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Importing ReCap Files

How to import Autodesk ReCap .rcp and .rcs files in Asset Transformer Studio
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Importing a ReCap file (*.rcp or *.rcs file) in Asset Transformer Studio requires Autodesk ReCap to be installed (with a valid license) on the same computer on which Asset Transformer Studio is running.

Download ReCap SDK

Download the ReCapSDK v20.1.1 from the Autodesk Developer Network website, with a valid Autodesk developer account.
ReCap SDK download

Configuring Asset Transformer Studio

To start importing *.rcp and *.rcs files in Asset Transformer Studio, the software needs to be configured first from the menu Preferences:
  1. Press 
    F9
    or go to Edit menu > Preferences > 
    IO
    > 
    Import
    > 
    Recap
  2. Set the 
    ReCapSDKpath
    parameter to target the 
    Bin
    folder contained in the folder that you unzipped at the previous step.
ReCap configuration
If the path is not properly configured, Asset Transformer Studio will prompt the following error message:
ReCap error

Additional parameter

Set the 
RecapLoadPointOfView
parameter to 'True' if you wish to load the Points of View (spheres + 360° textures) contained in a ReCap project (providing they exist).
Along with the Points of View, scanner's characteristics are retrieved as metadata information.
ReCap points of view
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    • Download ReCap SDK

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