Table of Content
1. Important – be sure to read this BEFORE you process your model
2. Export your TWINSPECT® model
3. Create your Twinsity Account and login
4. Upload your TWINSPECT® model
1. Important – be sure to read this BEFORE you process your model
Make sure that all the required files are included in the upload:
|
Files |
Format | Other specifications |
| OBJ and MTL Files | Wavefront OBJ | Local coordinate system, maximum 400 million polygons |
| Textures | *.jpg or *.png | Resolution not more than 8192x8192 pixel, not more than 100 pieces |
| Kameraparameterdatei | ATExport XML | Local coordinate system |
| original images | *.jpg or *.png |
- Make sure that the import and export of the model happens in a LOCAL COORDINATE SYSTEM. TWINSPECT can NOT handle georeferenced coordinate systems (e.g. WGS84) yet. The model must be exported in WAVEFRONT OBJ format and must not exceed a size of 400 million polygons.
- The camera file must also be exported in a LOCAL COORDINATE SYSTEM. It must also be exported in Block Exchange XML format.
- The textures must always have a power of two as the number of pixels. Here, the highest resolution of a texture may be 8192x8192 pixels. The textures must be in *.jpg or *.png format. The number of textures must not exceed 100.
- Check your camera file (XML) again before uploading. Make sure that all images you want to see in TWINPSECT are present in this camera file. (During the upload your data will be validated again. Again, check the number of images in the validation overview).
- Please read the step by step instructions carefully. The red marked parts are very important and decide about the successful upload of your project.
2. Export your TWINSPECT® model
Export Production in OBJ Format
Submit a new ContextCapture production for the 3D mesh in the OBJ wavefront format. See below for the format options. By this, an OBJ file of the model with the corresponding textures will be generated.
Export Block in ATExport XML Format
After exporting the model into the OBJ format, export the block properties into a XML file. For this, please click on “Block” à ”Export” à “Export block…” (see screenshot below).
Then, the following dialog will show up. Please select the “ATExport XML format” and click on “Export block”. By this, a new XML file for the block properties will be generated.
Important:
Make sure that all the required files are included in the upload:
- OBJ files
- MTL files
- textures (must not be larger than 16k. However, 8k is optimal for our program)
- camera file
- original images (*.jpg or *.png format)
3. Create your Twinsity Account and login
To create an account, please visit the TWINSPECT Dashboard:
On the start page you can log in with an existing account or register with a new one using the sign in and registration function. When the "Sign In" button is clicked, the registration window opens.
In the login window you can log in with an already created account and the corresponding password. With the checkbox "Keep me signed in" the login will remain after leaving the application, unless they have logged out.
To register a new account, click "Create an Account" and follow the following steps.
4. Upload your TWINSPECT® model
To upload the project to TWINSPECT®, press the "Create" button in our dashboard.
Now there are 5 steps to upload your project:
- Enter the name of your project, the asset type and choose “Bentley Context Capture” reconsturction software.
- Under "Select Source Folder", select the folder containing all project data files. Depending on the browser, select "View files" to display the images. Important: Our upload only works with Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge internet browsers.
- We validate your data before you can upload the data to avoid any problems. If there are any errors in your data, they will be displayed here.
- Your project will be uploaded.
- Your project is uploaded.
When your project is uploaded, you will see it under the "Project Draft" item in our dashboard.
Once the project is finished by us and accessible to you, the model will be displayed under the "Projects" item.