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The world of reality capture has really taken off in the past couple years due to the wide variety of options for the industry. With the power of reality capture, professionals can use it for inspections, as-built modeling, facility management and more: the possibilities are nearly limitless. This is the same for the software used to process, register, and combine point clouds. 

Comparing Register 360 and Recap Pro

Let’s take a look at the options for point cloud registration, importing and exporting.

Registration

Leica Register 360
  • Alignment – There are auto-alignment and visual alignment tools that let you see how two scans will merge from a top-down view and a side-view (Cloud bundle alignment and registration supported).
  • Target and Targetless Registration – Fully supports target (black & white and sphere) and targetless registration.
  • Errors, links, & registration reporting – Full registration report created while publishing with an active window showing link strengths and errors.
  • TruSlicer – Quickly slice the cloud in the X, Y, and Z directions to view the quality of your alignments and registration
  • GeoTags – Create, edit, and publish GeoTags for downstream use in TruView, JetStream, and soon Cyclone Enterprise 360
Autodesk Recap Pro
  • Alignment – There are auto-alignment and visual alignment tools, as well as a preview of the overlap and balance numbers before merging two scans.
  • Target and Targetless Registration – Fully supports target (black & white and sphere) and targetless registration.
  • Errors, links, & registration reporting – Full registration report available after registration

Import Formats

Export Formats

Conclusion

As a part of ATG’s Reality Capture Team, I have used both programs on almost every project I work on. Just like drawing a LINE in AutoCAD, there are at least 12 different ways of drawing that line. Same can be said with software built to register and deliver point clouds. It is just getting to know and understand the software to become more productive with the tools available.

This blog is written by Reality Capture Specialist Justin DeVore.

Behind the Blog: Meet Justin DeVore

Justin has over 18 years of experience in the AEC industry with a genuine passion for bringing things to life and sharing knowledge with others.

He started as a civil drafter before moving up to designer, then CAD and IT support for a large national firm. From residential to subdivision to large commercial centers, Justin has been involved in many types of civil and construction projects.

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