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How to export Manual Tie Points and/or GCPs in the rayCloud - PIX4Dmapper

In order to export Manual Tie Points and / or GCPs (option available if at least one Manual Tie Point or GCP exists in the project):

1. On the Menu bar, click View > rayCloud.
2. On the left sidebar, in the Layers section, right click on GCPs/MTPs.
3. Click Export Points..., the Export pop-up appears:

Note: If the model does not have GCPs or Manual Tie Points, the option Export Points is grayed out.

4. Navigate to the path where the points will be saved.
5. On File name, type the desired file name.
6. (optional) On Save as type by default ESRI Shapefiles (*.shp) is selected; to change to another output format: click ESRI Shapefiles (*.shp) and select the desired format, the following options appear:

    • ESRI Shapefiles (*.shp)
    • AutoCad DXF (*.dxf)
    • Keyhole Markup Language (*.kml)
    • Microstation DGN (*.dgn)

7. (optional) By default the initial and computed GCP positions and the Manual Tie Points are enabled. Unselect any of the check boxes to not export the initial, computed GCP positions and / or the Manual Tie Points.
8. Click Save.