Reveal Tutorial

Login Page

The Login window displays when logging into Reveal. .

 

Enter your Email address and Password.

Click “Forgot your password?” if you need to reset a new password. A notification email will be sent to your registered user email. Follow the steps in the email.

Click the Remember login on this computer checkbox to remember your email and password for quicker access next time you open Reveal

Click “Login” button to continue.

Select the Home, Support, or Terms of Use links  at the bottom of the page at anytime.

 

License Key Selection

Select from the list of available license keys by clicking on one of the listed options.

 

Click OK to continue

To view the In Use keys within your organization select the In Use tab.

 

File Manangement

Guide Menu

This screen introduces the Guide menu on the left side of your screen. The Guide is a dynamic menu that will walk you through the process from start to finish. Workflow steps are listed at the top and helpful hints are shown at the bottom as you progress.

 

New/Open

 

 

 

New/Open Files

 

The New/Open Files menu is where you can create and manage your project settings, files, foot definition, and auto classification option.

To create a New Project, select the Add Project Icon.

 

 

Name your project and select OK

 

 

Select an existing Project with the dropdown menu option.

Adjust your Project settings by selecting the Settings Icon.

 

 

 

Within the Project Settings you can set the Units from the dropdown menu. Learn more about foot definition options HERE.

The default Project foot definition is not defined. Reveal will look at the point cloud you upload for the selected project and update the Project foot definition to match.

 

 

Your project EPSG code can be entered as well. If it is not known Reveal will use the EPSG found in the imported point cloud added to the project.

Select OK when complete.

 

 

Importing your Project Data

Reveal works with the .las and .laz file formats.

 

You can import your project files into Reveal many ways.

 

1.  Drag and drop your files.

 

 

2.  Browse for a file on your machine.

 

 

3.       Select a project file from Agtek Access or ConX file sharing platforms.

 

 

Upon selecting your Project data, Reveal will import your file and display the file in the Existing Point Clouds menu.

 

 

Reveal offers Auto Classification of your project data upon import. To enable this function simply select the checkbox prior to importing your file.

Note: Selecting Classify after import will make the file unavailable until classification is complete. The time to complete varies with the project data and hardware speed. Once complete the file will be available to use and listed in the Existing Point Clouds menu.

 

 

Adding an Orthomosaic to your project

Select an Existing Point Cloud file, then click the Add Ortho button

 

Upload your Orthomosaic image by dragging and dropping or selecting the Local, Agtek Access, or ConX icons. Accepted file types include:

 

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Clean Point Cloud

Manual cleaning of your data set can be done quick and easy with Reveal.

   Select the Polygon Selection icon at the bottom of the window. Right click to form a boundary around the area you’d like to remove. Finish the boundary area by clicking on the first point you made.

You can edit the boundary shape by clicking and dragging as needed. .

 

   Helpful tip: Utilize your orthomosaic image to help identify objects and materials in your point cloud. Toggle the Ortho on/off by selecting the icon on the right side of the screen. .

   Click the checkmark icon to confirm your area selection, the points within the boundary will be blacked out as shown.

 

All highlighted points outside the defined Perimeter, shown in red will placed into a Deleted Points class. Those points will be accessible to you and can be reclassified if needed.

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Localize and Register

The process of localization and registration is key in ensuring your data is aligned with your project coordinates and compatible with your other stakeholders that could utilize your data set.

You can localize your project using state plane coordinate values OR local coordinates.

To start the process select Localize from the Guide.

 

The Localize window will appear.

To begin, you will need the following:

Ground Control point file in one of the following formats:

Upload your project control file by selecting the Upload icon.  Your filename will appear once uploaded to Reveal. You can edit the file name if desired by clicking on the name and typing new text.

 

Select the file type via the dropdown menu.

 

Once your control point file is uploaded you will see the point icons on your site

 

Finding your points

View your control point data by the following two methods prior to starting Localization.

Begin Localization

Localization will require the use of two (2) points.

  1. Select the first point you wish to utilize by left clicking on the point label.

  2. Select the Anchor icon at the bottom center of the window.

  3. The point will show the Anchor symbol and be Red in color.

  4. Left click on the center of the control point marking on your site for that point. The point symbol and Anchor will turn Blue.




    Rotation Point

  5. Navigate to the next desired control point and select the point location as shown in your point cloud or ortho. Left click to select. The point label will turn orange and have a red rotation symbol.

  6. Left click on the center of the control point marking on your site for that point. The point symbol and Rotate icon will turn Blue.

  7.  If you need to adjust or go back a step you can click the Undo icon at the bottom of the window and repeat any of the above steps.

  8. Once you have selected your two control points for Localization click the double checkmark icon  at the bottom of the Geo Reference window to complete Localization. .

The points utilized for the Anchor and Rotate steps in Localization will show the icons on screen for reference.

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Classification

Data classification can be started in Reveal a few ways. The first is to select the checkbox when importing new project data.

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     The second way to start data classification is to select the Classification icon.

 

Selecting the icon will open the Classification options.

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Enter Boundary

The first step in the process is to define the boundary or limits of your area of interest.

Left click to begin drawing your perimeter.

Close the boundary by clicking on the first point or right-clicking the mouse.

   Edit the perimeter boundary by selecting the Arrow icon at the bottom of the screen, then click and drag the created points as desired..

Additional points can be created by clicking on the midpoint between two existing points.

 

   At any time you can click the Undo icon at the bottom of the screen to cancel the last action.

   Once the perimeter is complete and in the desired location, select the Checkmark to complete.

At this point you will be given an opportunity to define any internal “islands” or additional areas to exclude. The same boundary tools apply.

 

All highlighted points outside the defined Perimeter, shown in red will be placed into a Deleted Points class. Those points will be accessible to you and can be reclassified if needed.

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