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ReCap SDK v21.0.0 is now available on ADN

karthik.nathan — Mon, 30 Mar 2020 10:56:11 GMT

We are pleased to release a new version of ReCap SDK (v21.0.0). It is available to download on Autodesk Developer Network (ADN). This version will be binary compatible with AutoCAD 2021 and verticals, Revit 2021 and Maya 2021. Here are some of the improvements and fixes in v21.0.0:

ReCap SDK Release Notes

Version 21.0.0

New features

AutoCAD plug-ins built with ObjectARX 2021 will now have access to all ReCap SDK 21.0.0 APIs to query and manipulate ReCap scan projects. Entry into ReCap SDK from ObjectARX is via the AcDbPointCloudEx::getReCapProject() method which returns an RCProject* object. ReCap SDK APIs can then be used on the RCProject* object to iterate through the points, query the point cloud, etc. Please refer to ObjectARX 2021 AdDbPointCloudEx documentation.

Enhancements

Namespaces are changed by regrouping into three main namespaces: Foundation, Data, and ImportExport. The namespace changes are as follows:
- Autodesk::RealityComputing::Common -> Autodesk::RealityComputing::Foundation
- Autodesk::RealityComputing::Utility -> Autodesk::RealtityComputing::Foundation
- Autodesk::RealityComputing::Common::Math -> replaced by RCMath static class in Autodesk::RealityComputing::Foundation
- Autodesk::RealityComputing::Project -> Autodesk::RealityComputing::Data
Header folder structure and names have changed (based on the new namespaces). There are now only four main folders under '\include': foundation, data, importexport, and realdwg. The folder name changes under '\include' are as follows:
- common -> foundation (i.e. \include\common has been changed to \include\foundation)
- utility -> foundation o data -> data
- project -> data
- import -> importexport

RCCode is changed from an enum to a strong-typed enum class.
Use coordinate system set by user as the source coordinate system for the raw scan file
Argument of RCImportProgressCallbackPtr is changed from (RCIOStatus& status) to (const RCIOStatus& status)
pointsPerMM3 in class RCScanImportOptions has been renamed to pointDistanceInMM to better reflect the meaning of the variable

Fixes

RCBuffer(unsigned int num) constructor, which would set the buffer capacity to num but leave the buffer size as zero, has been removed. Client apps will now get a compile error, and will have to replace old code with the default RCBuffer constructor variant followed by a call to reserve(). For eg. RCBuffer<int> buffer(8); will have to be replaced with RCBuffer<int> buffer; followed by buffer.reserve(8);

Deprecated functions

None

Thanks.

Reality Solutions Team

Re: ReCap SDK v21.0.0 is now available on ADN

kubitTilo — Mon, 30 Mar 2020 16:33:47 GMT

Dear ReCap team,

Thanks for the direct access to ReCap SDK from within ObjectARX! This is the feature I've always dreamed of 😉

...and can we have this for the Revit API, too, please...?

Second question: Is it now possible to create structured scans from the SDK or do we still need to go the Decap way?

Cheers,

Tilo.

Re: ReCap SDK v21.0.0 is now available on ADN

lamorlette — Mon, 30 Mar 2020 16:46:45 GMT

@kubitTilo It is possible to create structured scans since version 20.1.0:

“New RCProjectImportSession and RCScanImportSession APIs that support large out-of-core data sources. These APIs support both structured and unstructured scans. Refer to samples for usage examples.”

You may be interested by the following discussion: RCProjectImportSession::addPointsToScan() minimum number of points.

Re: ReCap SDK v21.0.0 is now available on ADN

Anonymous — Wed, 01 Apr 2020 15:23:44 GMT

Please can you clarify the compiler requirements. dumpbin.exe and the sample projects show me that is build with Visual Studio 2019 like ObjectArx SDK right? The documentation in CCKUsersGuide.pdf says Visual Studio 2015 Update 3.

gci *.dll | % { echo $_.Name ; dumpbin.exe /headers $_ | Select-String "linker version" } acge24.dll 14.20 linker version AdskRcAdp.dll 14.22 linker version AdskRcCommon.dll 14.22 linker version AdskRcConfig.dll 14.22 linker version AdskRcData.dll 14.22 linker version AdskRcDataAccess.dll 14.22 linker version AdskRcDevTools.dll 14.22 linker version AdskRcDispatch.dll 14.22 linker version AdskRcExport.dll 14.22 linker version AdskRcFileSystemUtility.dll 14.22 linker version AdskRcFilter.dll 14.22 linker version AdskRcFoundation.dll 14.22 linker version AdskRcImageIO.dll 14.22 linker version AdskRcImport.dll 14.22 linker version AdskRcPointCloudEngine.dll 14.22 linker version AdskRcProjectIO.dll 14.22 linker version AdskRcSpatialReference.dll 14.22 linker version AdskRcUtility.dll 14.22 linker version AdskRealityStudioBaseAPI.dll 14.22 linker version AdSpatialReference.dll 14.20 linker version

Re: ReCap SDK v21.0.0 is now available on ADN

yan.fu — Wed, 01 Apr 2020 15:28:30 GMT

Hi @Anonymous ,

Thank you for pointing it out.

21.0.0 release is built with VS2019 version 16.2.3

The CCK document page is out of date. Sorry that we didn't update it. Will fix the issue.

The RCProjectImporterSession is intended to replace the CCK mechanism. Please give it a try if you planned to use CCK.

Thanks,

Yan

Re: ReCap SDK v21.0.0 is now available on ADN

andreas.fischle — Sat, 25 Apr 2020 15:14:07 GMT

Dear ReCap-Team,

I am delighted to read that binary compatibility with Autodesk Revit 2021 is also provided!

