Support of Leica RTC 360 Scans

Setting image resolution when registering RTC 360 scans with Leica Cyclone or Register 360

It's possible to set the image resolution when importing source RTC 360 scans into Cyclone or Register 360 prior to registration. This image selection cannot be changed when exporting the structured scans in E57 once the registration is completed.

In Cyclone, check the Cube Images Resolution at the bottom of this window:
In Register 360, check the Pano Image Resolution in this window.
The 5120×5120 (5k image) is the highest resolution, leading to the 200Mpx panoramic image that Leica refer on their documentation (HDR resolution).
Note that 5k x 5k pixels is the resolution of each one of the 6 faces of the cube (cube map panoramic type). The resolution of the equivalent spherical panoramic image is computed like so: width = 4 × 5k, height = 2 × 5k, leading to a 20k x 10k resolution image (or more precisely 20480 × 10240 pixels).
If regular 2k is (2048 × 2048) resolution is used for cube image setting, it will lead to a
8k x 4k pixels spherical image, which may be lower than the scan resolution
(40Mp, or 10k x 4k grid for example).

The image resolution of the E57 export from Cyclone or Register 360 is the same as the one set on the import flow as there’s no option on the export menu to choose the resolution.

Be sure to select the cube map image export option when exporting to E57. See below.

Exporting E57 files from Leica Cyclone 2020 (or higher)

Leica Cyclone 2020 offers an option to select the type of panoramic image when exporting E57 files.
Please make sure to select Cube Map to benefit from Cintoo Connect 1.8+ capabilities:

Uploading scans

Please follow the steps listed in section Uploading Scan Data