[2023] Technical release notes - PIX4Dcloud / PIX4Dcloud Advanced

What's new

• New 3D maps processing pipeline with the following advantages:
  • Vertical coordinate system and geoid model support.
  • Faster processing.
  • Supports larger datasets.
  • Higher quality of point cloud and 3D textured mesh.

Improvements

• [For PIX4Dcloud Advanced] The Annotation PDF report is also accessible from the header.

Changes

• Storage expiration policy is now 2 months (or 30 days for trial licenses).

Improvements

• (Only for PIX4Dcloud Advanced users) In the PDF annotations report, it is possible to:
  • Preview and delete an automatic annotation screenshot.
  • Create a new screenshot manually.
  • Screenshots of inspections are now included in the PDF report.
• (Only for PIX4Dcloud Advanced users) Importing overlay in projects processed with a WKT2 file from PIX4Dcatch site localization is now possible.
• Vertical system and geoid are displayed in the lower left corner in projects coming from PIX4Dcatch.

Bug fixes

• The markers are now displayed in the screenshot of the PDF Annotations report.
• The position of the marker on the map is displayed, which was previously not updated when changing the coordinates in the details panel.

What's new

• Annotations report in PDF format, including all types of annotations. This feature is only available for PIX4Dcloud Advanced.
• Mission planner:
  • Corridor mission: Create, edit, and delete corridor missions.
    • Ideal for linear mapping.
    • Split big corridors into small sections for an organized data acquisition.
  • Link to PIX4Dcloud projects: link missions to your PIX4Dcloud projects to organize your processing results.
• Organization Support and user management:
  • Users can create and delete Organizations. For more information, How to create and delete an Organization.

What's new

• Mission planner:
  • Cut direction setting in grid mission split.
  • Flight time estimation: Indicates the estimated total flight time of the mission.
  • Split missions by time: grid missions can now be split based on flight time.
  • Updated mission summary panel: better visibility of the different values.
  • Improved user interface: multiple improvements.

Improvements

• DXF is now included in the take screenshot feature.
• Timeline improvements:
  • Clustering for dates that are closer together.
  • Zooming in up to minutes.
• IFC can be deleted from the hierarchy.

What's new

• Export annotations in DXF format (project coordinate system).

What's new

• Access to Mission Planner. A web-based application that allows drone flight planning. It can be accessed from PIX4Dcloud and synchronized with the PIX4Dcapture PRO for mission execution.
  • Main features:
    • Plan management: create, edit, and delete flight plans.
    • Mission management: create, edit, and delete missions.
    • Mission types: Grid, Cylinder, and Orbit missions.
    • Import flight plans from external files: import CSV and KML files to create custom missions.
    • Mission split: automatically divide big missions into smaller ones to better organize your data acquisition for extensive areas.
    • Synchronization with PIX4Dcapture PRO app: access your plans and missions from PIX4Dcapture PRO to execute them in the field.
  • Support documentation: Mission Planner - PIX4Dcapture pro.

Improvements

• New user account login page.

What's new

• Display Design Overlay in 3D (DXF format).

Improvements

• Available Focus on feature for point cloud, 3D mesh, IFC, and DXF.
• The Localization Points layer now displays the correct name of each point in projects uploaded and processed with PIX4Dcatch using a custom coordinate system.

What's new

• Projects processed from PIX4Dcloud User Interface are using PIX4Dmapper version 4.8.3.

Improvements

• Projects uploaded and processed with PIX4Dcatch using a custom coordinate system show the ortho and DSM with the Mapbox background.
• DXF files can be organized by groups inside the Design Overlay layer.