "finished" at 54 GB, then ran another two hours and totalled 61 GB.
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Re: Export ReCap
so now you have a ReCap project built on structured point cloud (zfs file) with bubble view.
if you only need to use it to work in autodesk software you may want to have a lighter recap project. in this case better to use unstructured point cloud, lose bubble view but much smaller recap folder.
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if you only need to use it to work in autodesk software you may want to have a lighter recap project. in this case better to use unstructured point cloud, lose bubble view but much smaller recap folder.
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Re: Export ReCap
I don't see an option to export any different version of ReCap? I've tried e57 and las, but both export a file for each scan. The only unstructured option I see is PTS.
Edit: Nevermind, found the export unified option in ReCap. Thanks for the tip! In the past I did all of those types of edits in Cyclone, so never learned much about ReCap except import and use it in Civil3D or Revit
Edit: Nevermind, found the export unified option in ReCap. Thanks for the tip! In the past I did all of those types of edits in Cyclone, so never learned much about ReCap except import and use it in Civil3D or Revit
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Re: Export ReCap
Although, when I tried to export the unified/unstructured from ReCap my support folder more than doubled in size?gabrio wrote: ↑Thu Mar 07, 2019 6:14 am so now you have a ReCap project built on structured point cloud (zfs file) with bubble view.
if you only need to use it to work in autodesk software you may want to have a lighter recap project. in this case better to use unstructured point cloud, lose bubble view but much smaller recap folder.
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Re: Export ReCap
My experience:
- save the regestration to every scan-station
- DONT export to recap-format
- instead: open Recap and IMPORT the ZFS
ZF Support told me that this is the best way, too.
- save the regestration to every scan-station
- DONT export to recap-format
- instead: open Recap and IMPORT the ZFS
ZF Support told me that this is the best way, too.
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Re: Export ReCap
I export scans as .PTX and index them in recap. works fine every time with bubble view and everything. Also you can import .ZFPRJ project directly into Recap.
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Re: Export ReCap
There is a way of reducing the point loud size without losing the bubble views in Recap
Essentially you need to unify the cloud and save it.
Open the project that contains the bubble views, select all the point cloud data and delete it.
Then import the unified dataset that was previously exported.
Recap will still have the bubble views, but non of the cloud
See link below
https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/ ... views.html
Essentially you need to unify the cloud and save it.
Open the project that contains the bubble views, select all the point cloud data and delete it.
Then import the unified dataset that was previously exported.
Recap will still have the bubble views, but non of the cloud
See link below
https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/ ... views.html
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Re: Export ReCap
When you export to rcp from LC, it calls 'DeCap', the decapitated version of ReCap, which is far less efficient than opening the *.zfprj or *.zfs files directly in ReCap IMHO. Keep in mind you do not need ReCap Pro to import these files and create ReCap projects.
Whilst it may go against the grain, sometimes it is preferable to sub-sample your exported files. Subject to the resolution that you have captured your scans, if you want to lighten them up (for use in ReCap), you may want to consider exporting as *.zfs rather than *.e57 or *.ptx, and sub-sample every 2nd column and 2nd row, or more if you see fit.
As a file size comparison, a High/Normal scan exported in this configuration (2x2) is:
*.zfs ~25Mb
*.e57 ~250Mb
*.ptx ~320Mb
If you have captured imagery, and want it in ReCap, create a new project in LC, move the exported *.zfs files into the new project folder, copy the matching *.zfi files, then add the scans to the project. Exit LC and import the newly created *.zfprj file into ReCap, the colour bubble views will be created on import.
Enjoy!
Whilst it may go against the grain, sometimes it is preferable to sub-sample your exported files. Subject to the resolution that you have captured your scans, if you want to lighten them up (for use in ReCap), you may want to consider exporting as *.zfs rather than *.e57 or *.ptx, and sub-sample every 2nd column and 2nd row, or more if you see fit.
As a file size comparison, a High/Normal scan exported in this configuration (2x2) is:
*.zfs ~25Mb
*.e57 ~250Mb
*.ptx ~320Mb
If you have captured imagery, and want it in ReCap, create a new project in LC, move the exported *.zfs files into the new project folder, copy the matching *.zfi files, then add the scans to the project. Exit LC and import the newly created *.zfprj file into ReCap, the colour bubble views will be created on import.
Enjoy!