Uploading Leica BLK2GO Scan Data

This article describes how BLK2GO mobile scan data should be formatted in Leica Register to be imported into Cintoo and outlines the workflow to do so. 

Permissions: users with roles including Upload or Delete Reality Data permission can import Leica BLK2GO format scans with Cintoo Connect. 

More about Leica BLK2GO here: Leica BLK2GO – Mobile Mapping

Expected Formatting

Data expected by Cintoo Connect from Leica BLK2GO device is a single E57 file generated by Leica Register 360 2022.0 or above, and Leica Workflow.

• Leica REGISTER 360 2022.0 supports the Command Line Interface (CLI).
• Leica WORKFLOW is required to run CLI and add the trajectory in E57.

Please refer to this article Export BLK mobile data to E57 in Leica documentation.

Importing Leica BLK2GO data using Cintoo Connect

1. Select Mobile Scan from Add drop-down menu in a selected project and work zone.

2. In Mobile Laser Scans tab in Cintoo Connect select Leica BLK2GO as source Device/Format.

3. Select E57 file generated as described above.

4. Modify Positions sampling value as needed:

• For example, 4 will create 1 scan location for every 4 panoramic images included in the scanning path.
• Number of 3D scans and average distance between each one will be indicated in Cintoo Connect and will be added to scan count.

5. Enable or disable Blur - Faces:

• This option is disabled by default, option None is chosen. 
• Enable this option to automatically blur faces captured in any panoramic images included in the scans being uploaded to Cintoo.
• Blurring cannot be undone in Cintoo after scans have been uploaded.
• Any files uploaded without Blur Faces option enabled must be deleted from Cintoo project and re-uploaded with the option checked to apply automatic face blurring.
  

6. Enable or disable Blur - Human bodies and car plates:

• This option is disabled by default, option None is chosen.
• Enable this option to automatically blur human bodies including faces and car plates captured on any panoramic images included in the scans being uploaded to Cintoo.
• Blurring cannot be undone in Cintoo after scans have been uploaded. 
• Any files uploaded without Blur Human bodies and car plates option enabled must be deleted from Cintoo project and re-uploaded with the option checked to apply automatic blurring.

Warning: use carefully only if it is imperative, as scan import time might be doubled with the option enabled.

7. Click Import.

8. Check Messages tab from time to time to see if the process is running smoothly.

9. New 3D scans appear one by one in Cintoo project.