Pix4Dsurvey technical release notes

1.10.0

What's new

• Import 2D dxf files and assign a single elevation to shift the objects.
• Sky shader and background colors in the 3D view.
• Project backup and recovery.
• Slider for object opacity.
• Orthographic view option.

1.9.0

What's new

• Reduce multi-selection by type of object.
• Transparency of the point cloud changed to give a more realistic view.
• Join two existing polylines or use existing geometry to continue vectorization.

Bug fixes and improvements

• Points in the grid of points can be selected by a rectangle and deleted.

1.8.1

Bug fixes and improvements:

• Fixed the vertex editor tool.

1.8.0

What's new

• Grid of points improvements:
  • A selected point from the grid of points is displayed in images.
  • Delete points from the grid of points.
• Snapping on existing vertices.
• Import 3D dxf files.
• Selected marker indication in the images
• Road marking keyboard shortcut (R).

Bug fixes and improvements:

• The global point size slider respects the undo and redo.

Known issues

• Using Shift and Ctrl blocks zoom on macOS.

1.7.0

What's new

• Road marking tool to automatically follow road paint in the point cloud. To trigger the automatic marking, just click the starting point and again to indicate the direction.
• Export point clouds, terrain classes, or grid of points to .las or .laz. 
• Increase the maximum size of the grid of points and change the default value for better visibility of generated points.
• Multi-select geometries and then delete them or change layers.
• Layers can be locked.

Bug fixes and improvements:

• Unicode characters can be used in project names.
• Fixed the crash when pressing Delete during 2D edits.

Known issues

• Using Shift and Ctrl blocks zoom on macOS.

1.6.0

What's new

• Smart Grid of points. Create and export a grid of points only where changes in terrain occur.
• Distant outlier filter to detect and remove outliers in the point clouds.
• Split a polyline at a vertex.

Bug fixes and improvements:

• Improved point cloud display by loading fewer distant points (LoD).
• Improved the camera display when using the Split view.
• Fixed Grid display after point resize.
• Fixed the point cloud display issue after defining the path of the images.

1.5.0

What's new

• Split the 3D view and view the scene from multiple angles simultaneously:
  • Split Horizontal
  • Split Vertical
• Compatibility with Pix4Dmatic 1.5.0.

Bug fixes and improvements:

• The point cloud is not redrawn when selecting an object in the 3D view. 
• Changing point cloud settings does not trigger a refresh of the Image Panel. 

1.4.0

Bug fixes and improvements:

• TIN with Japanese characters loads properly.
• Outdated TIN files removed from the disk.
• Point size slider gives the same point sizes in metric or imperial projects.
• Brought back the global Point size slider for point clouds.
• Improved Image Panel:
  
  • Color changes do not trigger a refresh.
  • Vectorizing in the 3D view is not affected by missing images or slow external/network drives.
  • Fixed an issue when geometries are not displayed on images.
• Added actions to the File and Edit menus.
• Fixed Grid of points automatic color sequence.
• Fixed display of long layer names in properties.
• Improved Context menu when right-clicking on geometry or vertex.
• Editing geometry using grid points is now possible.
• Geometry stays selected when vectorizing is complete.

Disclaimer: The preview version contains new features and bug fixes. Documentation and support are not available. We recommend testing the preview version before using it for production work.

1.3.0

What's new:

• Export TIN to LandXML format.
• Support for .las format version 1.4.
• After processing a Pix4Dmatic project, click Open in Pix4Dsurvey in Pix4Dmatic to transition to Pix4Dsurvey.
• Toggle on/off terrain class display by clicking the Enable/Disable filter button.
• Added Remove Terrain Classification button to remove terrain classes from all point clouds.
• Manually assign points to terrain classes using the Rectangle selection tool.

Bug fixes and improvements:

• Fixed coordinates display when hovering over grid points.

Disclaimer: The preview version contains new features and bug fixes. Documentation and support are not available. We recommend testing the preview version before using it for production work.

1.2.0

What's new:

• TIN (Triangular Irregular Network) generation. Creation of a TIN using terrain layers and grid of points.
• Terrain layer, a new vector layer concept that contains objects that will be used as part of the TIN.
• The size and color of the points in the grid of points can be adjusted.
• The size of points in each point cloud can be individually adjusted.
• Color changes apply instantly.

Bug fixes and improvements:

• Fixed issue with .bpc files creation for projects with long names.
• The last folder path is selected as the default project folder.
• Support for projects with left-handed coordinate systems.

1.1.1

What's new:

• New tool: Rectangle point selection and point deletion.
• Increased Grid of points processing speed.
• Zoom to selection.
• User actions disabled during processing.
• Improved color of the Grid of points and Terrain filter results.

