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3Dflow released 3DF Zephyr 7.0, their photogrammetry software (3D scan from photos).
Here are the main improvements:
- quality and speed improvements
- a new floating licensing system
- the 500 photo limitation has been removed from the Lite Edition
You will find below a video presentation of the improvements, as well as the full changelog.
Please note that a free version of 3DF Zephyr is available (50 pictures limitation), as well as a 30 days trial.
Here is the official 3DF Zephyr 7.0 changelog:
- New floating licensing system
- Removed 500 photos limit from 3DF Zephyr Lite
- New meshing algorithm
- Reworked orthophoto wizard
- Improved photoconsistency
- New automatic register images to scans tool
- Improved Samantha’s geometric reconstruction
- New GUI stylesheets and icons
- Reworked alignment with constraints dialog
- It is now possible to input different accuracies and coordinate systems for constraints in bundle adjustment
- It is now possible to use distance constraints on bundle adjustment
- New constraints error report after alignment with constraints
- New Control points from images editor on the new project wizard
- Speed improvements on SfM, MvS, and meshing phases
- It is now possible to add texture weights during texturing
- Reworked Gizmo transform tool
- Reworked rendering space transform tool
- Advanced import dialog with batch action and custom projected systems conversion
- Automatically scaled text in Dem Viewer
- Updated internal libraries for GUI and Rendering engine
- Improved control points from images dialog
- Faster control point auto-matching functionality
- Restyles project wizard for a smoother user interface
- Reworked camera navigator
- Improved decimation filter
- New custom csv import for control points and constraints
- New minimal overlap Camera selector tool
- Custom stylesheet definition
- Faster modular saving
- Added text drawing elements
- It is now possible to import custom geoids
- It is now possible to add comments to workspace objects
- Tons of minor fixes and QoL improvements
