12.3

Version 12.3 of the Trimble® RealWorks software is available from 22 November 2022.

These Release Notes describe the new features and changes available in this release of the Trimble RealWorks software. Alternatively, you can download these release notes as a PDF file.

Data management

New features

Direct link to Revit for piping

Directly send the pipe objects created in the software to Autodesk® Revit® for an intuitive and productive combined workflow. All you need to do is to start Revit from the software (go to Revit® > Open Revit® in the Home or Model tab in Production), select the desired piperuns, and press Send to Revit®. This creates new native Revit objects directly in the open session of Revit. Compatible objects include straight segments, elbows, tees, and reducers. Autodesk Revit needs to be installed, with a proper license, to be able to use this feature.

Trimble X7 area scan support

Version 3.1.1 of Trimble® Perspective® enables you to acquire area scans. Once the TDX project is imported in the Trimble RealWorks, the scans acquired from the same location are shown as belonging to the same station.

Enhancements

Add files to project by drag and drop

Drag and drop scan files into the view to add files to an existing project: the software now prompts a message to allow the files to be added to the active project.

TZF file path editing

Ability to change the file path for imported TZF files by pasting the path of another file.

Modeling

New features

Pipe flange and valve

You can now add pipe flanges and valves to pipe runs in the Create Pipe tool. Simply pick a location on the piperun and the software will compute a best-fit model of flange or valve at this location.

Eccentric pipe reducer

You can now model piperuns that change diameter and have an offsetted parallel axis with an eccentric pipe reducer. Pick the two straight segments to connect them or pick the point cloud after the reducer to insert the new geometry.

Bent pipe modeling

Pipes deformed due to sagging can now be modeled starting from a straight element. The Convert to Bent Pipe command will automatically replace the straight element by a series of straight elements and elbows to better fit the point cloud.

Enhancements

Create Pipe: fitting

Several improvements have been made in the fitting algorithms for connectors, such as tees, elbows and reducers. You can now also create non-perpendicular tees when using Fit without Constraints.

Create Pipe: improvements

Various features in Create Pipe have been improved for ease of use and greater success during model creation. These improvements include:

  • Load an unselected pipe geometry to start a new piperun

  • Additional shortcuts for many commands (shown in tooltips)

  • Error message when trying to create a closed pipe loop

  • Customizable manipulator size (Preferences > Tools > Manipulators)

Modify Geometry and Move Mesh: user-defined displacement

A new toolbar was added in both Modify Geometry and Move Mesh to enable you to specify the distance by which meshes or geometries will be displaced.

Registration

Enhancements

Cloud-Based Registration: Station-based view

You can now use the station-based mode in the Cloud-Based Registration tool to pick common points more easily. Note that you can also use the magnifier tool (N key) to temporarily switch to examiner mode.

Cloud-Based Registration: Customized colors

The default red and green colors used in the Cloud-Based Registration tool for the reference and the moving clouds are now customizable: set your favorite colors in Preferences > Tools > Cloud-Based Registration.

Cloud-Based Registration: Cloud Color

Default rendering option for Cloud-Based Registration is now set to Cloud Color.

Georeferencing: Station leveling

Station leveling is now taken into account during point cloud georeferencing. This means that if the selection contains leveled stations, the georeferencing tool will compute a transformation maintaining the overall tilt.

Inspection

Enhancements

Wall Verticality Inspection: invert projection direction

The inspection in the Wall Inspection tool can now be reversed. Projection direction can be changed affecting the sign of the inspected values and the colors in the inspection map.

User interface

Enhancements

Group display

Directly turn on or off the display of a group within the WorkSpace window using the light bulb icon beside the group title.

Create group by selection

Select multiple elements within the WorkSpace window and add to a new group using Ctrl + G, selecting from the right-click menu, or from the Edit tab.

Forensics Edition

Enhancements

Image Matching

Determine the position and orientation a given image has been acquired from.

Convert to Ortho-Image

Place an imported image, such as scene snapshots or CCTV stills, in 3D

Polyline Drawing

Draw polylines relevant to the reverse projection analysis.

Resolved issues

  • Ortho-Projection: improved performance with projects containing many stations

  • 3D Display: flickering point cloud display with Intel® UHD and Intel® Iris® Xe graphics cards

  • Gridded Imports (FLS, E57, PTX): smaller TZF files by using greater compression ratio

  • IFC Import: fixed database corruption after import in some cases

  • TDX Import: export Panorama Image as JPEG option is now persistent

  • TDX Import: Station Images are no longer created for area scans

  • FLS Import: metadata associated with FLS files are transferred to TZF files upon import

  • E57 Import: e57 with a grid having non square pixels can now be imported

  • E57 Export: added progress bar for unstructured dataset exports

  • E57 Export: fixed leveling precision issue when exporting a station with multiple TZF files

  • LAS Export: added progress bar for dataset exports

  • OBJ Export: corrected naming convention for textured mesh exports

  • RMX Export: increased rotation accuracy

  • RCP Export: fixed performance issue introduced in version 12.2

  • Send to AutoCAD®: now supporting version 2023

  • Subscription License: fixed subscription license login status within the license manager

  • Limit Box Manipulators: improved limit box manipulator selection with cursor

  • Registration Visual Check: default view of Canonical views button is now Top View

  • Scan Explorer: improved stability during point extraction

  • Auto-Classify Outdoors: fixed issue in naming for Japanese language

  • Moving Mesh Visualization: fixed visualization issue after the use of Move Mesh

  • Create Sampled Scans: progress bar added for scan sampling

  • 2D Easyline: set project as modified when the Polyline is modified

  • Steelworks Tool: enable profile redefinition after segmentation

  • Auto-Extract Cylinders: resolved crash issue occurring in some cases

  • Create Pipe: default pipe elbow radius matches modeled object

  • Convert Geometry to Pipe: resolved project corruption issue