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For documentation on the current version, please check Knowledge Base.
What's New for 25.00.04
3DM Manage and Extract
AI Analysis Fine Tuning
- Orthophoto Segmentation 2D now a possible with AI Detection.
- The 'Annotation Editor' from the procedure step 'Manage Annotations' can now be opened.
- The image type (original or processed) per snapshot of an Asset Object is now stored.
- Import Image Annotations' and 'Import Orthophoto Annotations can now be done from the Annotation Sidebar.
- Image Annotations are now copied when using in the Delivery sidebar.
- An automatic update of the Analysis Engine's python package will take place when a new version is installed.
AI Training on Multiple Reality Data
- Its now possible to read and write SceneList files.
Convert and Import new Data types
- Its is now possible to open an 'XYZ Tile Map' resource in the workspace.
- The Tool Create Tile Map has been modified to create an OTM and ORD file.
- The Local Catalog now more compatible with 'XYZ Tile Map' resources.
- XYZ Tile Map resources are now compatible with the 3DM Cloud upload.
- XYZ Tile Map resource are now compatible with Reality Management upload.
- Zoom to Extent and relevant scale now works for 'XYZ Tile Map' resources.
2D Annotation to Reality Analysis
- COCO datasets have been extended to save attributes per annotation.
- Its not possible to import 2D annotations into Mapping Resources and also specify cameras from the Mapping Resource directory.
- Its now possible to also import attributes per annotations with the extend COCO structure.
- An enhanced tooltip will be present if there are multiple images with the same name from different directories.
Convert TomTom Point Cloud Data
- Its now possible to read calibration parameters from SQLite file.
- Photos can you be extracted from SQLite format (TomTom).
DAR Compliance
- Snapshot creation and querying for DAR Service is now possible.
- Snapshot for DAR service are created when now Initiating a training from the AI Training sidebar.
- The display name of a data agreement can now been shown.
Import & Improve Reality Data Interoperability
- Its now possible to import classification from text file to OPC file.
- When converting Mesh to Point Cloud, a new option Per unit' to source option 'Point Origin' is also available.
- A 3DTiles of an iModel is now possible to download on local storage.
- Loading a Geospatial Index now must be triggered by the user in the iTWin Catalog menu.
- Imperial compound CRS will now be suggested to Metric equivalants.
- When creating a mapping resource, its now possible to import a TXT of INI file for camera calibrations.
- Lineage is now removed when generating a new Mapping Resource template.
- The team members of an iTwin in the 'iTwin Catalog' tab are now shown in a subtab.
- The information shown in the “iTwin Catalog” sidebar is depending now on the visible selection in the tab “iTwin Catalog”.
- An Australia-2 3DM Cloud datacenter has now been created.
- Desktop now supports both API versions of the Reality API Services.
- Reality Modeling jobs be now shown in main tab “iTwin Catalog”.
- To reflect Reality Management behaviour, the Local Catalog table sorting is now Single click.
New Measurements, Tools, and Additions
- A new Strike and Dip Measurement tool has now been added.
- A new preset configuration is now made for the Strike & Dip measurment.
- The Strike and Dip calculation of the end line has been modified.
- The Dip measure output result in the Strike and Dip has been renamed to Cross Slope.
- A new Tool 'Join on Closest Distance' has been created.
- A new Tool 'Calculate Height Above Ground' has been created.
- Lat, Long, and Timestamp attributed are now added to Clearance Checker Results.
- Improvements for the tool 'Create Tile Map' have been made:
- A new subfolder is created a the target location.
- An OTM file is added to the Dataset list.
- OTM levels can be set via a dropdown list.
- default level for 1 is top, 14 is bottom, and a max of 22 levels.
- A new procedure “Create Point Clouds” within the Generate Data options is available for Asset Resources.
Resolve CRS Issues
- The GDA2020 (Australia) Geoid has been added into CRS Library.
- The South Africa 2010 Geoid has been added.
SSO Bentley IMS using OIDC
- The Reality Management Sidebar now checks permissions with the Access Control API.
- Desktop now avoids using the ConnectionClient as much as possible and using Bentley IMS login for token-related calls.
- Environment variables are now set up via Orbit configuration file.
- There has been a reduction in the number of API requests to User API Service when retrieving user information.
- The sidebar 'AI Training' now verify Reality Data permissions.
Streamline Reality Management Integration
- The metadata field 'Copyright' is now renamed to 'Attribution'.
- A 'Terms of Use' metadata field is now created.
