Dot3D Feature History

Dot3D Feature History

Dot3D 6.0.0: (iOS & Windows)
- Compatibility with Trimble DA2 GNSS Receiver for intelligent drift correction and geo-referencing
- Internal GPS/GNSS access for recording trajectories while scanning and geo-referencing data
- Geo-referencing to global coordinate reference systems, with or without GNSS/GPS receivers
- New coordinate system management interface, including 3-point referencing option* New (return of) Fill Volume tool for calculating material quantities needed to fill holes (beta)
- Bugfixes and performance improvements

Dot3D 5.4.3: (iOS & Windows)
- Frame-Based exports to 3rd party NeRF, Gaussian Splatting and Photogrammetry software
- Option to automatically capture high-res embedded photos during scanning
- Bugfixes and performance improvements

Dot3D 5.3.9: (iOS, Windows, & Android)
- New plugin option for improved integration with Mediatask for floor planning services 
- Behind-the-scenes improvements to licensing and log files
- Improvements to accuracy of optimization progress bar
- Additional UI / formatting improvements

Dot3D 5.3.8: (iOS, Windows, & Android)
- New high-res sensor frames storage and export option
- Ability to designate ID and XYZ columns (and flip XY) during Control File import
- GPS data collection enabled on Windows
- Under-the-hood performance improvements
- Various bugfixes relating to saving, optimization, appending, view modes, large scenes
- Several other small UI improvements

Dot3D 5.3.6: (iOS, Windows, & Android)
- Improvements to various in-app dialogs
- New "flip XY" option for JSON export of annotations
- "Check for Updates" button added on iOS
- Improvements to global optimization for very large scenes
- Bugfixes relating to having 2 AprilTags in a single frame
- Additional behind-the-scenes improvements / bugfixes
- Additional UI improvements

Dot3D 5.3.5: (iOS, Windows, & Android)
- Bugfixes and global optimization improvements

Dot3D 5.3.4: (iOS, Windows, & Android)
- Dot3D 5.0+ for Android
- Google Play Store Distribution
- Hotfixes

Dot3D 5.3.1: (iOS and Windows)
- TXT format option for annotation exports
- Various bugfixes and new feature improvements

Dot3D 5.3.0: (iOS and Windows)
- Automatic scan recovery. Never lose a scan again due to scanning interruptions!
- Design-Compare: register and compare your scans to 3D CAD models (OBJ format)
- New, faster DP file format (v3) version for instant file loads
- New tracking initialization stage for even more reliable results on iOS
- New improved final alignment stage for scene optimization
- Improvements to tracking stability
- New options for exporting scene annotations
- Extensive bugfixes, UI and other behind-the-scenes improvements

Dot3D 5.2.9: (iOS and Windows)
- Bugfixes and performance improvements
- Intel RealSense LiDAR L515 performance improvements (Windows only)

Dot3D 5.2.6: (iOS and Windows)
- Bugfixes and performance improvements

Dot3D 5.2.1: (iOS and Windows)
- Lat/Long coordinate setting, with automatic conversion to U.S. State Plane coordinates (U.S. only)
- Extensive under-the-hood improvements to Global Optimization
- Various bugfixes

Dot3D 5.2.0: (iOS and Windows)
- Ability to delete AprilTags / AprilTag detections in the scene viewer (Targets tab)
- Dot3D will now flag potentially bogus AprilTag detections in the Targets tab
- Ability to set custom thumbnails for scenes
- Option to enter the name of the scan right after hitting the new-scan button.
- Export of photo annotations now exports the photos alongside the JSON of the annotations
- Exported annotations updated to use decimal lat/long instead of minutes/seconds format
- Faster scene-loading times and performance improvements during scanning
- Bugfixes and performance improvements.

Dot3D 5.1.5: (iOS and Windows)
- New CAD/BIM button for direct links to CAD/BIM conversion services
- New Feature: Export of (low-resolution) RGB sensor frames.
- Ability to load auto-saved raw version of a scan from the 3D scene view
- New protection of Autosave files (in Autosave folder) from being overwritten
- Dot3D View (Free) no longer requires a license key (Windows/Android)
- Addition of File>Export option on iOS (in addition to Share>Export)
- Bugfixes and performance improvements.

Dot3D 5.1.3: (iOS and Windows)
- Various bugfixes

Dot3D 5.1.2: (iOS and Windows)
- Dot3D 5.0 engine (large scenes, fast optimization, new UI, new targeting, etc.) on Windows
- Additional bugfixes and general performance improvements
- Bugfixes and performance improvements.
- New Feature: export of (low-resolution) RGB sensor frames.
- Ability to load auto-saved raw version of a scan from the 3D scene view.

