PointCab share 3.9 R8- January 2021
New functions:
- Added distance and 3d point measurability in 3D Panoramas (bubble view)
- Added settings, so panorama settings can be adapted
- Added settings: adjust icon & text size
- Added settings: adjust units
General improvements:
- Changed behavior: Standard for opening Panoramas is now 3D view + color
- Tools can be operated by the shortcuts 1-7 (from left to right; 1=Select, 7=Text)
- Fix side by side configuration, so it is now completely portable without any necessary installations
- Fix graphics card, High performance GPU is now chosen as the standard.
- Fix distance tool in georeferenced projects
- Fix windows warning starting external software
- Fix GUI colors and buttons
Advanced data formats – Import/export:
PointCab Share 3.9 – December 2020
NEW RELEASE!
PointCab 4Revit – September 2020
New functions:
- Direct transfer of vector lines
General improvements:
- Compatibility with Autodesk Revit 2021
- Dongle License Fix: Activation/Deactivation button inserted for Dongle Licenses
Advanced data formats – Import/export:
PointCab 3.9 R8 – June 2020
New functions:
- Added histogram equalization for Reflectivity panoramas
General improvements:
- Added 4 Inch Image Resolution
- Fix point cloud importer
- Fix import unstructured RCP Project
- Fix possible crash 2D to 3D Panorama switch
Advanced data formats – Import/export:
- Added point cloud export for SEMA (*.spw files)
PointCab 3.9 R6 – April 2020
New functions:
- Added histogram equalization for Reflectivity panoramas
General improvements:
- Camera view in dwg/dxf for orthophotos planar & origin now from the topview
- Ctrl+C in Transformation calculator
- Fix possible crash switching panorama planar to bubble
- Fix possible crash in curved section
- Fix curved section alignment in dwg
- Fix scan positions not visulized in registration view panorama
- Fix loading features in transformation calculator
- Fix cluster colorization
- Fix not complete loaded panorama
- Fix possible crash when scrolling through registration panoramas
Advanced data formats – Import/export:
- Added standard import options for GeoSLAM data
- Added standard import options for NavVis data
PointCab 4Revit 1.3 R0 – February 2020
New functions:
- Mesh transfer
General improvements:
- Fix Licensing
Advanced data formats – Import/export:
PointCab 3.9 R4 – February 2020
New functions:
General improvements:
- Fix Dongle
- Fix PDF Shortcuts
Advanced data formats – Import/export:
PointCab 3.9 R2 – February 2020
New functions:
General improvements:
- Add Align tool movable in non standard views
- Fix crash in Registration view when scrolling through panoramas
- Fix not loading Panorama tiles
- Fix possible crash in Mesh
Advanced data formats – Import/export:
- Fix TIMMs Area file format
- Fix Import advanced importer
- Fix structured RCP point cloud export
- Fix unstructured RCP point cloud Export
- Fix las/laz import not loading all points
PointCab 4Revit 1.3 – December 2019
New functions:
- Bounding box function: Create a bounding box out of objects for which there is no function in PC4R. Extract the precise coordinates of BIM objects (Maschines, furniture etc.) and transfer them to Revit as a neutral element. The bounding box can be changed into any Revit object.
