Hello everyone,
I've created a registration in Cyclone and once I linked all the scans together I exported as e57. Then I imported the e57 file into Recap and exported an .rcp file. However, when I import the rcp file into AutoCAD there is gaps (data missing) in the point cloud that should not be there.
Any ideas what could I do differently would be really helpfull.
Thank you
Gaps in the point cloud when converting e57 to .rcp in Recap
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Re: Gaps in the point cloud when converting e57 to .rcp in Recap
Can you supply a screen shot? Perhaps Cyclone + Recap + Autocad showing the comparison?
Whole scans missing? Or parts of a scan(s)?
Do you happen to have multiple scans in the same station/scanworld? As in - have you done say a 360 degree scan plus a higher res window scan in the same place?
Any reason you wanted to export the rcp? Is this a decimated/unified RCP? The original recap will link to Autocad too - just saving a step.
Whole scans missing? Or parts of a scan(s)?
Do you happen to have multiple scans in the same station/scanworld? As in - have you done say a 360 degree scan plus a higher res window scan in the same place?
Any reason you wanted to export the rcp? Is this a decimated/unified RCP? The original recap will link to Autocad too - just saving a step.
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Re: Gaps in the point cloud when converting e57 to .rcp in Recap
All the scans are 360 degree scans, at different positions, linked based on common overlapping data. It is just parts of different scans missing, not a whole scan.
We export the Unified rcp file so we can import the point cloud into AutoCAD, because we cannot import the exported e57 from Cyclone.
The point cloud looks corrent-without gaps in Cyclone.
Also when we registers scans in Recap and export rcp files we never have gaps.
We only have gaps when we convert e57 to rcp.
We export the Unified rcp file so we can import the point cloud into AutoCAD, because we cannot import the exported e57 from Cyclone.
The point cloud looks corrent-without gaps in Cyclone.
Also when we registers scans in Recap and export rcp files we never have gaps.
We only have gaps when we convert e57 to rcp.
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Re: Gaps in the point cloud when converting e57 to .rcp in Recap
Open a new model space, delete it all then go via scan world explorer switching on the scans you wish to export - i have seen the older version of Cyclone miss a perfect cube shaped area of data on a larger export before!
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Re: Gaps in the point cloud when converting e57 to .rcp in Recap
Unify in Cyclone first .. then pts or something into Recap ..
But Autocad can take normal recap .. dont need to unify as well.
But Autocad can take normal recap .. dont need to unify as well.
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Re: Gaps in the point cloud when converting e57 to .rcp in Recap
Thank you James
It seems like we don't have gaps if I export a .pts file from Cyclone.
It seems like we don't have gaps if I export a .pts file from Cyclone.
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Re: Gaps in the point cloud when converting e57 to .rcp in Recap
Indexing a e57 in recap make sure you tick the first box - don’t edit weak points, That will create gaps.
Export to rcs after indexing - you shouldn’t have any issues.
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Export to rcs after indexing - you shouldn’t have any issues.
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