- Key metadata fields will also be mapped and updated to Reality Management Portal
- Description –> Description
- Tags –> Tags
- Capture/Date Start –> Acquisition start
- Capture/Date Stop –> Acquisition end
- Capture/Operator –> Acquirer
- Attribution
- Term of Use
- CRS(If the following resource type:“E57”, “LAS”, “LAZ”, “Orthophoto”, “OrthophotoDSM”, “PLY”, “ScanCollection”).
- Its now possible write from point_cloud.write.options.ini instead of Convert Sidebar Settings.
- If a point_cloud.write.options.ini file is present in a target directory, it will now be used instead of the sidebar settings.
- During multiple conversions, the latest settings are now kept in memory instead of sorting to the default settings.
- Up to 3 memory actions can be saved in Convert/Optimize Point Cloud sidebars.
- Optional Tooltips can now be on table headers.
- Row selections now automatically happen via rick clicks on tables.
- A context button is now added in tables to show all the available options on selected data.
- An Open Sidebar option is now available see Resource Details.
Maintenance
- The default value for Orbit configuration file to is now changed to orbit.ini.
- The Query Builder now only shows the applicable datasets in the drop down.
- The “Upload” Toolbar is renamed to “Cloud”.
- The AI Detection Preference panel no longer has a Detection link, but the will now update revelant AI Detectors in from the AI Detector subtab option “Sync Cloud Libarary”.
- The Pole Attachments detectors can now Print Pole properties with Pole Top and Pole Bottom.
- The radio buttons are removed when using Delegate to Task Manager and Start Now.
- There is now a proper license check “script” to all executable tools.
- Cloud datacenters are now sorted alphabetically in the sidebar '3DM Cloud.
- Canceling an point cloud from Mapping Resource import process is again possible.
- The fallback Z value for the tool “Convert Objects to 3D” can now be changed.
- All redirects from Manage & Extract to KB have been updated.
- Its now possible to parse an OWFS Service without a type attribute.
- Rail detection Orbit Orientation Roll values have now been documented on the KB.
- Fixed an inconsistency in OPC levels with LSQLite datsets.
- When hosting WFS2 of Feature class, the WFS3 client is now used instead of direct Postgres database.
- The Conversion workerapp has been updated with new messages and output formats of LAS, E57, and POD.
- From the Convert/Optimzie Sidebar, Pixel Size has bene renamed to Pixel Depth.
- All menu items in the iTwin menu are now listed.
- Improvements to table sorting now include a sorting arrow to the right hand side of the text.
- Irrelevant table column sorting sorting is no longer possible.
- When choosing a source directly, its now possible to choose the Point Cloud Block Size.
- The Local Catalog now properly syncs with resource selection in the sidebar.
Bug Fixes
- Fix a bug where Image annotations could not be created from auto-generated image snapshots of processed images.
- Fixed a bug where iModel Exports were no longer displayed in Map GL.
- Fixed a bug where AI-Detection failed on TomTom data.
- Fixed a bug where Point Height to Horizontal Reference Plane saves an incorrect Object.
- Fixed a bug where Point Data (Vector) disappears within Point Cloud clipping bounds.
- Fixed a bug where using Drag & drop folder with LSQLITE files would not work.
- Fixed a bug where conditions in Query Builder were cleared if a dataset was made visible or invisible in the dataset list.
- Fixed a bug where there was a lag when user tries to perform a Point measurement.
- Fixed a bug where the Attribute Table window hangs after changing the structure of the dataset.
- Fixed a bug where changing tags in Metadata tab reset the previous metadata field changes.
- Fixed a bug where a 'LOD tree' resource was not recognizing all files during an upload.
- Fixed a bug where it was not possible to calculate Heading and Tilt for discrete photos in a Mapping Resource.
- Fixed a bug where it was not possible to open .owfs referencing WFS2 feature service.
- Fixed a bug where Desktop was unable to visualize a 32bit converted TIF.
- Fixed a bug where the Query builder with condition Center Z = 0.0 did not work.
Cloud
Improve Feature Service support
- Its now possible to show Feature Class geometry and dimension.
Improve Reality Data Interoperability
- There is now support for XYZTileMap to 3DM Cloud Viewer
Itwin-Centric Integration into 3DM Cloud
- Add iTwin Browser has been added into 3DM Viewer.
- Add iTwin Browser has been added into 3DM Viewer.
- There has now been a migration from RBAC to the Access Control API.
- Automatic Linking of Reality Data in the Cloud is now possible.
Streamline Reality Management Integration
- Resource Metadata will now Sync from Resource .ord.
