Understanding Scan-to-Design

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ReCap Pro allows for linear feature extraction in the cloud,

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which can give civil engineers a better way to design in real-world context more efficiently.

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Once you have published or uploaded a point cloud directly in your browser,

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you can extract linear geometry from that point cloud data, inside the ReCap Cloud Viewer.

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You can quickly add or edit the critical feature points.

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A user-defined tag can be added to each feature point.

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You can edit this tag to represent the name of the feature you are extracting.

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This helps to describe the linear feature when it is imported as a feature line into Civil 3D.

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Once your critical points are set in the cross-section view,

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you can start the Auto Extraction.

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Linework is generated at the locations you set in the cross-section view.

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If the critical feature points need to be adjusted to new geometry,

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you simply stop the auto extraction, adjust to the new geometry,

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and start the auto extraction again.

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This gives you the flexibility to change what you are extracting quickly and efficiently.

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When finished, you can export the extracted linear features in the LandXML or DXF file formats.

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Linear feature extraction enables you to import into Civil 3D only the geometry needed to generate a lightweight surface model,

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rather than inserting large point clouds and generating heavy surface models.

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This not only saves you time but helps with the data management of large point clouds.