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Combine .pts scans into one pointcloud

osukas — Tue, 02 Dec 2025 10:51:44 GMT

Hello, Im using ReCap Pro Trial v.26.1 to merge my point clouds and generate a mesh.

Every video tutorial I see there is a "Registration" part where you select 3 points of you pointcloud, and they got aligned. But this Registration panel doesnt appear when I use the Recap.

Im using a Eagle scanner from 3DMakerpro, the scan file has to be processed using their software RayStudio. When the pointcloud appears in RayStudio, I exported the pointcloud as a .LAS file

I import the .LAS in RECAP PRO and I use "Update Origin" to center the cloud in one corner. Export this as a .pts file (based on a tutorial I saw on youtube), and then I repeat this process with the other 3 scans of the area.

Then I import the 4 scans in a new RECAP project, and when importing I just get directly to Lauch Project, I dont have the Registration part I see in another tutorials.

The registration is limited in the Trial version? or is some step im doing wrong.

Thank you

Re: Combine .pts scans into one pointcloud

tilo_pfliegner — Tue, 02 Dec 2025 13:38:06 GMT

Hi,

the PTS files you are trying to register are are unstructured scans. According to Autodesk ReCap Help | Registering Unstructured Scans | Autodesk "[...] you must already have at least one structured scan in your project [in order to register an unstructured scan]". Maybe you can try to do your registration with CloudCompare, and then import the registered point clouds in ReCap, if necessary.

Re: Combine .pts scans into one pointcloud

osukas — Wed, 03 Dec 2025 07:37:38 GMT

Helo Tilo thanks for your answer

Im new in this scanning world, so learning everything I can.

I will do the aligns in CC