It’s surprising how easy it is to create a 3D mesh from drone captured imagery using ReCap Photo. In the event your aerial images contain GPS metadata (Latitude, Longitude, Altitude) ReCap photo can leverage this information to scale and geospatially locate the mesh. If higher accuracy is required, ReCap photo allows you to assign Ground Control Points such that the resulting 3D mesh is aligned to surveyed coordinates.
Whenever ReCap Photo processes a mesh, it can also generate a point cloud and/or ortho TIF if desired. These assets can then be easily incorporated into a Civil 3D or InfraWorks model. In this week’s installment we’ll use ReCap Photo to create an accurate 3D mesh that leverages surveyed ground control points. If you are interested, I’ve created a quick video that walks through the workflow…
After my "RW5 Import" post a few weeks ago, I had a request to show bringing a local survey file into a coordinate space already defined by fixed control points in the Survey Database. The best technique can vary depending on how the data was collected, but I hope this video gets the general point across.
Check out the video below to see this workflow in action.
Autodesk Vehicle tracking makes it possible to create parking geometry meeting most any standard using only a couple mouse clicks. Editing a parking design is just as easy by leveraging the many provided grips. On occasion however, you may have a need to break, or trim a parking row created using Autodesk Vehicle Tracking.
Even though AVT does not offer these options, it is possible to perform similar edits using the Create Access Road tool. In this week’s installment, we’ll explore some ways to split parking rows using the access road feature.
If you are interested, I’ve created a quick recording that walks through the workflows...
For those of you that know me, I’m one of those people who doesn’t like to throw anything away. I just can’t get past the angst that I might need (or be able to use) the discarded item(s) at some point in the future.
That is the catalyst for today’s installment.
In short, we will be reviewing how to create Regions in ReCap Pro. Using Regions, we can quickly cleanup / organize Point Cloud information. We do this by selecting a series of unnecessary points (as defined by our particular project needs) and rather than deleting them, we add them to a Region that can be hidden from view.
In doing so, these points are removed from our display but can be easily restored if they are ever required in the future.
Regions = A non-destructive approach to deleting. 😊
When analyzing a swept path, it’s important to remember that the envelopes represent the smallest area required for a vehicle to maneuver. The closer those envelopes are to curbs, signage, or building corners, the smaller the margin of error is for the driver. Fortunately, Autodesk Vehicle Tracking provides a way to assign an offset (or “buffer”) to a swept path to compensate for the imperfections of real world drivers, vehicles, or conditions. Designing to this offset helps ensure vehicles can successfully navigate a site and reduces the risk of collisions.
Offsets are applied using a “report”. Reports are a lot like Civil 3D styles in that they control the appearance of a swept path. In today’s installment, we’ll learn how to edit a report such that it displays an offset envelope. If you are interested, I’ve created a video below that walks through everything…
-Jeff
NOTE: For more information on creating, applying or editing swept path reports, please watch this video -https://youtu.be/-GwXCzeybfc
This week, I was asked the question about the various ways to build a surface from ground shots that are in text format. Since I discussed taking raw data and text files through the Survey Database last week, I thought it made sense to add a short clip on this topic.
Many times the classic "import to cogo-build surface from cogo" method is best as you have full control over the data that drives the surface. But other times, you just want to throw a bunch of dummy ground shots into your surface and keep the drawing as lightweight as possible. To this end, please enjoy this week's video:
In today’s installment well look at a really quick way to create parking lot striping using Autodesk Vehicle Tracking. The “trick” involves using the Parallel Row feature in conjunction with a selected object. For example; after launching the command, simply pick on the edge of pavement to instantly create parking stalls that are parallel to that geometry. (The select object feature works with alignments, arcs, lines or polylines.)
Creating parking stalls in this way can save you a ton of picks and clicks! If you are interested I’ve created a video below that demonstrates the workflow...
