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--- dev:whats_new:version_214 [2021/04/29 10:20]
jeroen [Highlights]
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paulien [Highlights]
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-===== What's New Session =====
+===== What's New Presentation =====
+The recorded What's New presentation can be watched on-demand \\
+https://event.on24.com/wcc/r/3082939/45A3F025778059FFA5CB5F3EB624E8EA/2216242
-The recorded What's New presentation can be watched on-demand [[https://event.on24.com/wcc/r/3082939/45A3F025778059FFA5CB5F3EB624E8EA/2216242?partnerref=SocialMedia|here]].
 ===== Highlights =====
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+See blogpost on [[https://communities.bentley.com/products/3d_imaging_and_point_cloud_software/b/weblog/posts/orbit-3d-mapping-solutions---new-version-21-4]]
 ===== 3DM Desktop Core =====
-=== New Features and Enhancements ===
+=== New Features ===
-  * Shortcut to Save All Edited Datasets \\ The shortcut CTRL+S has been moved from saving the current workspace to saving all edited datasets.
-  * Chinese & Japanese Translations \\ Chinese and Japanese have been added as a language to use. The text buttons are not set to bold anymore.
   * Bing Implementation
     * The object search field can be switched to Microsoft Bing geocoding service. This can also be saved in a workspace.
     * The Aerial and Roads Bing basemaps are supported and by default available in all installations.
+  * New Tool 'Cluster Objects' \\
+    * Objects can be clustered by distance. The cluster point is the average of the objects or the center of the cluster.
+    * Objects can be clustered by attributes: group by attribute and/or distinct attribute.
+  * New Tool 'Convert 2D to 3D' \\
+    * A point, line or area vector file with 2D coordinates can be converted to 3D coordinates.
+    * A point, line or area vector file with 2D/3D coordinates can be converted to a line, area or box vector file.
+    * The fill color can be applied to the 3D box objects.
+  * New Tool 'Strip Attributes \\ Retain or remove the selected attributes or Orbit attributes from a vector file. The source can be a ovt, ovf or mapping run.
+=== Enhancements ===
+  * Chinese & Japanese Translations \\ Chinese and Japanese have been added as a language to use. The text buttons are not set to bold anymore.
+  * Shortcut to Save All Edited Datasets \\ The shortcut CTRL+S has been moved from saving the current workspace to saving all edited datasets.
   * Improvements on Editing and Creating Vector File Structure
     * Previously added attributes can be modified by selecting them and using the set icon button.
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   * Pointcloud Filtering On by Default \\ At convert/optimize of a pointcloud, the filtering is enabled by default.
   * New Ground Detector to Clear Ground \\ The parameters in this detector are used in the pointcloud selection tool.
-  * New Tool 'Cluster Objects' \\
-    * Objects can be clustered by distance. The cluster point is the average of the objects or the center of the cluster.
-    * Objects can be clustered by attributes: group by attribute and/or distinct attribute.
-  * New Tool 'Convert 2D to 3D' \\
-    * A point, line or area vector file with 2D coordinates can be converted to 3D coordinates.
-    * A point, line or area vector file with 2D/3D coordinates can be converted to a line, area or box vector file.
-    * The fill color can be applied to the 3D box objects.
-  * New Tool 'Strip Attributes \\ Retain or remove the selected attributes or Orbit attributes from a vector file. The source can be a ovt, ovf or mapping run.
   * Support of SnakeGrid CRS \\
   * Support for prj files with foot units \\
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   * Drag & drop of a file has been enabled for Import & Geocode.
   * Create panorama images from planar images had been moved to the Process Data procedure.
-=== Layout ===
   * Simplification of layout and labels in the structure panel of vector files.
   * Tooltip texts are overall improved to be more clear.
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 The 3DM Content Manager includes all 3DM Core improvements.
-=== New Features and Enhancements ===
+=== New Features ===
+  * Image Pixel Annotations as Input for Blur & Erase \\
+  * Multi-Threading Cloud and ContextShare Upload \\ Multiple parallel threads can be run during the upload of data to 3DM Cloud and ProjectWise ContextShare, maximizing the network band width.
+  * Remove Image at Consolidation
+  * New Delivery Options
+    * New option to copy, move or ignore the original and/or optimized images.
+    * New checkbox to optimize the images. Existing optimized images will not be reprocessed.
+  * Apply Post Collection Calibration Result to Mapping Run \\ The new button to Apply the calculated leverarms will automatically update the import_location.ord file and reimport the photo positions.
+=== Enhancements ===
   * Contextshare Upload Improvements
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     * The new Refresh button will retrieve the list of projects again and change to the current Connection Client environment.
     * The button to open the console of 3DM Cloud or Projectwise Contextshare is no longer disabled during upload.
-  * Multi-Threading Cloud and ContextShare Upload \\ Multiple parallel threads can be run during the upload of data to 3DM Cloud and ProjectWise ContextShare, maximizing the network band width.