- Align tool: Align your project in PointCab and transfer the new coordinates to Revit. The large coordinates limit (30 000 m) is now obsolete
General improvements:
- Fix Online License
- Serveral minor bug fixes
Advanced data formats – Import/export:
PointCab 3.9 R0 – December 2019
New functions:
- Add non-linear point cloud transformation with control points
- Add panorama view and viewangle direction visualization
- Add scan positions in panorama view
- Add GeoSLAM & TIMMs image project file import
- Add variance component estimation in Registration
- Add Align to 4CAD send
- Add colorbar for panorama depth map view
- Add new filter for virtual panorama for better quality
- Add vectorization in polygonal section
- Find closest line in vectorization
- Optimize section generation for many core CPU
General improvements:
- Add switch between planar & bubble view
- Add amplifier option for sections
- Add line width for 3D View
- Add spacewarp transparency
- Change virtual panorama visualization to hexagon
- New QT and compiler version (VS17)
- Adjust PDF Logo size
- Fix Merger scanpositions option
- Adjust basic colors for all elements
- GUI optimization
Advanced data formats – Import/export:
- Add Riegl RDBX import
- Add Bentley POD export
- Add Leica E57 import with corrected panorama views
- Accelerated RCP export OutOfCore
- Fix E57 multi unordered point clouds
- Add option for FARO SDK selection
PointCab 4Revit 1.2 – May 2019
New function: Transfer-Tool
General improvements:
- New Transfer Tool for Layouts/Sections
- New Transfer Tool for RCP-PointClouds
Bug fixes:
- Fix Online License issue
PointCab 3.8 R6 – May 2019
New functions:
- Simplified license update
- Projection of 3D points on the elevation model is possible
- Transformation calculator with units and text protocol
- Sphere features in sections manually adjustable
Advanced data formats – Import/export:
- World files for Space Warp tools
- Accelerated RCP export for unstructured point clouds
- Option for LAS import
General improvements:
- 3D points are retained after alignment or transformation
- Decimal separator by computer region
- Delta PDF report improvement
- Cluster import option
- License backup server
- GUI optimization
PointCab 3.8 R4 – January 2019
New functions:
Advanced data formats – Import/export:
- Fix E57 import and export (non conform)
General improvements:
- Optimize open project
- Fix 3D View Pointcloud selection
- Fix duplicate Space Warp functions
- Fix curved section distortions
- Fix Photomatch in sections
- Fix WebExport with point clouds
- GUI Fixes
PointCab 4Revit 1.1 – November 2018
General improvements:
- Licensing to PointCab system & evaluation license
- Now also compatible with Autodesk Revit 2019
- Price change
Bug fixes:
- Fix installation in Windows accounts that contain special characters
- Fix coordinate transfer from oblique sections
PointCab 3.8 R2 – October 2018
New SPACE WARP functions
New functions:
- New Polygonal Section tool
- New Curved Section tool
- New Vectorizer Curve tool
- Add Ellipse Section estimation
- Add LSDX backup history
- Add Autosplit Merger
- Add new Scan colorization by cluster
- Add Cluster based scan selection
- Add Rename projects
Advanced data formats – Import/export:
- New RCP Importer
- Add new Mantis SDK
- Add SEMA protocol
- Fix E57 Importer duplicated names
General improvements:
- US Survey Feet Units
- Option for elevation model computation
- Improved XYZ importer
- Fix GUI
- Update Translations
- 4Revit plug-in now available as internal PointCab Module; compatible now also with Revit 2019
PointCab 3.7 R6 – June 2018
New functions:
- Export feature coordinate file from Transformation Calculator
Advanced data formats – Import/export:
- Fix E57 import and export
General improvements:
- Fix mouse-Panning
- Fix line break for comments in a PDF export
- Fix validity layer for panoramaviews
- Fix GUI
PointCab 3.7 R4 – May 2018
New functions:
- Sphere detection now also in disordered point cloud possible