As far as I understand, the ReCap-SDK is a C++-SDK, while Autodesk Revit provides C# and C++/CLI-APIs.

It would be great if we could access ReCap-data in Revit 2021 directly from C++ in a Revit-context using the ReCap-SDK, similar to what is now possible in AutoCAD. I am not aware of similar extensions to the Revit 2021 API that add support for direct access to internal ReCap-data (and this is not part of your announcement.)

I understand that it may be too early to answer my following questions:

* Is it already possible/supported to use the Reality Solutions C++-SDK in Autodesk Revit 2021 AddIns (with C++/CLI or P/Invoke)?
(At least a file-based custom point cloud engine seems possible. However, this would duplicate support for the most common file formats ".rcp/.rcs", so something like AcDbPointCloudEx::getReCapProject() would probably be nicer!)
* Are you already in discussion or working with the Autodesk Revit Team to expose a user interface to access internal ReCap-data from C++ using the Reality Solutions SDK? (It would be good to know whether we should stay tuned.)

As @kubitTilo has written, this would be very useful in the Revit-context as well!

Best regards,
Andreas

Re: ReCap SDK v21.0.0 is now available on ADN

Anonymous — Sat, 23 May 2020 09:39:52 GMT

Hi Karthik,

I am trying to access the new SDK version but it seems that the webpage is not completing the process correctly. I am logged into the ADN and access the page stating that an email is being sent with the download links, however, no email arrives (I have thoroughly checked spam filters etc).

I think perhaps the page is not completing the request correctly (I have also tried multiple browsers - firefox, safari, chrome).

Please can you advise on what else to try.

Thank you.

Re: ReCap SDK v21.0.0 is now available on ADN

karthik.nathan — Tue, 26 May 2020 04:30:12 GMT

Hi @Anonymous ,

Thank you for reaching out. I'm also not getting an email with download links. I have informed the ADN team and I'll drop a message here when this issue has been rectified.

Sorry for the inconvenience.

Karthik

Re: ReCap SDK v21.0.0 is now available on ADN

karthik.nathan — Tue, 26 May 2020 04:42:02 GMT

Hi @andreas.fischle ,

Access of ReCap SDK APIs through Revit APIs (like exactly what you mentioned) is definitely on our roadmap and we'll keep you informed on the progress of that.

We took our first steps this year with ObjectARX. ReCap SDK APIs are now accessible through ObjectARX 2021. You can refer to AcDbPointCloudEx::getReCapProject() documentation.

Karthik

Re: ReCap SDK v21.0.0 is now available on ADN

Anonymous — Wed, 03 Jun 2020 18:08:42 GMT

Is there any update on the email issue?

Thanks.

Re: ReCap SDK v21.0.0 is now available on ADN

Anonymous — Tue, 26 Jan 2021 13:33:10 GMT

thank you so much...

if you can guide me where to download/access the API ill be so happy because i cant find my way.

Re: ReCap SDK v21.0.0 is now available on ADN

martin.graner — Tue, 26 Jan 2021 13:42:44 GMT

@Anonymous

Link to ADN:
https://adn.autodesk.io/

Software -> ReCap SDK

Re: ReCap SDK v21.0.0 is now available on ADN

Anonymous — Tue, 26 Jan 2021 14:49:17 GMT

Thank you so much, i already found the link but i dont expect that fast ansver...

Re: ReCap SDK v21.0.0 is now available on ADN

jabir_ — Thu, 06 May 2021 08:35:23 GMT

Hello,

I have a question about the RCPointIteratorSettings::setIsVisiblePointsOnly : does this method consider a non visible point if it is hide on Autodesk with the region, scan or if it is deleted ?

Thank you very much for you help

Re: ReCap SDK v21.0.0 is now available on ADN

yan.fu — Thu, 06 May 2021 18:54:32 GMT

Hi @jabir_ ,

It considers the following situation:

* Hidden region

* Clipped area

* Hidden scan

* Deleted area

Currently, it doesn't support the points hidden by the limit box.

We will support limit box in future release.

Thanks,

Yan

Re: ReCap SDK v21.0.0 is now available on ADN

jabir_ — Fri, 07 May 2021 06:15:12 GMT

Okay. Thank you for this quickly answer

Re: ReCap SDK v21.0.0 is now available on ADN

simonjones-uk — Thu, 12 Jan 2023 12:20:25 GMT

Hi - Is there a sample available to demonstrate how to import a custom point cloud into AutoCAD? Presumably a combination of the ReCap SDK and ObjectArx? Thanks, Simon

Re: ReCap SDK v21.0.0 is now available on ADN

martin.graner — Thu, 12 Jan 2023 14:03:41 GMT

@simonjones-ukI guess you need to convert your file format to rcp and then just attach it to the project (never used ObjectArx).

On the SDK side you can either go with in memory or via PlugIn.

For both ways there are example snippets in the download of the SDK.

Re: ReCap SDK v21.0.0 is now available on ADN

simonjones-uk — Thu, 12 Jan 2023 14:09:23 GMT

Hi - thanks for the response. The customer is wanting to avoid going via RCP for performance reasons (perhaps the in-memory option is an option but it feels like you'd be reading the point cloud twice to achieve that). I'll hang out a little longer to see if someone knows of a direct method... regards, Simon

Betreff: ReCap SDK v21.0.0 is now available on ADN

miroC8S4H — Thu, 12 Jan 2023 14:16:34 GMT

Hello, I used combination of AutoCAD .NET API and adapted example of „RCPCreatorSample.exe“, which can be compiled using ReCapSDK.
„RCPCreatorSample.exe“ is command line tool and can be easily called from managed C# code using „Process” Class. It works!