About the DeCap Command-Line Tool

As of version 3.0.1, ReCap 360 includes the ability to create ReCap projects from raw source files in an automated, background fashion. These features are accessible through a command-line executable import tool called DeCap.exe, located in the ReCap 360 install folder. The source files can be specified directly on the command line or provided in a control file.

DeCap is authorized using the same license as ReCap 360 Pro. It does not, however, provide an interface for activating such a license. As a result, you need to first have a valid, activated license for ReCap 360 Pro before using DeCap.exe.

To create a project by specifying scans on the command line, run the following command:

Decap.exe --importWithLicense <output
folder> <project name> [options] <input scan 1>
[input scan 2] … [input scan N]

Where the <input scan> arguments are full or relative paths to the input scans.

To create a project by specifying a list of scans in a control file:

DeCap.exe --importWithLicense <output
folder> <project name> [options] --controlFile <control
file path>

Where the <control file path> argument is a full or relative path to a text file that contains the list of scans (one per line, full or relative paths).

Both versions have similar arguments:

• <output folder> - path to a folder in which to create the project
• <project name> - name for the new project

The [options] argument represents the ability to provide 0 or more optional settings:

• --minRangeClipping - sets the distance from the scanner under which points are ignored
• --maxRangeClipping - sets the distance from the scanner past which points are ignored
• --decimation - sets the minimum distance between 3D points in millimeters. Points closer than this distance may be unified to a single point.