May

The following updates were made as part of the Point Cloud Manager on CONNECT v26.1.0 release.

New features and enhancements

Administration

• Snapshot storage visibility: Project snapshot details now include storage usage for all snapshots, helping Admin users better understand and manage overall project data consumption in Point Cloud Manager on CONNECT.

• Super-fine solid point cloud generation: Dataset generation now supports super-fine solid point clouds with a 2.5 mm resolution option for higher detail deliverables.

• Expanded project admin capabilities: Users who are assigned the Administrator role for Collections can now create, edit, and delete projects. This helps in effective delegated administration.

• Hyphen support in dataset generation: Dataset generation now supports hyphens ("-") in relevant names/inputs.

Scan management

• Archive scans individually: Admin users can now archive and restore individual scans in addition to full dataset archival, making long-term storage management more flexible.

• FARO E57 full panoramic support: FARO E57 imports now generate datasets with full panoramic imagery, including color at zero-point areas (such as, sky) for a complete viewing experience.

• Viametris E57 support: E57 files produced from Viametris mobile scanners (through their proprietary software) are now supported, including panoramic images positioned at their captured locations.

AIM integrations

• AIM model-link enhancement: PCM projects can include multiple models mapped to different datasets. When selecting an object from AIM-A, the corresponding model is automatically loaded in the linked Point Cloud Manager instance.

• AIM tag deletion synchronization: Deletions of objects and markups in Point Cloud Manager are now synchronized to AIM when tag association updates are triggered through the Admin panel or API.

Viewer

• Create tie-ins from BubbleView: You can now create an review tie-ins measurements (which were Desktop only) directly in the browser from BubbleViews.

• Multiple classification instances in Context Viewer: Context Viewer now supports viewing multiple classification instances simultaneously.

• Maps landing page improvements: Updates to the Maps section improve usability, including saved settings across sessions and better focus on user projects.

• Dataset name stored with measurements: Measurements now store the dataset name(s) referenced. Selecting a measurement in the properties panel shows which dataset(s) it relates to.

• Solid Point Cloud outline: 3D Context Viewer includes a new option to outline groups of solid points, making it easier to visually identify and distinguish objects within dense point cloud data. This setting can be enabled through Options menu > Solid Points.

Resolved issues

• Case - N/A - (Defect - 4546514 ) - AIM integration deletion error: Deleting an AIM integration from Point Cloud Manager settings page would not completely delete the integration with AIM-A.

• Case - N/A - (Defect - 4083628) - Locating BubbleViews: Incorrect behavior was observed when opening BubbleViews based on entities such as markups. This has been resolved and now the closest BubbleViews will be opened.

• Case - N/A - (Defect - 4749586) - AIM update integration not sending all data: There was an issue with Point Cloud Manager and AIM-A integration which saw incomplete tag association for large projects. This has been resolved and will require an "Update to all integrations" to complete.

• Case - N/A - (Defect - 4454520) - Large E57 scan conversion issue: Large E57 data containing unstructured data would fail. This has been resolved.

• Case - N/A - (Defect - 4565659) - Loading projects in Desktop application: For some projects which contained published as well as cloud generated datasets, an error would appear when loading through the Desktop application. This has now been resolved.