- Viewer mode in PointCab freely usable without license
- Vector line can be converted to a section plane
- General layer definition now also pre-settable
- ReCap export with ordered point clouds
Advanced data formats – Import/export:
- Fix E57 import
- Fix multi LAS import
- Faro SDK update
General improvements:
- Fix Mesh/Volume; possible crash
- Fix Registration; possible crash
- Fix Section with one scan only
- Restrict point number in WebExport with point clouds
- Fix Merger scaler with imperial metrics
- Fix virtual panorama unprocessed
- Fix 4CAD interface; target definition
- Fix BugReport send log file
- New translation: Turkey
PointCab 3.7 – January 2018
New 3D point cloud viewer
New WebExport
New functions:
- New 3D point cloud viewer
- New Webexport with embedding video, svg and measureable point cloud
- Export point clouds per scan
- Save all Panorama images of a cluster
- Incorporate inclinometer in registration
Advanced data formats – Import/export:
- Read Inclinometer from FARO projects
- E57 export as ordered point cloud
- New Faro SDK
- New LAS/LAZ SDK
- New ZF SDK
General improvements:
- Fix manual target selection
- Fix possible crash when delete targets
- 4CAD interface improvements
- Coordinate importer improvements
- 3D view control improvements
- Romanian translation
PointCab 3.6 R2 – August 2017
New functions:
- Imperial metric unit support
- Clipboard for distances, areas, angles, volumes and 3Dpoints
- Submillimeter section resolutions
- New 3D viewer engine
Advanced data formats – Import/export:
- Read Faro fws/lsproj cluster
- PTG import fix
- New Mantis SDK
- New Faro SDK (fix possible issues)
- New AutoDesk DeCap SDK for RCP export
General improvements:
- Improved Targetfinder
- Panoramaview with Validity and Normals
- Fix Virtual panorama
- Fix 4CAD interface
- Fix Registration with one scan only
- Fix GUI and general improvements
PointCab 3.6 – March 2017
Important new functions
Transform calculator 2D/3D/3D+scale
Transparent layout & sections
WebExport planar panorama
Clustering in registration
Additional new functions:
- Cluster view in advanced importer
- NCTech iStar colourization
- Scan renaming
- CloudExport in planar scans
- Rasterized CloudExport duplication
- Manual save project
Advanced data formats – Import/export:
- E57 Unicode filenames, spherical support
- PLY Import
- TXT registration export
- STL Mesh export
- Detect and repair double imported scans
- Advanced coordinate importer
- Update Faro SDK
General improvements:
- Individual sphere diameter
- Extended 3D point editing
- Quality matrix with correspondence numbers
- Profiler spike filter
- Delta base shift
- WebExport link on logo
- Transformation calculator imports Spheres/Targets/Points
- Registration assign combination preset
- Select all elements by Ctrl+A
- Minimum scan range preset
- Polish translation
- Japanese translation
PointCab 3.5 R4 – June 2016
New functions:
- Auto download/start support tool
Advanced data formats – Import/export:
- Advanced importer – Sort by name/id
- New Faro SDK (fix possible issues)
- New ZF SDK (fix possible issues)
- EsriGrid support
- Fix LAS/LAZ
General improvements:
- Fix possible crashes
- Fix Dongle License Issue
- Optimize Transformation Calculator
PointCab 3.5 R0 – Mai 2016
New functions:
- Full Geodetic Registration (feature/target based)
- Multinetwork license
- 4CAD connection
- Distance measurment in planar scan views
- Vectorizer insert point
- Archive a project (ZIP)
Advanced data formats – Import/export:
- Advanced importer docking
- Import time prediction
- Faro Raw multiple import
- Fix Faro Color scans – reflectivity import
- Fix LAS/RCP export issue
- Element-Export Area and 3d Points
- Webexport for Delta
General improvements:
- GUI improvements
- Layout & 3dPoint unit change (inch, feet, yard)
- Add option for open scan in planar mode
- Add option for open scan in intensity mode
- Add Z coordinate in WebExport to Pano List
- Auto remove inconsistent elements
- Save predefined ColorRamps in Delta/Unfold
