Hi Everyone,
We are happy to announce that Autodesk ReCap Pro 2026.1 has been released!
Key Highlights
🔷 Improved Point Cloud Alignment using the Enhanced Update Origin Tool
🔷 Faster Access to Segmented Mesh Models using new Mesh Loading options
🔷 ESRI Basemaps for Photo to 3D
🔷 Running Multiple Instances of ReCap Pro
🔷 E57 Import Enhancements
🔷 Mesh Editor Enhancements
🔷 Export individual Classifications using the Project Navigator, Delete multiple scan locations and many more...
What is included in Autodesk ReCap Pro 26.1?
New Features and Improvements:
ReCap Pro
- Added support for loading either the Mesh (generated using scan to mesh local) or the Point Cloud from the recent projects dashboard.
- Added support for Mesh or Point Cloud loading options in the Preferences dialog.
- Added support for syncing Mesh or Point Cloud when projects are loaded directly from Autodesk Docs or Autodesk Drive.
- Added status icons for project thumbnails in the recent projects dashboard to indicate if the mesh and/or point cloud exists.
- Added status icons for project thumbnails in the recent projects dashboard to indicate if the project is local, in the cloud or published previously.
- Added support for two point selection for setting axes orientation for the origin using the Update Origin Tool.
- Added support for two point selection using guide line for setting axes orientation for the origin using the Update Origin Tool.
- Added a History Log section to the Update Origin Tool to track changes made to the origin.
- Added Inverse location and rotation buttons to the Update Origin Tool to inverse the direction of the XYZ coordinate or rotation plane values respectively.
- Added support for locking the translation and rotation axes for the origin using the Update Origin Tool.
- Added support for higher precision for rotation plane angles.
- Increased rotation range values from -180/+180 to -360/+360.
- Added supported for dynamic update of the axes display when coordinate values are entered in the Update Origin Tool.
- Added a new button to the Update Origin Tool User Interface to zoom and focus the camera to the origin location.
- Improved Undo/Redo stability when using the Update Origin Tool.
- Integrated ESRI Basemaps to the Map View tab in the Photo to 3D GCP editor.
- Added support for importing E57 files with panoramic images captured using Riegl scanners.
- Added new E57 image import options for resolution mismatch between panoramic images and scans.
- Added new DeCap commands for resolution mismatch options for E57 files.
- Added support for running multiple instances of ReCap Pro.
- Added support for exporting each classification individually similar to exporting regions.
- Added support for deleting multiple scans at once using the Project Navigator.
- Added support for deleting multiple annotations at once using the Project Navigator.
- Added a new option for removing regions automatically after converting regions to classifications.
- Added support to auto-rename the exported file if the file already exists after exporting regions.
- Improved Project Navigator annotations section to differentiate annotations and view states created using ReCap Pro and ReCap Viewer.
- Added a warning confirmation dialog to the Publish workflow when users click on the Sync from Viewer button.
Mesh Editor
- Added a project version upgrade workflow to facilitate the new origin alignment
- Align mesh origin to point cloud origin when origin has been updated.
- Added support for Select All in the Mesh Editor.
- Added Quick Export option.
- Visible layers are now the default checked layers in the export window.
Recap Mesh for Revit
- Updated UI to reflect Revit Modernisation.
- Removal of “Generic Object” from Add to Document/Family name.
- Localisation of error messages when using Add to Document and Convert to Family.
Bug Fixes:
- Fixed an issue for the ReCap Mesh Plugin in which the mesh is not displaying in the legend and drafting views in Revit.
- Fixed an issue in which the Save dialog was not shown when the user updated the origin using the Update Origin Tool and exited/switched projects.
- Fixed an issue in which Undo/Redo did not work for updating orientation (rotation) the second time and onwards using the Update Origin Tool.
- Fixed an issue in which unstructured projects exported as E57 carried the wrong coordinates.
- Fixed an issue in which importing certain XYZ files were stuck at 50%.
- Improved stability issues on closing the ReCap Mesh Editor.
- Fixed an issue in which memory would continue to climb when using the Update Origin Tool on RTX GPU systems.
- Fixed an issue in which click to tag images link in the control point tooltip in the GCP Editor Map View was not working.
- Fixed an issue in ReCap Mesh Editor when saving a file directly after performing a triangle selection, which was causing data duplication.
- Fixed security vulnerabilities.
Known Limitations: https://help.autodesk.com/view/RECAP/ENU/?guid=known_issues
Learn More about Segmented Mesh or Point Cloud Loading Options
Learn More about Enhanced Update Origin Tool
Learn more about E57 Resolution Mismatch options
Learn more about Mesh Editor Enhancements
Learn more about Exporting Classifications Individually
Learn more about Deleting Multiple Scan Locations
Warmest Regards,
Rishov Barman
Reality Capture
