Kia ora!
I find myself jumping between Trimble Business Center and Trimble RealWorks, and here are the reasons.
TBC is far superior to RealWorks for its auto classification, so more often than not I use it for clean-up and classification.
RealWorks is miles ahead when it comes to registration. So when I am using X7 scan data, or when I want to mix and georeference my terrestrial scans with SX10/SX12 data, I use RealWorks.
Here is the scenario:
X7 data is registered via planes in RealWorks, then exported as a linked TDX to TBC to run auto classification and start clean-up.
Once I am happy with the clean-up and classification, I send it back to RealWorks via TDX (I have to create a region called 'Junk' and delete it before sending it back, otherwise nothing is cleaned) and run cloud registration via planes again (minus the junk)
I then open the SX10/SX12 data in TBC, start clean-up and registration, and export it as an E57 to RealWorks (so I am registering to one chunk of reference data).
In RealWorks, I register the X7 point cloud to the SX10/SX12 reference cloud, then send it back to TBC for classification of everything.
Each time this is sent back and forth, the classification does not come through. Am I missing something, or is classification not supported in a TDX? Even if I select just one region and export as a TDX, it sends everything unclassified.
A few reasons why I would like to keep using a TDX:
- It is the smallest file size
- It works seamlessly and quickly between TBC and RealWorks
- Sometimes point cloud work is better in TBC, and better in RealWorks for other tasks. It depends on the project, and being able to jump between the two is a great advantage, but not when I have to create bloated E57 or LAS files
The only workaround I can think of is exporting each region as its own E57 or LAS, but that takes a long time and really starts to blow out the file sizes.
Can someone explain how they are exporting regions, and whether there is a way to utilise the power of a TDX for this?
I am also using ReCap Pro and want to import classified point clouds. Other than the method mentioned above, is there a way to get everything across as a package instead of individual point cloud regions?
In short, Using TBC for auto Classification, takes out a huge amount of manual clean up and saves time, which is why I jump between the two. I would like to be able to export the classifications created in TBC to firstly Realworks, and then other programs like ReCap Pro or Civil 3D
Ngā mihi,
John
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John Longson
Reality Capture Team Leader @ Harrison Grierson
Tāmaki Makaurau | Auckland, Aotearoa NZ
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