Creating a new production
In the Reconstruction tab, click on Submit new production to create a new production.
Name
Enter production name and description.
Purpose
Select the purpose of the production to submit:
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3D mesh: Produce a 3D model optimized for visualization and analysis in third-party software.
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3D point cloud: Produce a colored point cloud for visualization and analysis in third-party software.
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Orthophoto/DSM: Produce interoperable raster layers for visualization and analysis in third party GIS/CAD software or image processing tools.
- 3D mesh for retouching: Produce a 3D model which can be edited in a third-party software then imported back into ContextCapture for later productions. An overlap between tiles is specially included. See also Retouching.
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Reference 3D model only: Produce a 3D model which can be used only inside ContextCapture Master, for quality control and as cache for later productions. The reference 3D model is mandatory prior to process any orthophoto/DSM productions.
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Annotations: Execute ContextInsights technology leveraging artificial intelligence to automatically extract information from your reality data. This information will be delivered under various possible formats: image annotations, regular 3D-boxes, segmented meshes, point clouds or orthophotos.
Mesh and point cloud productions produce also the reference 3D model for internal use (reconstruction Reference 3D model).
Format and options
Choose the output format and corresponding options.
Proposed output formats and options depend on reconstruction properties and on the production purpose.
For more details about proposed formats, see Output formats.
Spatial reference system
For georeferenced reconstructions, choose the target coordinate system. See also Spatial reference system.
Advanced options (according to format) : define the origin of the output coordinates in the production spatial reference system.
For a 3D mesh, by default, the automatic origin is set close to the model in order to avoid very large 3D model coordinates, causing loss of accuracy in some third-party software.
Height offset
Some formats allow to define a height offset. The height offset can be used to ease the integration of the production with existing data (ie. separate the produced 3D mesh from an existing terrain model).
Please note that the height offset alters the production positioning.
Extent
Define the production extent
For 3D mesh or point cloud production, select the tiles you want to produce (enabled only for reconstruction with several tiles).
Several selection tools are proposed (KML import, etc.). See also Tile selection.
For Orthophoto/DSM, select the geographic extent to produce. A KML file can also be imported to define the extent.
Destination
Choose the production location.
According to the format, select the output directory (select an empty directory) or the base url where to create the output production.