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DotProductNews: 2023 Year-End Updates

12/29/2023

Happy New Year!

Thank you for continuing to follow along with us on our journey to make accurate mobile 3D scanning more powerful and accessible than ever. As we conclude business for the year, we'd like to take a few minutes to review some highlights from the past twelve months of Dot3D updates, look back on some of our recent major partnership announcements, and tease ahead to some exciting new updates coming very soon in the new year.

-The DotProduct Team-

Dot3D Feature Recap
Are you up to speed with the latest Dot3D updates?
Are you taking full advantage of them?
Find out more in our latest blog on all that's new and where to find them!

DotProduct partners with Carlson Software to launch powerful new 3D scanning application for Survey and Construction industries
We're also very proud of this month's announcement of our collaboration with Carlson Software for the launch of the new Carlson Scan3D. This powerful new 3D scanning application is now available for both Windows and iOS platforms, delivering simple, fast and accurate handheld 3D scanning for land surveying, mining, construction and more. Please see below for the product launch video. We look forward to seeing much more from Carlson Scan3D in the new year.

Texas Southmost College launches new Dot3D scanning course
We're also very proud of all our work with Texas Southmost College over the past year to help develop the curriculum and launch their new Dot3D Crime Scene Modeling course last month. This 1-week forensic course includes extensive classroom training and practical exercises on the use of Dot3D for crime and crash scene documentation. We look forward to seeing this program grow with the next course offering in March. Please click here for more information and registration, and see below for an excellent video on the course:

So, what's next? Looking ahead into 2024...
What's a year-end newsletter without looking ahead to some of what's coming? Get ready for Dot3D 5.0+ on Android, Dot3D cloud sharing/viewing, exciting new GPS/GNSS capabilities, the return of Design Comparison, & much more.

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2023 Dot3D feature Recap

12/21/2023

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2023 has brought extensive improvements to Dot3D across the board. With new updates almost every month of the year (often several), we've seen a lot of enhancements both under-the-hood and in terms of brand new feature additions. While we're glad to be delivering continually improved results from scans of all shapes and sizes via extensive regular updates to our core technology, we've also introduced a lot of brand new capabilties over the past year and are here today to check in with a quick recap at year's end. We want to make sure you're all up to speed and taking full advantage of each of these features, large and small.

Here's our recap of a lot of what's been added this past year, starting with the most recent:

1. Lat/Long referencing now available (U.S. only, converts to State Plane coordinates)

2. Ability to delete AprilTags and AprilTag detections in the scene viewer (targets tab)

3. Dot3D will now flag potentially bogus AprilTag detections in the Targets tab

4. Ability to set a custom thumbnails for scenes

5. Option to enter the name of the scan right after hitting the new-scan button

6. Photo annotation export, including photos alongside JSON file of the annotations

7. Option to export 3D sensor RGB frames

8. Ability to load auto-saved raw version of a scan from the 3D scene view.

9. New protection of Autosave files (in Autosave folder) from being overwritten

10. Connection to 3D CAD/BIM conversion services via new button within Dot3D

11. Connection to 2D floor plan conversion services via new button within Dot3D

12. Addition of File>Export option on iOS (in addition to Share>Export)

13. Dot3D 5.0+ for Windows (large scenes, fast optimization, new UI, new targeting, etc.)

14. New cropping capability added to Dot3D 5.0+ (iOS & Windows)

15. New Hiding capability (crop but keep points)

16. Improved compatibility with Z+F IMAGER registration workflows

17. Parallel plane constraints (for automatic surface leveling)

And SO much more from the first half of the year!
- New visualization mode during capture (green/yellow/grey or RGB options)
- Ability to control frame spacing as an expert setting
- Option to use manually set reference points as coordinates for export
- Automatic collection of High-res frames during scanning with adjustable spacing
- Experimental export to NVIDIA InstantNGP.
- All high res frames embedded into E57 files
- And much more

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DotProduct partners with Carlson Software to launch powerful new 3D scanning application for Survey and Construction industries

12/20/2023

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NORWOOD, Massachusetts, USA (December 14, 2023) – Today DotProduct is proud to announce its partnership with Carlson Software for the release of Carlson Scan3D. This new application from Carlson is custom developed on DotProduct's award-winning Dot3D scanning platform and built for the land survey, mining, and construction industries currently served by Carlson Software. It delivers simple, fast, and accurate 3D handheld scanning from both Windows and iOS mobile devices.

Scan3D represents a powerful new addition to the larger suite of Carlson hardware and software solutions. Existing Carlson rugged data collectors are now being transformed into accurate handheld 3D scanners via Scan3D™ and Intel® RealSense™. Users of Carlson GNSS receivers are now able to instantly capture and geo-reference Scan3D point cloud data right from the same rugged tablet that operates the receiver. Meanwhile, Scan3D is also complimenting drone photogrammetry and other traditional scanning methods by providing point cloud information for those impossible-to-view spaces such as building facades and other areas obscured by overhangs or foliage.

