Modules

The tables below list the required modules to run specific functions inside Fusion software.

PRO: free of charge basic module which allows to import/view/export main data types.

X-TOPO: includes all topographic and CAD functions, surface and volume calculations, cross sections and output functions.

X-SCAN: allows to register and edit point clouds.

X-PHOTO AERIAL: allows to import photo from drones in order to generate point clouds, orthophotos, mesh and other outputs.

X-PHOTO GROUND: allows to import photo from terrestrial cameras in order to generate point clouds, orthophotos, mesh and other outputs.

GNSS POST PROCESSING: main module to import and process GNSS static data.

GNSS NETWORK ADJUSTMENT: allows to adjust GNSS networks. (Requires GNSS POST PROCESSING)

BIM: allows to import and visualize BIM files in IFC format (Requires X-TOPO)

General

General	PRO	X-TOPO	X-SCAN	AERIAL	GROUND	GNSS PP	NET ADJ	BIM
Job management
System settings (units, precision, parameters, etc.)
Data management (drawings, surveys, surfaces, point clouds, raster maps)
Filters panel to manage entities visibility
2D/3D advanced viewer
Info commands (id, distance, area, angle)

Import & Data transfer	PRO	X-TOPO	X-SCAN	AERIAL	GROUND	GNSS PP	NET ADJ	BIM
TPS/Digital level direct transfer (download)
TPS/GPS/Digital Level data format
X-PAD Survey and X-PAD Build
Customizable ASCII import (points, measurements, codes)
Autodesk DXF/DWG
Adobe PDF vector format
LandXML (points, drawing, surfaces)
Google Earth KML/KMZ
Esri Shape (points, drawing)
OBJ file (3D models)
GRD and ASC format (surfaces or DEM)
Raster map (PNG, JPG, BMP, TIFF, PDF) with World file for positioning
BLK360 G1 G2, BLK2GO scans direct transfer (download)
Standard Points cloud data format (E57, LAS, PTS, PTX, ASCII)
Leica scanner Points cloud data format (LGS, BLK2GO, RTC360)
FARO colorized scans
IFC models

Export	PRO	X-TOPO	X-SCAN	AERIAL	GROUND	GNSS PP	NET ADJ	BIM
TPS direct transfer (upload)
TPS/GPS data format
X-PAD Survey and X-PAD Build
Customizable ASCII export (points, measurements, codes)
Autodesk DXF/DWG
Standard Points cloud data format (E57, LAS, PTS, ASCII)
OBJ (surfaces)
WEBGL (surfaces)
LandXML (points, surfaces)
Google Earth KML
PDF3D

CAD	PRO	X-TOPO	X-SCAN	AERIAL	GROUND	GNSS PP	NET ADJ	BIM
Layers management
Snap to object
Drawing aids (ortho, grid, snap, automatic list)
Properties panel of selected objects
Selection tools
Drawing commands (line, polyline, polygon, arc, circle, text, block)
Annotation commands (linear, aligned, angular, radius, diameter, coordinates, object)
Table of data fully customizable or dynamic
Editing commands (delete, move, copy, rotate, scale, align, trim, extend, offset, explode, linearize, chamfer, fillet)
Editing polyline commands (open, close, insert, delete, join, invert, remove loops, reduce, grid of vertices)
Map view (OpenStreet Map, Bing Map, WMS, …) and extraction of raster map
Second viewport
Fly mode and Panorama mode
Clip planes and Clipboxes
Projection planes
Clean drawing commands (purge, keep only visible or only selected)
Quick sections of 3D models
Edges extraction from 3D models
Creation of final drawings on paper size
Designer for plot box customization
Object’s report
Orthophoto generation

