What's New Version 21.7

To be completed by Wednesday, July 28th.

• Import & Process Run
  • Use link.ini file in the original folder of the pointcloud to redirect to the original files cfr. link.ini for imagery.
• Select Pointcloud Files at Import/Edit Run
  The procedure to import the pointcloud of a mapping run has been aligned with the other procedures. The pointcloud file(s) are first selected. Afterward, the process can be delegated to the task manager or directly started. When no files are selected, 'Start Now' is disabled.
• Calculate Orientation Heading and Tilt from Photo Positions
  By adding the parameter 'template.pan_tilt.calculate' followed by the camera name, a new step in the import/edit run procedure is added to calculate the OrbitOrientationPan and OrbitOrientatienTilt for every photo position. This calculation uses the location of the next and previous photo positions.
• Import Multiple e57 Files as Photo Positions
  Instead of having to select one e57 file to import photo positions, multiple e57 files can be selected/detected.
• Datasetlist
  • Open local dataset will open Browse button from the Library.
  • Open run will collapse all mapping procedures to ope/add/import mapping resource.
  • Open theme will open the Manage Themes procedure (when available).
  • Apply 'Set All Visible' and 'Set All Invisible' to mapping resource datasets.
• Select Workspace CRS as Map CRS
  The CRS selection window has an extra list 'Workspace' that displays the CRS from every dataset in the datasetlist. In the inspect properties of the dataset, there's a new button 'Apply to Map CRS' that will change the active Map CRS.
• Focus Button for Aerial/Oblique Mapping
  The button to focus the mapping views to one coordinate has been enabled for aerial and oblique imagery.
• Use Focus Coordinate at Open View in Map 2D
  The focus coordinate is used as the center of the opened view at open view on Map 2D.
• Open Image by Searching on Photo ID
  The search field at the top can be used to search the photoID of mapping run imagery. The image that corresponds to the search result will be opened. Select the type of mapping run via the dropdown list.
• Mapping Extension for Alternative Images
  There are three new mapping extensions to display the alternative images of every mapping type. They can be opened via the extensions or in the mapping tabs via the button to open the corresponding extension.
• Object Inspector Improvements
  
  • Copy Spatial/Attribute Component to Clipboard
    
• Box Measurements Across Multiple Viewers
  Box measurements can be used among different viewers. This allows the start of the measurement in for example the mapping view and continuing in Map 3D.
• KB Link for Detector Preferences
  A direct link to the Knowledge Base page of the detectors have been added to the Preferences.
• Annotations Improvements
  • Drag and drop o3a file to add annotations to the workspace.
  • The action buttons are re-organized to improve usability.
  • Add label to every annotation. The appearance can be changed by the text appearance that has been added to every annotation.
• Optimize Resources
  • Overwrite Existing Target File
    Optimizing imagery, vector data or pointcloud now has the checkbox to overwrite the existing target file (cfr. Convert).
• Optimize and Convert Pointcloud
  • Import Pointcloud Classification
  • RGB Color by Current Legend or Classification
    This option is only enabled when the source file is an OPC.
  • Convert OPC to POD when target CRS has units in meters.
  • Disable the options when the process has started.
• Open Convert Tool at Export Pointcloud Selection
  
• Split Dataset by Attribute
  The tool to split datasets has an extra option to split by one specific attribute. For every value, a new vector file is created.
• Strip Attribute Formats
  The source and target format will always be the same (ovf or ovt).

• Display Message at Disk Space Error
  If there is not enough disk space during optimize imagery, an error message will appear.

• The selection

The 3DM Content Manager includes all 3DM Core improvements.

• Catalog
  • Add Reference Resources at Drag & Drop
    After drag & drop of reference resource in the datasetlist, the resource is automatically added to the catalog.
  • Progress Bar for Review Data for 3DM Viewer & Web Readiness
    When reviewing the data for the 3DM Viewer, a progress bar appears in the search field (cfr. Review Image Availability)
  • Set Storage Unit (Metric or Binary)
    Because of a mismatch between the size in PWCS ContextShare and the ContextShare tab, a new startup preference has been added to define the storage unit: Metric (1000) or Binary (1024).
• PWCS ContextShare
  • Upload New Datatype 'CCImage Collection'
    The ContextShare upload extension can upload CC Image Collection resources.
• Download Dat From 3DM Cloud or PWCS ContextShare
  

• The procedure to colorize a pointcloud didn't complete for some specific datasets because of the number of images that were cached in memory. The out-of-memory issue has been resolved by taking the ammount of available memory into account when holding images in cache.

• Import & Process Run
  The import & process run procedure has been added and can be triggered via drag&drop of the mapping run.

• Simplified UX

• Drag and drop didn't trigger the Import & Process Run procedure.

The 3DM Feature Extraction includes all 3DM Core improvements.