- Webexport – Z-Coordinate for scans
- Colorized scan positions by height
- 3D Coordinate in planar views
- Virtual panoaram with coordinates
- Rename jobs
PointCab FARO Scene Apps
Version 1.1 R12:
- Use inclinometer in geodetic registration
- Update for Scene 7.x
Version 1.1 R10:
- Fix numerical instability
Version 1.1 R8:
- Fix nested transformation
Version 1.1 R6:
- New Georeference Module
- Update Gui
Version 1.1 R4:
- Sortable columns
- Plot feature names in connection graph
- Fix possible crash
Version 1.1 R2:
- Speed up adjustment significantly
- Fix numerical issues for some project
- Fix GUI
Version 1.1 R0:
- New GUI setup
- New Module Geodetic Registration
PointCab 3.4 R0 – July 2015
New functions:
- Layout & Section colorization of scans
- Point cloud export as RCP file (Autodesk)
- Point cloud export filter using elevation model
- Transformation calculator with scale estimation
- 4BIMm ArchiCAD connection
- 3D points in planar scans
Advanced data formats – Import/export:
- Point cloud rendering (DAE, 3DS, STL, IFC) import
- LSD(x) import
- dotProduct DP import
- COR, TXT import in transformation calculator
- 3DS export
- Mesh (Step/STP) export
- Fix FLS import
General improvements:
- Layout & Section tools merged
- Cylindrical unfolding – area and volume
- Unfold – planar CAD option for vertical cylinders
- Merger option for transparency (PNG, TIFF only)
- 3D-Points – averaging calculation in neighborhood
- 3D-Points settings
- Vectorizer intersection option
- Virtual panorama – background image
- Fix panorama 3D view
- Fix Cloud2Cloud dialog
- Fix profile in all views
3.3 R2 – Feb. 2015
New functions:
- Virtual panoramas
- Advanced Importer
- Transformation calculator
- Point cloud export octree filter
Advanced data formats – Import/export:
- Point cloud export LAS/LAZ/E57
- 3D points import
- Vectorizer supports layers in DWG/DXF export
- In DWG/DXF 3D points annotation
- Merger/PhotoMatch: XFile export
General improvements:
- Project information
- Optimized Project opening
- Simplified generation of default view
- Revised alignment tool
- Sections improved in color
- Presetting duplication offset
- Optimized Profiler
- Fixed WebExport, fixed Merger Planar, fixed Unfold direction of view
- BugReport upload
3.3 R0 – Sept. 2014
New:
- PhotoMatch tool
- PointClodu Export tool
- Profiler tool
- WebExport: Panoramas optional as intensity
- Textured mesh (Collada/X)
Advanced data formats – Import/export:
- Jpeg2000, WebP support
- PCD, VTP format support
- Export of sections as DWG/DXF
- Mesh and Layout/Section: DirectX export
- Mesh and Volume: Tool for import/export of coordinates
General improvements:
- GUI optimization
- Hide elements permanently
- Mesh optimization
3.2 R0 – July 2014
- Optimized project opening
- Recently opened projects
- Vectorizer polyline
- Vectorizer export of heights in DXF/DWG
- XYZ/PTS/LAS support
- E57 – XYZ support
- Mantis MPC support
- Riegl import properties
- 3D-Points raster orientation
- Delta sub-mm visualization
- Optimization of mesh
- Volume calculation to reference plane
- Reduced tile bound effect
- Translation update
3.1 R2
- 3D-Points raster generation
- Merger subscaling
- Translation update
- GUI improvement
- Speed optimization
- Faro SDK 5.2.5
3.1 R0 – Feb. 2014
- New Delta tool
- New Unfold tool
- New Vectorizer tool
- PTG import improved
- ZF import added
- Layout/Section processing optimized
- AutoMerger and Merger optimized
- Module License overview
- Usability improved
3.0 R10
- Bug fix mesh
- Bug fix of coordinate in Megerc DXF
- User interface improved
- Usability improved
3.0 R8
- Register module added
- WebExport module added
- Mesh module added
- 2.5d module added
- Volume module added
- Sketch module added
- E57 data import added
- Parallel import of project data added
- User interface improved
- Scan positons in 3D view added
- Translation update
3.0 R6
- DWG/DXF planar option optimized
- Overall speed optimization
3.0 R4
- DWG/DXF scale added
3.0 R2
- Color correction