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Edit Drone Data in Recap Photo

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Objective

  • Open, edit, and crop the Drone Deploy Map; also, re-export a 3D model of the Drone Deploy map.
    • Note:  this process will be done by the VDC department.

Open Exported Drone Map in Recap Photo

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  1. Open up Autodesk Recap Photo (Note: this is a different program than Autodesk Recap)
  2. Select Load a Model from the Menu
    • Note: previously Loaded files will appear to the right of this button

Open Exported Drone Model in Recap Photo

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  • Navigate to your Extracted Zip folder, and Open the OBJ file
  • On the left hand side of the screen, click on the Gear Icon (Model Settings) and select the Ruler icon to set the scale of the model
  • Change the units from mm to m
  • Your model is now technically read to be Exported. If you don't need to crop out any content, jump to section 4. If cropping is necessary, go to the next section

Crop Exported Drone Model in Recap Photo

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  1. To crop your model, select the square icon on the bottom of the screen, then select one of the crop shape options.
    • Note:  It is recommended to use either the Freeform Lasso or the Window (Square Icon)

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  1. If you've selected the Square Icon, click and hold your mouse to draw a square/rectangle shape. Once your shape is drawn, hit DELETE on your keyboard (NOTE: Backspace will not delete the selection)

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  1. If you've selected the Lasso tool, click to start the tool, then outline the area you want to delete by clicking on points around the area. Once the desired area is highlighted, click Enter to stop the selection process, then Delete to remove the selection.

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  1. Continue this process until you’ve cropped out all of the areas you don’t need. You may need to rotate your model to capture all of the areas you’ll need to delete. You are then ready to Export your model.

Export Drone Model in Recap Photo

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Exporting from Recap Photo

To view a video Tutorial of these steps, click here

  1. On the left toolbar, select the bottom icon that looks like a folder with a diagonal arrow on it
  2. Change the Export type to FBX
  3. Make sure “Y-Up” is NOT selected
  4. Click Export

If you notice errors in your export when you bring it in to DroneDeploy you may need to adjust some of the other settings on this Export menu. Generally speaking however, the pre-filled settings will work just fine.

 

 

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Exporting Drone Deploy Data

  

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Preparing and Importing Models