Upload & Cloud Settings

    👉 Tap the cog wheel icon in the lower right corner on the Rock Face Gallery Page to get to the Settings. Then choose Cloud.



    Local Mode

    Local Mode allows to locally export Rock Face ZIP files to the iPad Pro without pushing the data to the Rock Mapper Cloud. This can be a handy alternative for clients who prefer not to send any data to the cloud and/or have a slow internet connection or for users who ran out of cloud storage (= Rock Mapper Cloud full). Rock Face ZIP files will then be exported to a folder called Rock Mapper in the Files App (which comes pre-installed as part of iPadOS). From there the data can be manually copied to an external USB-C memory stick OR sent to a local network drive OR any other 3rd party provider / cloud service (e.g., OneDrive or GoogleDrive). More details can be found here.

    ℹ️ Please note that while in Local Mode, no scanning / mapping / sampling data is sent to the cloud. However, an internet connection is still required because the app will perform a licence / subscription check before allowing any local export.  


    Configuration File

    All settings such as annotation layer names and colours, sample attributes, report fields as well as all other settings can be stored in a configuration file (config.json) and shared with other devices via the Rock Mapper Cloud. This makes it easy to configure multiple iPads in exactly the same way and guarantees that all devices are using the same layer names, colours and pick list values. 


    ℹ️ Please note that you can only use one single config.json per Cloud Account, therefore for larger teams or different departments that don't share the same settings it's advisable to get a second subscription for a second Cloud Account. 



    Simply upload the configuration file from your 'master' device and download the same configuration file onto all other devices that are connected to the same Rock Mapper Cloud Account. 



    Upload Annotated Image

    Rock Mapper always includes and uploads the raw/clean face photograph for each rock face. If you also want to include a face photograph where hand-drawn annotations are directly embedded into the JPG then select this option. By default this option is enabled.

    ℹ️ Please note that all annotations are also saved as 3D points in the [FaceID]_mapping.csv file (with X/Y/Z coordinates) except the Scribbles annotation layer. The [FaceID]_mapping.csv file can be used for direct 3D model / wireframe updates. 


    Upload Cropped Image

    If you'd like to include a cropped version of the (georeferenced) face photograph in the uploaded Rock Face ZIP file then enable this setting. Please note that the image is cropped based on the bounding box of the manually drawn face outline. 
    This option can be handy if you plan to visualise a lot of rock face photographs in your 3D modelling software package and get rid of some 'clutter' as it removes areas of the photograph that are outside the face. 


    🔴 Face outline
    🟢 Face outline bounding box (used for cropping)
    🔵 Image boundary

    Upload Point Cloud

    Toggle on if you want to include the point cloud which is captured during the 3D LiDAR scan in the ZIP file that's uploaded to the cloud account. Please note that average Rock Face ZIP file sizes increase from 3-6MB per rock face to up to 100 - 150 MB per rock face when a point cloud is included. 


    ℹ️ We generally recommend to use the LiDAR Mesh Scan instead of the LiDAR Point Cloud option because file sizes of 3D scans are then smaller plus instead of a point cloud the user gets a photorealistic 3D model (= textured mesh). 


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