The PhoToPlan Family
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The PhoToPlan Family PhoToPlan, PhoToPlan basic, Pro and Ultimate Photogrammetry fast and efficient ▪▪ rectifying photos precisely within CAD ▪▪ combining high resolution photos with CAD information ▪▪ fast construction of 3D wire frame and surface models with only photos ▪▪ use ReCap Photo (online) and Agisoft PhotoScan import (offline) for automatic orientation of photos by „Structure from Motion“ ▪▪ easy to learn and versatile for many applications Universally useful The software may be used whenever CAD information must be generated from photos. For example: ▪▪ façade plans ▪▪ excavation documentation in the field of archaeology ▪▪ recording of building damages ▪▪ inventory documentation in the preservation of monuments and historic buildings ▪▪ preservation of evidence in the field of forensics ▪▪ recording of plants and civil engineering structures ▪▪ documentation in the field of construction and architecture Photogrammetry directly within AutoCAD The PhoToPlan family of AutoCAD based applications allow for evaluation of photos and plans directly within AutoCAD. The programs are built on top of each other. The range of functions is increasing from PhoToPlan basic to PhoToPlan Ultimate. With PhoToPlan you may rectify photos for a 2D evaluation either with a few reference lengths from the object or with control points which have been measured on the object. The rectification planes may be positioned freely. Within AutoCAD you may draw/digitize directly on the photos or you may mount the photos to spatially arranged façade plans. These serve as templates for taking measurements and documenting the object photographically in the correct scale. In addition to the functionality mentioned above, PhoToPlan Pro and PhoToPlan Ultimate offer image orientation and photogrammetric multi-image evaluation. By clicking the same point in two separate images, shot from different positions, PhoToPlan Pro and PhoToPlan Ultimate calculate the exact geometric position of this point in 3D-space. These 3D points are used to generate 3D line work and objects directly in AutoCAD. 3D surface objects such as cylinders and planes but also prismatic sufaces may be generated for a fast evaluation within PhoToPlan. If for example, a defined plane represents a wall, the window openings and sills may easily be constructed as CAD objects by tracing over the oriented image. In this way photos can be efficiently evaluated to façade plans and 3D models. With PhoToPlan Ultimate surfaces of cylindrical and prismatic objects can be projected into a plane for creating to scale image plans. Another additional function is the computing of ortho photos. PhoToPlan programs are being used worldwide throughout multiple industries: On the basis of a few measured control points PhoToPlan Pro and PhoToPlan Ultimate calculate the camera position, direction and distortion of the images. Source: English Heritage, http://www.english-heritage.org.uk TU Munich, chair of Building History, Building Archeology and Heritage Conversation. Planning department of the Cologne Cathedral (Dombauverwaltung Köln) Building association of the Freiburg Minster (Freiburger Münsterbauverein e.V.) German Archaeological Institute, a. o. in Berlin and Rome Musée

Requirements Platform AutoCAD LT, AutoCAD and all AutoCAD based verticals, e.g. Civil 3D, Architecture or Map 3D starting from version 2015. Please contact the FARO 3D Software sales department if you are using older Autodesk products. Operating system Depends on the AutoCAD version ( see compatibility list), 64bit system Hardware requirements Computer and graphic card as suggested for the respective AutoCAD version by Autodesk. Standard digital camera Required reference information (photo rectification) At least 4 control points (PhoToPlan) or 2 reference measurements (PhoToPlan Basic)...