3DF Zephyr 6.0 released

3Dflow has announced the release of 3DF Zephyr 6.0, including significant implementations on its 3D reconstruction algorithms as well as new features and tools for 3D data management.  New features include:

• Photoconsistency improvements: the photoconsistency algorithm of 3DF Zephyr allows for better management of high frequencies during the similarity check between pairs of images.
• MVS improvements: the Multiview stereo depth map extraction has been improved. Finer details and thin structures are recovered better. In addition, the aggregation phase is also faster than before.
• 3DF Scarlet improvements: 3DF Scarlet’s user experience will significantly change thanks to a “non-blocking” rendering to ensure a better and more fluid scan visualization within the software.
• Modular save: zep project files have been reorganized in a modular way. Point clouds, meshes, and textured mesh are now unloaded on disk and loaded only on demand. This leads to dramatic speed-ups of loading and saving time.
• Python console: the new Python console enables a brand-new way to interact with the 3DF Zephyr workspace and its objects. It’s not meant to supersede the batching tool but allow more experienced users to automate and simplify specific workflows.
• Volume of Interest (VoI): it is a new experimental feature designed to aid users during the visualization and editing of huge datasets. The user specifies a three-dimensional clipping region by visually editing it (works very similar to the bounding box editing tool).
• New control point interface: You can now add multiple control points without closing the dialog. The toolbar has been reorganized in a more user-friendly way while the image loading and caching are much faster and non-blocking.
• Sphere detection: it aims to play a game-changer role in the forensics industry (e.g., supporting the analysis of the line of fire in crime scenes where the spheres on the trajectory rod are scanned by a laser scanner).
• Marker detection: 3DF Zephyr allows for automatic coded target detection already. However, the latest implementation enhances the manual marker detection algorithm to find the cross pattern at their center more accurately.

To see a complete list of what’s new, visit the 3DF Zephyr website.