The Scan3D workflow provides a simple and affordable path to add detailed, ground-level point cloud data to other clouds, creating more complete, more accurate, and more useful scans and finished CAD deliverables. With Scan3D, users can capture culverts, drainage, vaults, manholes, structures, crime scenes, etc. with ease, and then accurately position and scale them via GNSS and other survey workflows. Those same workflows make it easy to accurately integrate Scan3D point clouds into other point cloud data of the scene, i.e. from drones or terrestrial laser scanners. An example workflow could begin with a photogrammetry drone flight to capture the majority of a site, processed to a point cloud in Carlson PhotoCapture.

1. A view from Carlson PhotoCapture of the photogrammetry drone scan

2. Scanning with Carlson Scan3D

3. The combined clouds in Carlson Point Cloud

“I am extremely excited to partner with Carlson to bring easy to use 3D capture tools to their customers’ toolboxes” said Brian Ahern, CEO of DotProduct LLC. “For 40 years Carlson has been known for improving workflows for surveyors and civil engineers, and Scan3D is a great addition to those workflows.”

Scan3D is now available for both Windows and iOS tablets and phones. Windows-based Scan3D kits include an individually calibrated Intel® RealSense™ depth camera, directly mountable to Carlson’s RT5 or RTk5 rugged tablets. iOS-based Scan3D deployments leverage the embedded LiDAR technology built into the latest iPad Pro and iPhone Pro (and Pro Max) models. Scan3D adds a new tool to the truck for surveyors, engineers, construction professionals, accident reconstruction specialists, and anyone else needing instant, mobile 3D scanning of buildings, walls, spaces, equipment, and much more.

Scan3D running on a Carlson RTk5 rugged tablet data collector

Rear view of the Carlson RTk5 with the Intel RealSense D455 stereo camera installed

Scan3D running on an iPhone 15 Pro

Scan3D is uniquely equipped for Carlson users via direct support for Carlson-specific survey control files, as well as support for in-app survey/civil CAD model comparison via the LandXML file format (coming soon) and support for direct import of compressed .DP point cloud files (coming soon) into Carlson Point Cloud.

"Our customers are always searching for new tools and methods to improve their accuracy, capability, and efficiency." said Butch Herter, Director of Hardware Development at Carlson Software. "The Scan3D solution provides not only a great standalone tool for scanning, but the point clouds it creates are the perfect complement to aerial or terrestrial point cloud data from any source, and integrate gracefully in Carlson's software to create more complete, more useful datasets."

Scan3D relies solely on local processing, meaning no cloud processing or internet connection is required to scan or create a finished point cloud. These resulting point clouds can be merged with larger scale clouds from sources such as terrestrial laser scanners, aerial LiDAR, or aerial photogrammetry to create a single model with accurate coverage of areas that no single device could produce.

To learn more about Carlson Scan3D, please visit carlsonsw.com/product/carlson-scan3d, or contact your Carlson Software Representative or Certified Dealer for pricing, a demo, and to purchase. Scan3D for iOS offers a 7-day free trial and can be found on the App Store here. To locate your representative or dealer, click here.

About Carlson Software Inc.
Founded in 1983, Carlson Software Inc. specializes in CAD design software, field data collection, laser measurement and machine control products for the civil engineering, surveying, GIS, construction, and mining industries worldwide, providing one-source technology solutions for the entire project cycle. Carlson Software is headquartered in Maysville, Ky., U.S.A., with branch offices in Boston, Mass.; Almere, The Netherlands; Melbourne, Australia; Ottawa, Canada; and York, England.

About DotProduct LLC
Founded in 2012, DotProduct develops high performance, easy-to-use solutions for capturing 3D data. Its flagship Dot3D software powers a full suite of handheld 3D capture solutions across the latest tablet, phone, and 3D sensing platforms. The technology is designed for mobile professionals who need quality spatial data, instantly. Dot3D software turns Android, Windows, and iOS phones and tablets into real-time 3D-capture and processing solutions for the job site. Applications include construction, shipbuilding, utilities, architecture, facility management, engineering, public safety, forensics, archaeology, and much more. For more information, please visit www.dotproduct3d.com.

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DotProductNews: 2023 Year-End Updates

2023 Dot3D feature Recap

DotProduct partners with Carlson Software to launch powerful new 3D scanning application for Survey and Construction industries

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DotProduct LLC83 Morse St., #6YNorwood, MA 02062 USA[email protected]

DotProduct LLC
83 Morse St., #6Y
Norwood, MA 02062 USA
[email protected]