Topcon’s new UAV software tool capability

First published in bauma Preview - March 22, 2019

The upgrade to MAGNET Collage Web introduces advanced sharing controls including the ability to fully customise layer visibility, appearance, window layout, feature selection, and camera position

A new advance from Topcon Positioning is the upgraded MAGNET Collage Web package, a web-based service for sharing UAV and scanning data sets. The MAGNET Collage Web version 1.3 is said to allow operators to work with more types of data with greater flexibility, including the ability to import BIM models, as well as CAD and GIS data.

The latest update is designed to address an increasing need from the vertical building construction market segment to work in a single-software environment with BIM, scanning, and UAV datasets.

The firm says that operators can view and publish BIM models, along with other data types, directly through the web browser. This increases data sharing, while the package can be used to overlay as-built laser scans and design data to visualise proposed changes and detect construction issues. The software supports OBJ, FBX, and 3DS formats.

The upgrade also includes new direct publishing functionality for CAD and GIS data files through the browser. The firm says that operators can now overlay 3D point clouds and reality models with CAD and GIS design data, including support for DXF, SHP, KML, GML, and GeoJSON formats.