Create and edit a reconstruction

You can generate raster and 3D products by creating and running a reconstruction. A reconstruction uses camera sessions as input as well as region of interest, water body, and correction geometries. The products that can be generated by processing a reconstruction are DSMs, True Orthos, DSM meshes, point clouds, and 3D meshes.

Create a reconstruction

To create a reconstruction, complete the following steps:

1. On the Home tab, click New Reconstruction.
2. Type a name for the reconstruction in the Reconstruction Name text box.
3. From the Capture Scenario drop-down menu, choose the scenario that best fits the camera sessions used as input to the reconstruction.

   Note:

   The aerial oblique scenario only generates point clouds and 3D meshes.

   The aerial nadir scenario requires values for Forward Overlap and Sideward Overlap.

4. In the Camera Session section, choose at least one camera session.

   Tip:

   • Previously aligned camera sessions are in their respective alignment.
   • Check a capture session to automatically check all the camera sessions in it.

5. In the Products section, choose the products you want to reconstruct.

   Note:

   Each reconstruction scenario has default products.

   • Raster products—Specify a custom output raster pixel size.
   • Mesh products—Specify output formats.

6. Optionally, configure the following settings:
   1. Choose Ultra or High quality.

      Ultra quality results in the best quality; High quality results in faster processing.

   2. Choose Region of Interest, Water Body, and Correction values from the drop-down menus.
   3. Choose the Raster Sampling Origin coordinates for the raster products.
7. Click Create.

   Tip:

   Alternatively, click the Create drop-down arrow, and click Create and Run to create and start the reconstruction at the same time.

The reconstruction is created and appears in the Project Tree pane.

Edit reconstruction settings

To edit the reconstruction settings, complete the following steps:

1. In the Project Tree pane, select the reconstruction with the settings you want to edit.
2. On the Reconstruction tab, click Settings.
3. Edit the reconstruction settings as needed.

   Note:

   Changing some settings can cause the reconstruction to reset. This will permanently delete all of its data from disk.

4. Click Save.
5. On the warning dialog box that appears, click OK.

The reconstruction is updated.