Dot3D 5.1.1: (iOS ONLY)
- Performance improvements with regard to capture of large and very large scenes
- Additional bugfixes and general performance improvements

Dot3D 5.1.0: (iOS ONLY)
- Added Cropping to iOS plaform for the first time
- Introduced new Hiding capability (crop but keep points)
- Improvements to scene optimization performance
- Bugfixes and general performance improvements

Dot3D 5.1.0: (iOS ONLY)
- Added Cropping to iOS plaform for the first time
- Introduced new Hiding capability (crop but keep points)
- Improvements to scene optimization performance
- Bugfixes and general performance improvements

Dot3D 5.0.10: (iOS ONLY)
- Various performance improvements and bugfixes related to:
   * Scene optimization (with and without using targeting / reference constraints)
   * Export coordinate systems
   * Memory consumption during scanning and optimization
   * Embedded High-res photos and PG / NeRF mode
   * Appending to scans
   * Workflows with Z+F IMAGER devices 
- Parallel plane constraints for scene optimization (planes added during scanning).
- A new visualisation mode during capture
- Added ability to control frame spacing as an expert setting
- Some stylistic / UI improvements
- Various additional bugfixes

Dot3D 5.0.8: (iOS ONLY)
- After scene optimization, manually set reference points can be used as a way to export into a known coordinate frame.
- Automatic collection of High-res frames during scanning with adjustable spacing. Experimental export to NVIDIA InstantNGP.
- Embedding all high-resolution frames inside E57 files.
- Various bugfixes

Dot3D 5.0.7: (iOS ONLY)
- Added option to improve depth density in certain outdoor scenarios
- Added options to configure ARKit image stream
- Strong depth filtering during scanning is now mandatory
- Smaller UI improvements
- Small bugfixes

Dot3D 5.0.5: (iOS ONLY)
- Ability to append new scan data to an existing unoptimized scene
- Support for LAZ file format export
- Camera auto-focus during scanning
- Updated Translations
- Various bugfixes

Dot3D 5.0.4: (iOS ONLY)
- Support for capture of very-high-resolution pictures during scanning (only iOS 16.0 and later)
- Ability to export high-resolution photos and their poses.
- Updated translations for all languages. Language-specific fixes will follow in next version.
- Support for push notifications
- Bugfixes

Dot3D 5.0.3: (iOS ONLY)
- First scan tutorial
- Improved accuracy when using AprilTag Reference Distances
- Small UI fixes and improvements
- Bugfixes

Dot3D 5.0.2: (iOS ONLY)
- Option to turn on the device flashlight during scanning
- App Store subscription workflow improvements
- Minor bugfixes

Dot3D 5.0.1: (iOS ONLY)
- Support for iOS platform (iPhones & iPads)
- 3D scanning from LiDAR-enabled iOS devices
- All-new scan-time visualization
- All-new scene rendering settings
- Ultra-large scene capture via Dot3D 5.0 engine
- Very fast local optimization via Dot3D 5.0 engine
- All-new targeting UI for reference distances and coordinates
- Live frame counter during scanning
- Manual frame trigger during scanning
- New lighter, faster DP format v2
- Video screen recording feature
- Much, much more

Dot3D 4.1.8: (WINDOWS ONLY)
- Design Compare feature is now available in Dot3D Edit
- Improvements to Design Compare feature:
     - Design Compare surface registration for smaller surfaces

Dot3D 4.1.7: (WINDOWS/ANDROID ONLY)
- Origin picking is now independent from coordinate assignment
- Fixes and improvements to RealSense calibration processes
- Improvements to global scene optimization
- Bugfixes related to rare crashes on opening

Dot3D 4.1.6: (WINDOWS/ANDROID ONLY)
- Tracking improvements
- Re-localization improvements
- Optimization improvements
- Various new bug fixes

Dot3D 4.1.4: (WINDOWS/ANDROID ONLY)
- Improvements to OBJ file import for Design Compare feature
- Under-the-hood optimization improvements
- Bug fixes and logging enhancements

Dot3D 4.1.3: (WINDOWS/ANDROID ONLY)
- Updates to Italian and Spanish translations
- Improvements to Append feature with Intel RealSense cameras (especially D455)
- Renewed support for NVIDIA SHIELD Android tablet
- Additional UI improvements

Dot3D 4.1.2: (WINDOWS/ANDROID ONLY)
- Updates to German and Japanese translations
- Various bug fixes

Dot3D 4.1.1: (WINDOWS/ANDROID ONLY)
- New laser power setting slider for RealSense cameras
- Lower min-depth for L515 if using lower laser power
- UI and troubleshooting dialog improvements
- Various bug fixes and other improvements

