ReCap Pro currently lacks support for cubical (cube-map) panoramic images, which is the standard image format used by Leica Cyclone and several other scanning platforms to generate panoramic views. This creates a significant workflow limitation, especially when sharing data with clients who rely on ReCap Pro or when reusing panoramic images outside the original software ecosystem.
I also want to highlight an important point communicated by Leica on September 1st:
“E57 unstructured (single cloud/separate setups) does contain waypoints and pano information. However, ReCap cannot read it due to a limitation in the ReCap SDK. This issue is not solely dependent on Leica, so we are unsure when or if it will be resolved.”
This means that even when pano data is correctly embedded according to the E57 specification, ReCap Pro is unable to utilize it. As a result, a large amount of useful metadata becomes inaccessible in Autodesk workflows.
We kindly request that Autodesk address these limitations by:
Adding support for cube-map panoramic images, or enabling automatic conversion to equirectangular panoramas; and
Updating the ReCap SDK so it can properly read and use pano and waypoint information from E57 unstructured files.
These enhancements would significantly improve interoperability, reduce manual conversion steps, and make ReCap Pro far more flexible in multi-vendor scanning workflows.
