1.35.0

What's new

• The Triangular Irregular Network (TIN) can be generated from multiple grids and/or only from terrain vector layers.
• Image orientation is respected in the image viewer.

Bug fixes and improvements

• Section and profile improvements. The height is automatically detected for profile fitting to view
• Improved display of concave polygon edges for volumes.

1.33.0

What's new

• Creation of sections and profiles.
• Markers can now be exported to CSV format.

Bug fixes and improvements

• The elevation histogram is now only calculated when color by elevation is enabled.
• Circle properties have changed. The elevation of the circle is given.
• The grid of point layers are moved to the TIN tab.
• The Automatic registration tool is moved from the processing tab to the content panel.

1.32.0

Bug fixes and improvements

• Various bug and crash fixes.

1.31.0

What's new

• Project Management: Input data (photogrammetry projects and point clouds) are now visible in the content bar on the left, where it is possible to toggle on and off the visibility of the data.
• Added the RAF18b and RAF20 geoid models (France) and the hBG18 geoid model (Belgium).
• Preview release notifications are deactivated by default, but they can be enabled in the app preferences.

Bug fixes and improvements

• Slope values are now shown with a single decimal place for both percent and degrees.
• The Obscured object visibility slider was removed in favor of a more natural occlusion of geometry by the point clouds.
• Various bugfixes.

1.30.0

What's new since the last Stable version

• Available in the Korean language.

Bug fixes and improvements since the last Stable version

• Imported text or vector content always goes to the top of the list.

1.29.0

What's new

• Import text files for marker creation.
• Curb extraction based on images.
• Polyline properties now include slopes.

Bug fixes and improvements

• PIX4Dsurvey and PIX4Dmatic are always using the best graphics card by default.
• Changes in the visibility settings won’t trigger a need to save the project.

1.28.0

What's new

• Automatic registration of point clouds.
• Circle geometry vectorization.
• Road point cloud classification.

Bug fixes and improvements

• Improved usability during quick vectorization.
• Various bugfixes.

1.27.0

Bug fixes and improvements

• PIX4Dcatch projects will have a small point cloud point size assigned by default for better visualization.
• Volume base polygon can be exported as DXF, .shp, GeoJSON.
• Export file names improved (using project name), timestamp or suffix also added.

1.26.0

What's new

• Display point cloud by elevation.
• Includes live histogram for easy data interpretation.
• Filter images by source (for combined projects).

Bug fixes and improvements

• Various bugfixes.
• Change in the way the terrain filter works.
• Several performance improvements.

1.25.0

What's new

• Stockpile Detection.
• Assign a single elevation to all parts of a line, polygon, or volume.

Bug fixes and improvements

• Combine photogrammetry projects extended to allow projects with different CRS.
• Fix of several crashes.
• Correctly importing PIX4Dmapper vertical CRS.

1.24.0

What's new

• Project settings are found in the right panel.
• Bookmarks positions are added in the Project settings in the right panel.
• Combine multiple Pix4D photogrammetry projects with the same coordinate reference system into a single PIX4Dsurvey project.

Bug fixes and improvements

• Bookmarks in the scene.

Other notable

• Support for macOS Monterey.
• Withdraw of support for macOS Catalina.

1.23.0

What's new

• Camera positions for each viewport are saved when the project is closed.
• Bookmarks to save a set of views of the 3D scene.

Bugfixes and improvements

• Status center is now located at the bottom of the window, containing the bookmarks tab.
• Better handling of options with both grid of points and point cloud points selected.
• Crash on Windows 11 with Onedrive resolved.
• Project changes (point cloud size, background color) are saved automatically.
  • Project settings saved in JSON file.

Known issues

• PIX4Dsurvey fails to open on macOS Monterey.

1.22.0

What's new

• Low-pass Grid of points for better lidar compatibility and cleaner grid results.
  • Low-pass grid type added within the Smart Grid of Points.
• Tin wrapping, allows concave TIN edges.
• Ability to read PIX4Dmapper point cloud from the .p4b file. The way point cloud displayed in PIX4Dmapper is the same in PIX4Dsurvey.
• Open in PIX4Dsurvey option is added in PIX4Dmapper.
• Sorted layers.
• Available in French and Chinese language.

Bug fixes and improvements

• Labels are included in the PDF volume report.
• Reduced memory consumption when working with large point cloud selections.

