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Autodesk ReCap (reality capture) tool is included in AutoCAD 2014 and in other applications of the 2014 family (and higher). ReCap processes (indexes) large point clouds from 3D laser scanning for attaching and displaying in AutoCAD (RCS/RCP).

The ReCap tool supports the following data formats:

  • Autodesk ReCap (*.rcs)
  • FLS Faro (*.fls)
  • FWS Faro (*.fws)
  • Faro projects (*.lsproj)
  • PTG Leica (*.ptg)
  • PTS Leica (*.pts)
  • PTX Leica (*.ptx)
  • LAS Lidar (*.las)
  • ZFS Zoller&Frohlich (*.zfs)
  • ZFPRJ Zoller&Frohlich (*.zfprj)
  • ASC ASCII (*.asc)
  • CL3 TopCon (*.cl3)
  • CLR TopCon (*.clr)
  • E57 (*.e57)
  • Riegel (*.rds)
  • Text (*.txt)
  • XYZ (*.xyz)
  • Autodesk Point Cloud (*.pcg) - till ReCap 4.2
  • Faro XYB (*.xyb)

ACAD2014ReCap
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28.3.2013    25787×  
applies to: AutoCAD 2014 · ReCap ·

See also:
Tip 14496:Convert scanned point clouds or photos to BIM objects - Scan-to-BIM.
Tip 14472:Overview of CAD formats supported in Inventor 2026 (import/export/AnyCAD).
Tip 14433:AR view of 3D model from AutoCAD, Inventor, Revit, Fusion
Tip 14075:Overview of CAD formats supported in Inventor 2025 (import/export/AnyCAD).
Tip 13021:Rotating model when hovering above a 3D point cloud. How to disable?


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