   * Catalog Tab Improvements
     * Different mapping resource types are grouped under 'Mapping Resources'. The radio buttons filter the type of the displayed mapping resources.
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     * Display Pointcloud Resource Details \\ Level information - CRS - CRS Header - Attributes
   * Aerial and Oblique Mapping Integrations \\ Post Collection Calibration, Consolidation and Blur & Erase are now integrated for aerial and oblique mapping resources. The used mapping extension is set via the Primary Mapping extension in the Mapping Preference.
-  * Image Pixel Annotations as Input for Blur & Erase \\
-  * New Delivery Options
-    * New option to copy, move or ignore the original and/or optimized images.
-    * New checkbox to optimize the images. Existing optimized images will not be reprocessed.
   * Mask Creator Improvements
     * Reference Image \\ In this new block, navigating through or searching for different images is possible to use them in the mask creator.
-  * Remove Image at Consolidation
-  * Apply Post Collection Calibration Result to Mapping Run \\ The new button to Apply the calculated leverarms will automatically update the import_location.ord file and reimport the photo positions.
 === Usabilities ===
   * Removing an opened run from the catalog now also closes the run.
-=== Layout ===
   * HTML5 column renamed to 3DM Viewer to indicate that the resource is ready to be used in the 3DM Viewer.
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 The 3DM Feature Extraction includes all 3DM Core improvements.
-=== New Features and Enhancements ===
+=== New Features ===
+  * New Extension 'Point Cloud Change Detection' \\ This extension makes it possible to compare two pointcloud datasets  The result are two pointclouds with added and removed points together with two vector files with the voxels and cluster voxels.
+  * Box Measurements
+    * The Volume measurements are renamed to Box measurements.
+    * Highlight the pointcloud selection inside the measured box. The clear ground parameter can be toggled on the box detector preferences.
+=== Enhancements ===
   * Improvements on Manage Themes
     * Searching on Tags \\
     * Refresh Themes \\
     * Archive Themes \\
-  * New Extension 'Point Cloud Change Detection' \\ This extension makes it possible to compare two pointcloud datasets  The result are two pointclouds with added and removed points together with two vector files with the voxels and cluster voxels.
   * Cable Detection Aerial Dataset \\ The cable detectors have been cleaned up and improved to work on aerial datasets. There's a checkbox for parallel and extended cable detection so that they also can be used without the shortkeys.
   * Improvements on Pole Attachments measurement \\
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     * Three new attributes for the inclination of the tree: TreeInclination, TrunkInclination and DeltaInclination
     * Display preferences: Tree Height, Tree Diameter, Trunk Height, Trunk Diameter
-  * Improved Box Measurements
+  * Box Measurements
     * The Volume measurements are renamed to Box measurements.
     * Highlight the pointcloud selection inside the measured box. The clear ground parameter can be toggled on the box detector preferences.
   * Display Image Annotations as Overlay on Mapping Views \\
-=== Layout ===
+=== Usabilities ===
   * Renamed 'Image Pixel Detection' to 'Image Annotations to Objects'
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 The 3DM Viewer includes all 3DM Core improvements.
-=== New Features and Enhancements ===
+=== New Features ===
-  * Add Oblique View with Directions \\ For every direction (North, East, South and West), there is an action to add an oblique view in that direction.
   * Add Hyperlink and Comment to Annotations \\
   * Save Annotations in Publication \\
-  * Possibility for Publication with Only Reference View \\
   * Download Snapshots via Publication URL \\ The download of a snapshot of a specific view can be triggered via the URL. Add the attributes 'snapshot=true&view=2' to the URL to download for example the snapshot of view with the number 2.
   * Download Full Images and Pointcloud \\ Mapping resource images and pointcloud can be downloaded via the view action menu. The action becomes available when the setting 'Add Download to View Action Menu' is enabled.
+  * Thumbnail Carousel for Alternative Images \\ The viewer setting to get alternative images will now open a carousel with thumbnails of the alternative images at open/move view. Other thumbnails can be selected to open other alternative images.
+  * Supported Microsoft Bing
+    * Geocoding \\ The default geocoding service is now Microsoft Bing.
+    * Basemaps \\ The Aerial and Roads basemap of Microsoft Bing has been added to the installation and can be added as a basemap.
+  * New Viewer Settings
+    * View Action Menu Position \\ Change the position of the view action menu: center or left.
+    * Viewer Menu Position \\ Change the position of the viewer menu: left or right.
+    * Display Nearby Photo Positions at All-Time \\ Display all the photo positions of the opened mapping resources.
+    * Limit Decimals to \\ Set the number of decimals to be displayed for measurements.
+=== Enhancements ===
+  * Add Oblique View with Directions \\ For every direction (North, East, South and West), there is an action to add an oblique view in that direction.
+  * Possibility for Publication with Only Reference View \\
   * Lock Rotating Point in 3D View \\ The rotating point can be locked by double-clicking in a 3D View. Zooming and rotating will be fixed around the locked position. The rotating point is unlocked at panning, clicking on the point or double-clicking for a new rotating point.
