Maximize efficiency with
Dot3D Edit
3D data management from the comfort of your desk.
Dot3D Edit is the convenient add-on option for Dot3D users looking to simplify and streamline data processing workflows off their capture device. While this companion app is typically deployed on a PC, it’s available for any secondary device and unlocks virtually all functionality except scanning.
✅ Optimize in the office, save time in the field
✅ Crop, measure, annotate, export and more
✅ Work side-by-side with other 3D apps on Windows
✅ Export directly to RCS and POD (Windows only)
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Why add Dot3D Edit?
Improve efficiency with this affordable add-on option for Dot3D Pro or Prime.
1. Save your thumbs!
Not everything has to be done from a phone / tablet screen! Just because Dot3D (Pro or Prime) can accomplish almost everything on its own, that doesn’t necessarily mean it should! Save yourself the hassle of performing all operations in such a compact environment by offloading to a PC and continuing from there.
2. Work alongside other tools
Sending your Dot3D data into CAD? Meshing tools? Diagramming tools? With Dot3D Edit you can comfortably begin your post-processing steps right from the same Windows PC you’ll be completing other operations on. Make your life easier and manage it all together.
3. Highly affordable add-on
Add Dot3D Edit for only $149 / year!
4. Save time and battery on site
Scan and go! Complete scan after scan in the field, deal with optimization and editing from your laptop or desktop later on.
Accuracy under your control.
Add coded targets to your scenes for automatic accuracy improvement via precise loop closure.
Apply known constraints for additional accuracy improvement and geo-referencing. Add target-to-target measurements, survey control points, wall-to-wall measurements, and more.
How to add reference measurements (VIDEO)
How to implement survey control (VIDEO)
OPTIMIZATION
Post-processing you can count on.
Scan with confidence knowing Dot3D’s battle-tested optimization algorithms will automatically adjust nearly every aspect of your scene to create a precisely-coordinated, cumulative best-fit to reality.
Get to the final results fast with rapid local processing on device. Or transfer to a Windows machine for convenient desktop data editing and optimization.
Learn more about Dot3D optimization (VIDEO)
Comparative study on loop closure with Dot3D
LARGE SCENES
Near limitless single scene sizes.
Never feel constrained with virtually no scene size limits in Dot3D. Capture entire buildings, crash scenes, roadways, pipelines, and more.
Integrate with high-accuracy GNSS devices for live GPS tracking during capture, providing further accuracy improvement and precise referencing to global coordinate systems.
A guide to capturing interior as-builts (PDF)
More about large scene capture with Dot3D
LOCAL PROCESSING
Total data security from start to finish.
You own the data. Never sacrifice data security with rapid local processing, lossless point cloud compression, and secure file transfer methods.
Stay within Dot3D across platforms for convenient viewing, measurement, editing, and more. Then export to universally recognized point cloud formats for downstream workflows.
Exports: dp, e57, las, laz, pts, ply, ptx, ptg, rcs, pod
Access sample point cloud data from Dot3D scans
Designed and built for professionals in:
Crime and Crash Scene Mapping
Clear the scene in minutes with pocket-based 3D documentation.
Technology suitable to all sectors of law enforcement & public safety.
Reliably accurate 3D models and simplified 2D sketches (secure and accurate).
Real Estate Documentation
Turn a simple property walkthrough into an accurate 3D model.
Produce detailed 2D floor plans from rapidly acquired 3D scans.
Create digital twins of complex spaces, convert to 3D BIM models.
Surveying and Engineering
Accurately document as-builts, plot plans, infrastructure, etc.
Integrate 3D mapping into your traditional surveying workflows.
Capture hard-to-reach spaces inaccessible to other technologies.
Leverage GNSS, targets, etc. for stronger accuracy and global positioning.
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Get started today with just an iPhone Pro (12 & up) or iPad Pro (2020 & up) with built-in LiDAR. If you prefer to start with a Windows or Android device, you’ll need an Intel RealSense or DPI external camera. The software trial is free on all platforms.
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Pro is our most popular option for most iPhone/iPad users relying solely on their embedded LiDAR camera (iOS). Prime is a premium solution for leveraging external 3D cameras on Windows/Android or external GNSS receivers (i.e. Trimble DA2) on iOS.
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YES! The use of coded targets (AprilTags) is one of the most important capabilities of Dot3D. Please click here to download Dot3D AprilTags for printing, and see here for several tutorials on their use. You also have the option to order a rugged set here.
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Don’t worry! No automatic charges will occur. Once your trial ends, you’ll automatically revert back to FREE mode, still allowing scanning and testing, but with some limited functionality and NO EXPORTS. You may then upgrade to PRO or PRIME anytime.