Without going into too much detail, let's just say a client wants to be able to view point clouds.?ÿ These people are not savy about CAD or high end point cloud software or anything like that, different profession.
Leica had a pretty good solution, create a Jetstream file then put it on a USB flash drive with the free viewer and it was pretty simple to view it.?ÿ But Leica appears to have taken that away which is disappointing.?ÿ I had been trying to get my employer to buy the Jetstream capability but it never happened, now I'm not so sure it matters or is useful anymore.
Any thoughts on simple ways to deliver a pointcloud with a viewer a lay person could use just to view it?
One option might be to record a fly-by video of the cloud, and deliver an MP4.
I use Trimble Clarity. Here is a link to a scan I did of some powerlines - https://app.clarity.trimble.com/share/1e06f7db-616e-4610-b1c4-e3cb58e22226
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On the left side of the screen there is a menu options that allows you to take basic measurements from the scan
Look at the vendor of the software you used to create the point cloud. I use Pix4D, TopoDOT, and Faro, they all have a unique web based browser interface and cloud services that allow anyone to view, manage and measure point clouds.
Web-based is the way to go in my opinion, especially if there is a need for collaboration. No need to overnight a flash drive or for clients to install anything on their own machines, which might be locked down by IT.
I haven't looked in a while, but I remember there are a LOT of new web-based viewers out there now that UAS has really taken off (pun intended). When I was hunting around about 2-3 years ago out of idle curiosity, there were too many for me to reasonably test side-by-side on my own time.
Potree, BloomCE, and FARO Scene Webshare are a couple of the top names that came up.
I've used Trimble Clarity and really liked it, but I cannot remember whether it will ingest data from outside sources; I always published to the cloud project directly from TBC.
Faro Scene had a great way to publish the point cloud along with the image The end user could click and see the site from anywhere the scanner was set up. They could even do measurements for rough work and place notes or comments for all who where working different aspects of a project for collaboration. ?ÿI think Trimble Clarity is about the same. ?ÿI think it was called Scene to go back when I was using it. ?ÿ
Without going into too much detail, let's just say a client wants to be able to view point clouds.?ÿ These people are not savy about CAD or high end point cloud software or anything like that, different profession.
Leica had a pretty good solution, create a Jetstream file then put it on a USB flash drive with the free viewer and it was pretty simple to view it.?ÿ But Leica appears to have taken that away which is disappointing.?ÿ I had been trying to get my employer to buy the Jetstream capability but it never happened, now I'm not so sure it matters or is useful anymore.
Any thoughts on simple ways to deliver a pointcloud with a viewer a lay person could use just to view it?
I thought I just saw a sponsored post around here a few days ago.?ÿ Maybe try a search.
My mistake. I actually saw it here:
I don't really know anything about it, but it sounded interesting.?ÿ
Without going into too much detail, let's just say a client wants to be able to view point clouds.?ÿ These people are not savy about CAD or high end point cloud software or anything like that, different profession.
Leica had a pretty good solution, create a Jetstream file then put it on a USB flash drive with the free viewer and it was pretty simple to view it.?ÿ But Leica appears to have taken that away which is disappointing.?ÿ I had been trying to get my employer to buy the Jetstream capability but it never happened, now I'm not so sure it matters or is useful anymore.
Any thoughts on simple ways to deliver a pointcloud with a viewer a lay person could use just to view it?
https://leica-geosystems.com/products/laser-scanners/software/leica-truview
Under software.