Dot3D 4.1.0: (WINDOWS/ANDROID ONLY)
- Introduction of Dot3D X and DPX file format
- Annotation-to-annotation measurement connections
- Introduction of Dot3D Free (3D scanning ability remains after license expiration)
- Latest librealsense updates, improving RealSense compatibility/performance
- Significant under-the-hood improvements to Intel RealSense L515 and D455 support/settings
- Accuracy improvements via enhancements to AprilTag functionality and other optimization constraints
- Behind the scenes improvements to tracking, optimization, and more
- Improvements to overall UI, settings, and options
- Renewed support for Z+F LaserControl integration on Windows and Android
- Dot3D Scan officially changed to Dot3D Lite (name change only)
- File dialog improvements
- New annotation settings
- Extensive bug fixes throughout the app

Dot3D 4.0.3: (WINDOWS/ANDROID ONLY)
- New and improved scan-time annotation functionality
- Ability to attach high-res photos to scan time annotations during capture
- Additional RealSense resolution customization settings (helpful with troubleshooting)
- Latest librealsense updates, improving RealSense compatibility/performance
- Intel RealSense LiDAR Camera L515 now fully supported in Dot3D Scan
- Various bugfixes and improvements to performance and results

Dot3D 4.0.2: (WINDOWS/ANDROID ONLY)
- Bugfixes and improvements to PLY export, hard targeting, scale bar targeting, and Dot3D View licensing.

Dot3D 4.0.1: (WINDOWS/ANDROID ONLY)
- Latest librealsense updates, improving RealSense compatibility/performance
- Translation updates and improvements
- Bugfix relating to scale bar targeting / hard targeting with AprilTags

Dot3D 4.0.0: (WINDOWS/ANDROID ONLY)
- Support for Intel® RealSense™ LiDAR Camera L515*
- Support for Intel® RealSense™ Depth Camera D455*
- Multiple savable measurements
- Custom annotation classes
- Scan-time annotations
- All-new user interface
- Translations: German, French, Spanish, Italian, Mandarin, Japanese
- Support for Lat/Long coordinate input for coordinate systems and annotations
- Display of Lat/Long annotations on a map (Android only)
- Conversion to US State Plane coordinates
- Improved re-localization functionality
- Ability to show detected AprilTag IDs in the scene
- Ability to export Measurements and Annotations to JSON / CSV
- Advanced CPU/GPU settings
- Option to store and export high-res sensor frames
- Access to recent files from the Gallery
- CPU / Memory dialog to optimize performance on Windows
- Autosave folder for unoptimized backups
- JPEG Export of HR frames with EXIF
- Support for new and improved DP calibration (D455)
- Other feature improvements, various bug fixes
*Minimum specs required for use with Intel RealSense 3D cameras.

Dot3D 3.3.4: Bug fixes resolve issues with E57 import into Autodesk ReCap
Dot3D 3.3.3: Spanish language support, Color leveling toggle during optimization, High-res keyframe capture & export optionE57 sensor frames export option, Targeting feature improvements, RealSense library updates, UI improvements, Various bug fixes
Dot3D 3.3.2: Fill volume calculation, custom surface area calculation, Japanese language support, Italian language support, native OS file management, Intel® RealSense™ updates, improved HD photo capture, other improvements & bug fixes
Dot3D 3.3.1: Improvements to operation speed and tracking
Dot3D 3.3.0: Bounding Dimensions Measurement, Mandarin Support, German Support, Improvements & Bug Fixes
Dot3D 3.2.0:Intel® RealSense™ 3D scanning on Android devices (D415, D435, D435i), Photo Annotations, Web Link Annotations, HD Photo Capture on Windows Tablets, Access to Multiple HD Tablet Cameras, Improved Sensor Management UI, Enhancements for Multi-Sensor Platforms, HD Photo Location Export, AprilTag Location Export, Annotation Location Export, AprilTag Scan to Scan Registration (via AprilTag Location Export), New PLY Export Options, Additional UI Improvements, Bug Fixes
Dot3D 3.1: Intel® RealSense™ 3D Scanning on Windows devices (D415, D435, & D410), Unlimited HD Photo Capture During Scanning, All advanced targeting, calibration, and optimization functionality included in Pro
Dot3D 3.0: Introducing Dot3D Scan, Intel® RealSense™ 3D Scanning on Windows devices (D415, D435, & D410), HD Photo Capture During Scanning
Dot3D 2.0: Surface and Cylinder Annotations - Surface Area Calculation - Diameter Measurement - Coordinate System Editing - AprilTags Optimization - Batch Optimization - E57, LAS, LAZ, & POD Export Options - Send to Pointfuse Fuctionality - Orthographic Viewpoints - Decimation Options - User Interface Upgrades
Dot3D 1.0: Android & Windows OS - 3D cropping - 3D annotation - Precise measurement - In-app screenshots - Enhanced sharing - Send to InfiPoints DP - PTS, PTX, PLY, PTG Export Options

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