OBJ Export:

  1. Select a map from the available Projects, and then click Export
  2. From the Export list, choose 3D Model
  3. From the 3D Model Exports Panel, click Export
  4. Wait for the model to be ready for download, which may take several minutes.  Once it is available, a download link will appear, providing access to the 3D Model (OBJ), Material Definition file (MTL), and Textures (JPG) in a zipped archive.  Extract all the files from the zip file to a folder and upload them all the extracted files together to Nira.

 

Orthomosaic / GeoTIFF Map: 

 

 

Point Cloud:

 

Limitations:

Unfortunately, DroneDeploy does not currently provide camera alignment data as part of the download.  Without this, your photos cannot be referenced relative to the 3D model in Nira, so you will miss out on some of the valuable site inspection features Nira offers.  A workaround is to process the model on your laptop or computer using off-the-shelf software, many of which are free or offer free trial periods.  For a comprehensive list of software compatible with Nira, please refer to the following help article: https://help.nira.app/hc/en-us/articles/26866140610459-What-photogrammetry-software-is-compatible-with-Nira

Another advantage of processing your own data is that the resulting model is generally of much higher quality than what DroneDeploy can produce.

 

When working with DroneDeploy data, it is not recommended to upload your 3D Model along with a Point Cloud or Orthomosaic file. This is because DroneDeploy does not export the 3D Model with georeferenced coordinates, whereas the Point Cloud and Orthomosaic are georeferenced. Due to this inconsistency, the 3D Model will not align correctly with the Point Cloud and/or Orthomosaic.  However, you can seamlessly upload a Point Cloud and Orthomosaic together, as both can be exported with georeferenced coordinates. For optimal alignment, it is best to use the same EPSG code for both.

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