Upload GeoSLAM Zeb Structured Scans
Data expected by Cintoo Connect from a GeoSLAM device is the following:
- A single E57 format point cloud with panoramic images embedded exported from GeoSLAM Connect 2.3.0 software
Upload GeoSLAM FARO Zeb Structured Using Cintoo Connect
1. Open Data tab and click Prepare & upload on Mobile laser scans tile, or click Mobile scan from Add drop-down menu on the top right. Cintoo Connect will launch.
2. In Mobile Laser Scans tab in Cintoo Connect, select GeoSLAM Zeb Structured as Device/Format.
3. Select E57 as Point Cloud.
4. Modify position sampling value as needed by entering a value into Generate a virtual vantage point for 1 of__ position.
- For example, 1 of 1 position will create 1 Virtual Vantage Point (VVP) in Cintoo for every position included in scanning path CSV. 1 of 4 positions will create 1 VVP at every 4th position included in scanning path CSV.
- Number of VVPs and average distance between each one will be indicated in Cintoo Connect and will be added to scan count.
5. Enable/disable Blur faces.
- It is checked by default, thus enabling automatic blurring of people (i.e. faces) captured in any panoramic images included in scans being uploaded to Cintoo.
- Uncheck this option to prevent automatic blurring of people's faces in panoramic images.
- Blurring cannot be undone in Cintoo after scans have been uploaded.
- Any files uploaded without Blur faces option enabled must be deleted from Cintoo project and re-uploaded with the option checked in order to apply automatic blurring.
6. Modify Data to process in parallel value as needed and according to available PC cores.
With a multi-core PC it's possible to process more than 2 scans (default setting) in parallel.
On average, at least 400 MB of RAM per 10 million pixels is needed to process. For example:
- 8 GB of RAM will allow to process 5 scans of 40 million pixels each in parallel.
- 64 GB of RAM will be needed to process 5 scans of 160 million pixels each in parallel.
7. Click Import.
- New 3D scans will appear one by one in Cintoo project
- Check Messages tab from time to time to confirm the process is running smoothly.