Combine .pts scans into one pointcloud

[osukas]

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

[tilo_pfliegner]

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.

[osukas]

Helo Tilo thanks for your answer

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

I will do the aligns in CC