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App Overview - PIX4Dcatch

This App Overview article explains each button, menu, and feature in PIX4Dcatch, helping you quickly understand the app layout.

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Capture Screen
Projects Tab
Survey Tab

Capture Screen

The Capture screen is the primary interface for starting scans.

                              capture view

Top of the screen

  • Signal Quality Indicator   connection card : Displays GPS and RTK information.

  • User Account & Settings user icon : Tap the User icon to log in, manage capturing settings, and configure app preferences.

                            account view

    • Account  Details:  View the associated account email, organization role, license type, and privacy preferences.

    • Settings: Adjust image triggers and overlap, toggle AR display lines or labels, and create a new RTK profile to connect to your RTK  rover with correct camera offset and NTRIP credentials. For more information visit, Settings - PIX4Dcatch.

    • Others: Access settings restrictions, the latest feature updates, help resources, and app version details.          


Bottom of the Screen - Capture Functions

                               menus

  • Capture Button : Tap to start taking photos. Once active, a new bar appears with three buttons and an image counter to track the progress 

    • Pause: Stop capturing temporarily.

    • Cancel: Stop and discard the current scan.

    • Save: Finish and store the project.

    • Image Counter count icon: Displays the total number of photos captured.

  • Live Preview : Tap to see a real-time 3D view of the scan. Live data displays raw LiDAR data from the phone. Final results must be processed in PIX4Dmatic or PIX4Dcloud.

                                      live prev

  • Tag Detection and Augmented Reality Tools FAB4-1: Tap the menu icon (bottom right) to access Tag Detection for automatic marker identification, AR Points for visualizing known points, and PIX4Dcloud AR for project visualization in the physical environment.


Projects Tab

The Projects tab stores and organizes all captured data for easy searching, filtering, and management. This view tracks the status of every scan and serves as the main hub for uploading or exporting files.

                                project view

    • Search Projects search: Find projects using keywords.
    • Filter Options filter : View projects by Captured, Processing, Processed, or All.
    • Project Count : Displays the total number of projects stored. 
    • Map view Map View logo : Displays the project on a map view.
                  Map view screen 
      • Live Location undefined-Jan-22-2026-10-06-13-0690-AM: Shows the user's live location on the map.
      • View All Projects center map: Tap the Center Map Icon to zoom out and fit all project pins on one screen.
      •  Locate Me Icon location map: Tap the Location Map Icon to center the map directly on the user’s current location.

      • Project Icon project icon:  Tap a Project Icon to view a pop-up with the project’s image, status, name, date, and photo count. It also displays icons for RTK/GPS, Autotags, and Annotations.

         

  • Export, Upload, and Rename Projects: Press and hold a project thumbnail to open the project menu, which allows you to export data and logs, upload to PIX4Dcloud for processing, or delete the project.

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    • Rename: Change the project name.

    • Upload: Upload the project to PIX4Dcloud for processing. For more information visit, Uploading the Project to PIX4Dcloud- PIX4Dcatch.

    • Export All Data (OPF): Export the complete project in OPF format for PIX4Dmatic.

    • Export Captured Point Cloud (PLY): Export the point cloud collected by LiDAR or ToF sensors (used for visualization in Live Preview, not for processing).

    • Export Point Cloud (GLTF): Available only if a GLTF point cloud was generated for autotag optimization, volume calculation, or project recovery.

    • Export Captured Mesh (OBJ): Export the captured mesh when available.

    • Export Logs: Export log files documenting internal project processes—recommended immediately after any issue to avoid logs being overwritten.

    • Delete: Permanently remove the project.

Survey Tab

The Survey tab enables single-point measurements, known as Ground Control Points (GCPs). This tab stores all previous collections and allows you to create new ones. On the right, toggle between a list view and a map view to see the distribution of points.

                             survey_box     

    • Delete  Collection/ Point:  Press and hold the collection to open a pop-up menu that lets you delete the collection.

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