Start a new photo project

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In ReCap Pro, you can use the Photo to 3D service to easily convert your photos to mesh models.

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This feature leverages drone and unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) photographs to turn them into meaningful 2D and 3D data.

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The models can then be further modified in ReCap,

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or you can export them as images, videos, or models for use in other Autodesk software applications.

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To start a new photo project, from the new project menu, select photo to 3D.

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A Photo to 3D window opens, where you can choose to create 3D from Aerial or Object data.

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This window can be resized or moved to a second screen, if needed.

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In this example, import Aerial photo data.

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Next, navigate to and select the photos that were captured by your drone or UAV, which are geolocated with GPS tags.

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Click Open.

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If local survey information for the project is available, click Ground Control Points to add location data

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and relate it to the images in the project.

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Switch to Map view to show the position of the images against a global map.

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Then, click Done to return to the Create page.

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When you are ready to submit the project, click Create.

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Give your project a name and specify your local Autodesk Drive or Autodesk Construction Cloud location.

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Next, select the desired data outputs, and if needed, set the resolution based on a centimeter value.

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You also need to select a Target coordinate system.

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Then, click Start to begin the upload process.

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The photos start to upload to your cloud account and are prepared for processing.

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The Dashboard appears with a status thumbnail indicating the upload progress.

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If you close this Dashboard, you can re-open it by clicking photo projects.

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Once the upload is complete, you will see an indicator on the photo projects tile.