   * Shortkeys to Navigate in Active 3D View \\
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     * The left and right arrow can be used to change the viewing direction to the left and right in oblique views.
     * A and Shft-A can be used to navigate between the alternative images (if setting 'Get alternative images' on)
-  * Thumbnail Carousel for Alternative Images \\ The viewer setting to get alternative images will now open a carousel with thumbnails of the alternative images at open/move view. Other thumbnails can be selected to open other alternative images.
   * Highlight Active View with White Outline Color
   * Make View Active at Selecting View Action Menu and Alternative Images \\
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     * The floor of a resource group can be defined on the level of the parent (resource groups) or the children (individual resource in resource group)
     * The floor setting is available when there are resource with a floor in the workspace.
-  * Supported Microsoft Bing
-    * Geocoding \\ The default geocoding service is now Microsoft Bing.
-    * Basemaps \\ The Aerial and Roads basemap of Microsoft Bing has been added to the installation and can be added as a basemap.
   * Highlight Selected Vector Object in Reference View \\ A selected object is now also highlighted in blue in the reference view and not only in a 3D view or an image view.
   * Remember the Resource Collapsed State \\ At saving a publication, the collapsed state of a resource in the resource sidebar is saved in the publication.
   * Filter Viewer Catalog on Active Resources \\ The list of resources in the viewer catalog can be filtered on the availability in the opened workspace via toggling on the radio button 'Active'.
-  * New Viewer Settings
-    * View Action Menu Position \\ Change the position of the view action menu: center or left.
-    * Viewer Menu Position \\ Change the position of the viewer menu: left or right.
-    * Display Nearby Photo Positions at All-Time \\ Display all the photo positions of the opened mapping resources.
-    * Limit Decimals to \\ Set the number of decimals to be displayed for measurements.
   * Set the Quality of Image Play-Through \\
   * Pointcloud and Vector Overlay View Depth on Oblique View \\ The maximum view depth for point cloud and vector overlay on oblique views has been increased to 3500 meters.
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   * The message to indicate that no photo was found includes the type of image. For example, No West Oblique Planar Image was found.
-=== Layout ===
   * Volume measurements have been renamed to box measurements.
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 The 3DM Publisher includes the 3DM core and 3DM Viewer improvements. \\
-=== New Features and Enhancements ===
+=== New Features ===
-  * Add Thumbnails to Resources, Resource Groups and Publications \\
-  * Set Floor for Resource Groups \\ The floor can be set on the level of resource groups. In the viewer, the floors setting 'Resource Group By' defines whether the parent floor is used (on resource group level) or the childrens floor (on resource level).
-  * Publication Setting to Enable/Disable Downloading Images/Pointcloud \\ This settings enables the viewer setting to download images and pointcloud in the publication. By default, this setting is off.
   * New Usage Table 'Sessions' \\ The Sessions shows the closed and current session with information on the start, end, and duration of the session.
   * Reserved Concurrent Publication Sessions \\ For every publication, a number of concurrent sessions can be reserved. This number indicates the minimum amount of concurrent sessions that are always available for this publication.
   * New Page 'Activity' \\ This page displays all the active sessions on all the publications. It can be used to monitor the overall Publisher activity. The throughput table has been added to this page.
   * New Page 'Tags' \\ This page gives an overview of all that tags and how many are used on resources, resource groups, annotation objects and publications. The tags can be renamed and use to navigate to a list where the tag is filled in the search field.
+=== Enhancements ===
+  * Add Thumbnails to Resources, Resource Groups and Publications \\
+  * Set Floor for Resource Groups \\ The floor can be set on the level of resource groups. In the viewer, the floors setting 'Resource Group By' defines whether the parent floor is used (on resource group level) or the childrens floor (on resource level).
+  * Publication Setting to Enable/Disable Downloading Images/Pointcloud \\ This settings enables the viewer setting to download images and pointcloud in the publication. By default, this setting is off.
   * Alphabetically Sort Publications in Viewer \\ The list of publications from the Publisher Console and EOS Console is merged together and sorted alphabetically.
 === Bug fixes ===
   * Tags with only integers gave errors in the console.
   * The resource type wasn't updated when changing the file path to a different resource.
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 The 3DM Cloud includes the 3DM core and 3DM Viewer improvements.
-=== New Features and Enhancements ===
+=== Enhancements ===
   * Set Floor for Resource Groups \\ The floor can be set on the level of resource groups. In the viewer, the floors setting 'Resource Group By' defines whether the parent floor is used (on resource group level) or the childrens floor (on resource level).
   * Publication Setting to Enable/Disable Downloading Images/Pointcloud \\ This settings enables the viewer setting to download images and pointcloud in the publication. By default, this setting is off.
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   * 'Create Project' has been removed from the Viewer menu.
-=== Layout ===
   * The 3DMapping Cloud logo has been removed from the viewer settings and viewer catalog.

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