- There is a two-way sync from Reality Management and 3DM Cloud with specific fields:
- Name
- Description
- Tags
- Acquisition Start and Stop (collection start and stop)
- Acquirer (collection operator)
- CRS
- Terms of Use
- Attribution
- The 3DM Cloud will not update metadata with empty strings from Reality Management properties or Resource .ord.
Maintenance
- The Create and Verify Sidebar will now open the available resource if workspace is saved with this sidebar open.
- The orbitgt.com website has been replaced with a static dump.
- Resource Lineage information is now limited to Cloud Resource Managers.
- Indoor Metadata fields to Reality Management now does not synch.
Bug Fixes
- Fixed a bug that blocked all Publisher SKD examples from the Knowledge Base.
- Fixed a bug where the Change Password URL was not working.
- Fixed a bug where the Table search is cleared unexpectedly.
- Fixed a bug where the specs and tags could not be opened.
- Fixed a bug where Resource Group Specs and Metadata Setup opens a blank Page.
- Fixed a bug where the time Increment was indexed differently than the Reality Data.
Publisher
Maintenance
- Fixed a usability issues with Point Cloud intensity values, and ranges.
- Tooltips for Publisher Console Color Icons have been added.
- Unwanted Exceptions from Logfile have been removed.
- Publisher publication names are now case insensitive.
- Publication logo will now be centered in available space, not fill the available space.
Bug Fixes
- Fixed a bug where the Inspector wildcard search fails on ODB resources.
- Fixed a bug where the Sidebar errored when using Drag-and-drop Resource with classification.colors.json.
- Fixed a bug where it was not possible to use the snapshot service on a run with original images.
- Fixed a bug when opening usage or reports page of a publication when logging is not on.
3DM Viewer
Enhance Timeline Configurations
- A new Open-or-in-focus marker now appears from the timeline dropdown.
- A 'No Data“ placeholder is shown when no time instances are available based on the workspace extent and resource availably.
Feature Creation Workflow Improvements
- The Inspector and Measurement sidebar have been modified for quicker Feature Selection and Extraction.
- Add inspector pager to was added to the measure sidebar.
- In the inspector:
- Resources are alphabetical
- always respect the “reference view focus” when set
- Can delete after selecting an object
- Can make a measurment after copying a feature
- In the Measure Sidebar
- Add the “Objects” titled panel with pager from the Inspector sidebar
- the pager is clickable, allowing the user to select an object index to focus on
- An added setting for Select on Copy is now available.
- Selecting newly copied features is now configurable.
Improve Footprint Visualization
- A Child footprint label will now only visualize when its inside the envelope.
Improve User Experience
- Opening a WFS 2.0 resource is quicker after it has loaded once (XSD schemas are cached).
- The use of classification.colors.json is now possible within a Mapping Resource.
New Measurement Technique
- The Strike & Dip measurement function is also added to the Web Viewer.
Snap to Vector Data
- There are now options to snap to Vector Data within the Viewer.
Maintenance
- The Slice View orientation when focusing on a line object is now perpendicular and orients to the centroid of the line.
- Symbol outline color and fill symbology are added to Point features.
- WMTS Filter GetTile URL's on encoding type (only look at KVP)
- A photo will now more quickly immediately open on photo position click.
- Panorama Images as background context for Planar Images has been disabled.
- Its now possible to change the number of decimals to view data in Inspector sidebar.
Bug fixes
- Fixed a bug where a classified point cloud would not render from classification until the legend setting is changed.
- Fixed a bug with setting query arguments for WMTS.
- Fixed a bug where the rotation of Views was no longer working with Oblique Resources.
- Fixed a bug where it was not possible to add objects to 2D feature class from Web Viewer.
- Fixed a bug where the timeline was leading to performance degradation.
- Fixed a bug where Oblique Field-of-View always rendered as Pie Slice.
- Fixed a bug where the Search option was disabled on existing publications.
- Fixed a bug where the point cloud download fails from the Viewer.
- Fixed a bug where Mesh data was not visible when re-opening inside same session.
- Fixed a bug where it was not possible to move 3D View by dragging icon on Reference View.
- Fixed a bug where the orientation of images appears different between Desktop and Viewer.
- Fixed a bug where the Viewer uses more than one Session.
3DM Viewer SDK
The 3DM Viewer SDK includes all 3DM Viewer improvements.
Add SDK workspace state startup
- The 'onWorkspaceStateChanged' signal is added
- A startup option 'Constants.STARTUP_WORKSPACE_STATE' has been added.
- Add example to demonstrate workspace state changes is added on the knowledge base.
Bug Fixes
- Fixed a bug where Slice Thickness stays on default thickness.
Last modified:: 2026/03/16 18:27

