Export extracted features from ReCap Viewer to detailed design

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Once you have extracted reference points and linear features from a point cloud dataset,

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you can export the features to use in other projects, and in other design products, such as Civil 3D.

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In the ReCap Viewer, open the Project Browser.

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From the Features tab, hover over the specific feature to export.

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Click More to expand the drop-down, and then select Export.

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In the Export dialog, select a File Type.

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You can choose to export DXF, LandXML, or CSV files.

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In this example, LandXML is selected.

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Click Export to export the file to your computer.

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In this case, a file of each type is exported.

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You can then import the extracted point cloud features into other design software.

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In this example, to import the previously exported DXF file into Civil 3D, click Open, select the file, and then click Open.

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Once imported, on the ViewCube, click the Home button to bring the object to the center of the view.

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Next, to import the LandXML file into Civil 3D, on the Insert tab, Import panel, click LandXML.

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Again, select the exported file, and then click Open.

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Lastly, to import the CSV file into Civil 3D, from the Import panel, click Points from File.

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In the Import Points dialog, click Add (+) to open the Select Source File dialog.

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Select the CSV file, and then click Open.

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Back in the Import Points dialog, the Preview loads.

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In the Specify point file format list, select PENZD (comma delimited).

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Click OK to import the CSV file.

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Once the file is loaded, click Home.

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If it looks like nothing is there, as in this case, right-click the drawing and choose Quick Select.

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In the Quick Select dialog, set the Operator to Select All, and then click OK.

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You can now see the CSV point cloud features.