Leica Geosystems Unveils Cyclone 3DR
Users can take a LiDAR capture of a real-world location and use AI-powered tools to automatically identify individual objects, edit them and create their own digital assets for later use — all within the scan.
Leica Geosystems has announced the AI-powered tool Cyclone 3DR, which enables users to take a LiDAR capture of a real-world location and use AI-powered tools to automatically identify individual objects, edit them and create their own digital assets for later use — all within the scan itself.
Users can pair Cyclone 3DR with an Nvidia RTX Pro GPU to access AI-powered features, beginning with AI Classification. LiDAR scans are typically composed of millions or billions of small points of data, collectively grouped into a point-cloud dataset; this gives the scans incredible realism and depth in a 3D model, but it also makes it difficult to edit individual objects directly. With the AI Classification tool, Cyclone 3DR can identify the points and classify groups into a recognizable asset. From there, users can work directly with the object to clean it up, edit it or even remove it using the AI Segmenter tool. The object can then be added to a library and redeployed in a future 3D project. Users can also choose to use the internal automated process or create custom scripts and filters that fit with existing workflows.
With Cyclone 3DR, production teams can upload a LiDAR scan of a real-world environment and choose from six AI-powered models, four tailored for commercial use cases (heavy construction, indoor construction sites, industrial plants and roads), and two for more general indoor and outdoor environments. Each model has been extensively trained on ethically sourced datasets, including point clouds, 2D images and 3D models relevant to its environment. From there, users can choose to continue working directly with the point-cloud data or use Cyclone 3DR’s meshing algorithms to generate high-quality meshes, complete with additional data including volume calculations and deviation analysis.
Cyclone 3DR was designed and tested with Leica 3D laser scanners, but it is hardware agnostic. It is currently available as a standalone product and as part of a bundle with a Leica Geosystems LiDAR scanner. Rental scanners, including the Cyclone 3DR, are available.
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