Bug fixes:

• Fixed bug with long Windows paths.
• Fixed INSUNITS units in the exported .dxf file. 
• Fixed irregular spacing of Grid of points at edges.
• Fixed Grid of points crash when using large point clouds.
• Fixed layer name validator.
• Fixed proxy authentication issue.
• Fixed coordinate system display for never classified points.
• Fixed vectorization unavailability for never classified points.

Known issues:

• Left-handed coordinate systems are not supported. Left-handed coordinate systems have the horizontal axes defined in the order Northing-Easting, instead of Easting-Northing. E.g. SWEREF99 TM (EPSG 3006), JGD2011 / Japan Plane Rectangular series (EPSG 6669 and following). We recommend to not work with such coordinate systems and use their UTM equivalents instead. Fixed in 1.2.0.

Disclaimer: The preview version contains new features and bug fixes. Documentation and support are not available. We recommend testing the preview version before using it for production work.

1.0.7

What's new

• Grid of points. Create and export with custom spacing on the original or classified point cloud.
• Change layer color, save a custom color, persist colors across projects.

Bug fixes

• Working directory typo.
• Fixed point size settings.

Known issues

• Left-handed coordinate systems are not supported. Left-handed coordinate systems have the horizontal axes defined in the order Northing-Easting, instead of Easting-Northing. E.g. SWEREF99 TM (EPSG 3006), JGD2011 / Japan Plane Rectangular series (EPSG 6669 and following). We recommend to not work with such coordinate systems and use their UTM equivalents instead.
• If Pix4Dsurvey 1.0.6 is installed, it needs to be manually uninstalled to install Pix4Dsurvey 1.0.7 on Windows.
• Very large point clouds may crash the software when using the Terrain filter process. Fixed in 1.1.0.
• If all point clouds are hidden, the Terrain filter process is disabled, although the Input point cloud parameter is set to All. Fixed in 1.1.0.
• Some proxies that need authentication with username/password might not work. Fixed in 1.1.0.
• Coordinates are not displayed for the Never classified points. Fixed in 1.1.0.

1.0.6

What's new

• Terrain classification. Automatic point classification to terrain/non-terrain points.
• Pix4Dmatic compatibility. Pix4Dmatic projects can be imported in Pix4Dsurvey.
• Export vectorized objects in Shapefile format (.shp or .zip).
• Proxy settings, necessary for local network protected by proxies.
• Coordinate system update to GDAL 3.

Bug fixes

• Various bug fixes.

Known issues

• Left-handed coordinate systems are not supported. Left-handed coordinate systems have the horizontal axes defined in the order Northing-Easting, instead of Easting-Northing. E.g. SWEREF99 TM (EPSG 3006), JGD2011 / Japan Plane Rectangular series (EPSG 6669 and following). We recommend to not work with such coordinate systems and use their UTM equivalents instead.
• Some proxies that need authentication with username/password might not work.
• Coordinates are not displayed for the Never classified points.

1.0.2

Bug fixes

• Various bug fixes.

Known issues

• On macOS, the app sometimes crashes when the app is closed by right-clicking on the icon of the app in the dock and selecting Quit.

1.0.1

Bug fixes

• Fixed the crash when closing the project tab. Related to Windows Update KB4551762 for Windows versions 1903 and 1909.
• Fixed the crash when closing an unsaved project tab when multiple tabs are open.
• Fixed overlapping lines in the console caused by long file names.

Known issues

• On macOS, the app sometimes crashes when the app is closed by right-clicking on the icon of the app in the dock and selecting Quit.

1.0.0

What's new

• Seamless import of processed Pix4Dmapper projects (.p4d). Start the vectorization using original images and generated point cloud.
• Import point clouds created with photogrammetry, laser scanners, LiDAR or other third-party tool in .las or.laz format.
• Create polylines.
• Create polygons.
• Create markers.
• Create catenary curves.
• Vectorized objects appear in both 3D in and images.
• Edit the position of the point by simply dragging it to the desired position in 3D.
• Take advantage of original images to precisely place points.
• Enter the desired coordinates of points manually or copy-paste a known position in the Vertex Editor.
• Zoom in and pan on the images.
• Manage the vectorized data in layers. Easily move objects between layers.
• Export of all vectorized objects to .dxf format.
• Export a single layer to .dxf format.
• Toggle visibility of layers and point clouds on and off.
• See properties and measurements of any object.
• Integrated shortcuts for faster navigation and vectorization.
• Undo/Redo of actions.
• The Help section on the welcome screen with the link to Product documentation, Community and example datasets.
• Works on Windows and macOS.

Known issues

• Pix4Dsurvey is crashing when closing the project tab. The crash only happens on Windows 10 devices with the Windows Update KB4551762 for Windows versions 1903 and 1909. Fixed in 1.0.1.
• On macOS, the app sometimes crashes when the app is closed by right-clicking on the icon of the app in the dock and selecting Quit.