Skip to content
English
Contact us
  • There are no suggestions because the search field is empty.

Annotations during capture in PIX4Dcatch

PIX4Dcatch, a mobile application for capturing geospatial information, includes a feature that simplifies recording field observations with the use of Detailed Annotations.

 

IN THIS ARTICLE

     What are detailed annotations?
     Requirements
     Adding an annotation during capture
     Edit annotations

 

What are detailed annotations?

Detailed Annotations allow adding contextual information directly to your PIX4Dcatch project. Each annotation can feature a title and description, along with a photo taken automatically. These annotations are georeferenced and automatically uploaded along with the project, ensuring that important field data is never lost or separated from the rest of your dataset. This new feature allows creating a detailed annotation while the capture is being completed.

The annotation process and project capture run in parallel. While the user annotates, images are automatically captured in the background. Also, images saved in the project and images saved for annotations are both used in the 3D reconstruction.

Requirements

  • Access to Detailed Annotations is available only on iPhone Pro models featuring LIDAR capabilities.
  • A valid PIX4Dcatch Professional License.

Adding an annotation during capture

Once logged in, proceed with the following steps:

  1. Go to the Capture and open the toolbox.
  2. Select detailed_annotations Detailed Annotations icon in toolbox.

    tool_menu
  3. Select Activate Marking tool and click Done.

marking_enabled_label

       4.  Once the Marking tool is selected, the label MARKING ENABLED is shown on the screen.

image (11)-1

       5.  Tap annotations_icon the annotations icon in the right corner to add an annotation.
       6.   A circle will appear on the screen. Tap it to place a point at its center.
capturing

           7.  To mark an annotation,  tap target_icon the target icon then adjust the mark and save it clicking saved_icon                 the blue checkmark.
marking

             8.  Fill in the annotation details and tap Confirm.
edit_annotations

             9.  The annotation shows as a marker.
            marker_annotation                          view_annotation

          10.  Tap the save button to view the dataset information, including the name (editable),                                number of images, number of annotations, and the 3D view.

           save_dataset                            project_captured

 

  Edit Annotations

  1. Select the blue marker containing the annotation to be edited.
  2. Tap the detail to be modified.

edit annotation

  1. Delete the current picture and upload a new one if needed.
  2. Once the annotation is ready, tap Save.