• Clash Detection 2.0
  • Vector File Results
    
  • Cluster Hits, Near Hits and Watch List
    
  • Create contour vector files for every cluster. The object are 2D areas or 3D boxes.
  • Apply Roll on Path
    The selected path can have a roll attribute that is applied on the shape along the path. The attribute can be 'FD_OrbitOrientationRoll', 'OrbitOrientationRoll', 'OrientationRoll' or 'Roll'.
  • Scripting
    The Feature Extraction Pro installation includes the folder 'bin_tools' where the Clash Detection extension can be used via a batch file.
• Improved Trees Analysis Results
  
  • One Result Vector File for Seed Points
    When using seed points to detect trees, there is one result vector file that contains the detected and candidate trees. All the original seed point objects and their attributes are always copied to the result dataset. A new attribute 'TreeDetected' indicates if the seed point is a tree (value 1) or not (value 0).
• New Measurement for Pipelines
  A new semi-automated line measurement is available to measure pipelines. The measurement requires multiple clicks: (1) point one pipeline, (2) point to indicate the direction of pipeline, (3) point after a curve.. (n) double-click to end the measurement. The result is the centerline of the pipeline.
• Ground Height as Pole Bottom
  The ground margin is at all times excluded for the value of the pole bottom after pole detection.

The 3DM Viewer includes all 3DM Core improvements.

• Display Mesh and Ortho from Mapping Run
  Mapping runs that include a mesh and/or ortho image will now display these resources.
• Display Resources on Reference View
  Image, Mesh and Pointcloud resources can be displayed on the reference view via the corresponding setting (cfr. vector resources).
• Display Metadata from Local Resource
  The content type of a local resource is displayed correctly. Opening the metadata window doesn't crash the viewer sidebar anymore.
• Annotation Comment as Tooltip
  The annotation comment appears as a tooltip on the annotation when hovering over it.
• Download Snapshot after Loading All Resources
  Downloading snapshots via URL didn't wait until all resources were loaded. This resulted in incomplete snapshots. The column of the first 100 pixels also wasn't downloaded correctly.
• Download Snapshot of Reference View via Publication URL
  The snapshot of the reference view can be downloaded via the URL by adding '?snapshot=true&view=reference' to the publication URL.
• Open Photo via PhotoID in Publication URL
  The mapping resource name and photoID can be added to the publication URL to define the opened photos. The other views are closed and the photos from the URL are opened. Add '?resource=<value>&photoID=<value1>,<value2>'.
• Apply Slice Clipping on 3D Views
  A new setting in the slice view sidebar allows clipping the pointcloud in 3D view by the slice. Navigating around a slice in 3D is possible this way.

• Synchronizing a mesh 3D view with an oblique view loaded less detailed mesh tiles than synchronizing a mesh 3D view with pointcloud 3D view.
• Searching on some search suggestions via Bing geocoding resulted in crashing the sidebar.
• Opening an photo failed after opening a local resource.

The 3DM Viewer SDK includes all 3DM Viewer improvements.

• New Action to Set Groundheight
  A new action has been added to the viewer SDK to set the ground height in the host application.

The 3DM Publisher includes the 3DM core and 3DM Viewer improvements.

• Browse to Resource File Location
  The file browse button will collapse and zoom to the resource file path (when not empty).
• Context Menu for Annotation Objects
  The pages for annotation objects have a context menu to navigate throught the different pages, cfr. other sidebars.
• Column Width on List Pages
  The name column on every page always has a minimum width of 200 pixels. The remaining space is divided among the other non-fixed columns.
• View Users of Publication
  The new publication context menu item 'View Users' displays a list of users that have access to the publication. This list can be downloaded as a csv.
• Context Menu for Activity Records
  The user can browse to Publication Specs & Tags or Share page via the new context menu in the activity page.

The 3DM Cloud includes the 3DM core and 3DM Viewer improvements.

• View Resource to Open Personal Viewer
  The new resource context menu item 'View Resource' launches and clears the personal workspace of the named user. The resource is added and focused to.
• Deleted Resources in Resource Groups
  Deleted Cloud resources that were part of a resource group, are no longer taken into account in the metadata '#count' of the resource group.
• Context Menu for Annotation Objects
  The pages for annotation objects have a context menu to navigate throught the different pages, cfr. other sidebars.
• Column Width on List Pages
  The name column on every page always has a minimum width of 200 pixels. The remaining space is divided among the other non-fixed columns.
• View Users of Publication
  The new publication context menu item 'View Users' displays a list of users that have access to the publication. This list can be downloaded as a csv.
• System Resources Listed in View Resources
  The list of resource in the 'View Resources' page of a publication now also includes the system resources.
• Annotations Saved in Personal Workspace
  The annotations in the personal workspace of named users are now saved.
• Upgrade Operating System
  The Cloud runs on Ubuntu 20, PHP version 7.4.3 and MySQL version 8.0.23.

• For some resources, the resource type in the Console was different from the resource type in the Viewer Catalog.
• The spatial bounds of new resource groups were empty.
• The ammount of guest users in the subscription could not be changed to zero.
• In some cases, the publication logo was not loaded and displayed a blue background. This has been patched to version 21.4.