Known issues

• PIX4Dsurvey fails to open on macOS Monterey.

1.21.0

What's new

• Change layer lineweight.
• Change custom class numeric ID.
• Ability to assign classes from the top bar.
• Object detection awareness of terrain class. Warning displayed if terrain layer is not created.
• Ability to limit shorter contour loops during contour line creation.

Known issues

• PIX4Dsurvey fails to open on macOS Monterey.

1.20.0

What's new

• Graphical Volume report in:
  • PDF and HTML on Windows.
  • HTML on MacOS.
• Object detection for manholes and drains using the images.

Bug fixes and improvements

• Major and minor contour lines are projected onto the images.

Known issues

• PIX4Dsurvey fails to open on macOS Monterey.

1.19.0

What's new

• Contour lines generation and export. Interval and color can be adjusted.
• Net and Total volume included in the volume measurements.
• Edit object names.

Bug fixes and improvements

• Improved vertex editor which allows now editing multiple characters in a single edit.

1.18.0

What's new

• Volume measurements:
  • Measure volume between point cloud and a base. 
  • Export to LandXML format.
  • Volume report in .csv format.
  • Create volume from Polyline or Polygon selection.
• Add and remove points from Selection set which is now partially transparent.
• Invert selection option, to select all the unselected elements.
• Import of PIX4Dcatch projects created in PIX4Dmatic, including the dense, depth and fused point cloud.
• Import GeoJSON and Shapefiles (ability to change coordinate system).
• Convert coordinate system of a project.
• Imported point clouds use the selected global point cloud size.
• Updated viewport layouts which are being saved.
• Available in Spanish language.

Bug fixes and improvements

• Improved bounding box for large selections (performance improvement).
• Improved cleanup of temporary files.
• Fixed crash when opening the same project in two instances.

1.17.1

Bug fixes and improvements

• Fixed issue when License required warning appears when accessing licenses in PIX4Dsurvey 1.17.0.

1.17.0

What's new

• Export dialog with more flexible and complete export options. Moved to right side of the application.
• Set and convert point cloud and .dxf coordinate reference system to projects coordinate reference system.

Bug fixes and improvements

• Improved polygon selection tool by adding shortcuts.
• Fixed issue when using ESC to deselect object selection.

Known issues

• License required warning appears when accessing PIX4Dsurvey licenses. The issue appears only in version 1.17.0 and affects both trial and paid licenses. Fixed in 1.17.1.

1.16.0

What's new

• Polygon selection. To select objects or points using a polygon and assign them to the desired class/ layer or delete them.
• Application settings. To set the proxy, language and the default project path.

Bug fixes and improvements

• Improved Image toolbar by adding more columns.
• Improved project loading time
• Fixed crash when importing .las/.laz files with multiple WKT entries.

1.15.1

What's new

• Custom classes can be added for the point cloud classification.
• Grid of point input can be refined by ASPRS class and Terrain class.
• Polylines are simplified when created using the Road marking tool.

Bug fixes and improvements

• Fixed issue when multiple licenses cannot be associated with the same account.

1.14.0

What's new

• Color selection - based on the color of the selected point and the color threshold, points in a predetermined radius are selected. These points can then be assigned to a class or deleted.
• Create markers starting from 2D images.
• Available in Japanese language.
• New Pix4D branding.

Bug fixes and improvements

• Fixed crash when moving a vertex on a locked layer.
• Fixed issue when accents in the computer name prevents the license

1.13.0

What's new

• Import point cloud classification (ASPRS classes) and classes handling:
  • Reassign selected points between classes.
  • Show/hide individual or all classes.
  • Export a single class.
  • Show classes in monochrome.
• Unselect point cloud points from a selection by using shift + left-click.
• Stored 2D image marks from geometry edits.

Bug fixes and improvements

• Fixed crash when moving a vertex in images.
• Exported .dxf file respects layer colors.

1.12.0

What's new

• Support of inputs and projects in arbitrary coordinate systems.
• Export in GeoJSON format.
• Change color of terrain classes.

Bug fixes and improvements

• Fixed bug with compound coordinate reference systems do not import properly in QGIS and in AutoDesk Civil 3D.

1.11.0

What's new

• Open logs folder available in the Menu bar.
• Updated content panel to have tabs per content type.

Bug fixes and improvements

• Top view (7) now includes geometries.

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.