Topography	PRO	X-TOPO	X-SCAN	AERIAL	GROUND	GNSS PP	NET ADJ
Management of topographic points (Simple)
Management of topographic points (Advanced)
Management of TPS & GNSS measurements (Simple)
Management of TPS & GNSS measurements (Advanced)
Management of Survey codes
Cartographic coordinate systems
GNSS localization systems
Geoid corrections
Calculation of coordinates from measurements (Simple)
Calculation of coordinates from measurements (Advanced)
Traverse adjustment
Topographic utilities
Calculation reports
Georeferencing of raster maps
Automatic vectorization of monochromatic raster maps
Raster editing: Transparent, Invert, Brightness/Contrast/Intensity, Crop
Photos manager
Reference points manager
Digital level data management and calculation
Transformation commands (affine 2D, scaled, rigid, Helmert 3D)
Coordinate transformation (map to map, map to geographic, geographic to geographic)
Compare surveys coordinates and report

Surfaces	PRO	X-TOPO	X-SCAN	AERIAL	GROUND	GNSS PP	NET ADJ	BIM
Break lines and boundary lines
Terrain 3D surfaces from points and points cloud
Slopes symbols
Contour lines
Volume calculation from 3D surfaces (to elevation, to reference plane, between two surfaces, stockpile/pit)
Automatic adjustment of reference plane to balance cut and fill volume
Calculation zones for volumes
Fill Analysis with graph and reports
Cross-sections from points, lines, surfaces and point clouds
Customizable annotations and layout for cross-sections
Apply raster map on surface as texture

3D Design	PRO	X-TOPO	X-SCAN	AERIAL	GROUND	GNSS PP	NET ADJ	BIM
Lay polyline to surface, to a plane or to a fixed elevation
Extract perimeter polyline of a 3D surface
Side slopes creation: to another surface, to an elevation, to another polyline
Side slopes creation by width and height or slope
Rapid design excavation command from building layout
Ramp creation from top to bottom of excavation
Close polyline triangulation
Merge terrain model with design model
Remove part of the surface, Divide and cut surface

Points clouds	PRO	X-TOPO	X-SCAN	AERIAL	GROUND	GNSS PP	NET ADJ	BIM
Render mode (Colour, Intensity, True colours, Distance, Elevation)
Point size
Point selection tools (Nearest, Lowest, Highest, Average)
Point selection with Smart Magnifier
Manual clean of points cloud
Editing tools (cut, copy)
Merge of multiple scans in one single Points cloud
Level points cloud to horizontal
Automatic plane detection and projection on plane intersection
Point cloud registration (full auto, cloud to cloud, visual alignment, by targets)			(max 300 setups)
Support of panoramic images
Terrain surfaces from Point cloud
Mesh 3D from Points cloud (maximum 100000 points)

Image processing	PRO	X-TOPO	X-SCAN	AERIAL	GROUND	GNSS PP	NET ADJ	BIM
Import of photos					(max 75)
Import of navigation data (Exif, standard formats and custom ASCII)
Import of Ground Control Points from custom ASCII files or from Fusion topographic points
Definition of cartographic or local coordinate system
Graphical selection of the cameras to use
Fast workflow to define position of Ground Control Points
Automatic detection of Ground Control Points markers and auto centering
Support of RTK GNSS missions and data processing without Control Points
Calculation of dense points cloud with different level of details
Editing of the dense points cloud to clean and reduce calculation area
Move, Rotate and Scale tools to resize and georeferenced the points cloud (terrestrial photos)
Digital Surface Model
Digital orthophoto (from DSM or from Mesh3D) with automatic split in parts if the size if too big
Optimization of specific area of the orthophoto by using specific images
3D mesh with texture
Report with different level of details
Generation of Solid orthophoto that allows to create 3D drawings working on the 2D orthophoto
3D drawing by defining coordinates in 2 or more images
Calculations with support of multi processors CPU and GPU

GNSS Post Processing	PRO	X-TOPO	X-SCAN	AERIAL	GROUND	GNSS PP	NET ADJ	BIM
Import of GNSS raw data from GeoMax receivers
Import of RINEX raw data
Editing of observations and intervals
Visualization of data and results on time diagram and on a map viewer
GNSS baseline processing
Calculation by using precise ephemeris
Direct download of raw data from reference stations of several providers (SMARTnet, SOPAC, RGP, UNAVCO, NGS)
Antenna manager
GNSS baseline network adjustment
Customizable report
Export observations in RINEX format