Reality Capture

Reality Capture is fast, reliable, and incredibly accurate software for creating 3D content that is generated by examining photos or laser scans.



RealityCapture 1.4 is now available to download from the Epic Games Launcher or via the new Epic Developer Portal with an updated pricing model.

Built from the ground up to take full advantage of all the modern photogrammetry procedures, Reality Capture has quickly managed to popularize itself as one of the most widely adopted tools for the creation of 3D assets for modern video games, VR games and projects, realistic 3D visualization of real-world environments, and even large 3D maps created from surveyor UAV laser scan data.

And the best thing yet, this app is not focused only on professional users who have access to large photo camera setups that can capture simultaneous object data from many angles.

No, this app can even recreate 3D objects or environments by analyzing pictures and video files taken from ordinary cameras.



With a large online community of creators, easy and intuitive UI, and extensive online tutorials, the entire procedure of recreating real-world objects into 3D models with Reality Creation can become part of your pipeline.
 
The app features an automatic 3D model creation pipeline (with automatic alignment, registration, and calibration), built-in texture coloring, tools for touching up and reconstruction of 3D models, support for 3D model exporting, and much more.

To best suit the needs of its large community, developers of Reality Capture have made sure that this app can handle screens of unlimited model size, easily handling even billions of triangles with smart LOD rendering service and offloading excess of data out of active RAM allocation.

The Premium version of the app is accessible via monthly or quarterly subscription that unlocks access to all upcoming updates and support for up to 2500 images scan per single 3D model.



The app can also be tested via the FREE demo version that places restrictions on the model export tools.

Key Features

• Photo/video import     
• Laser scan import     
• Merging photos with laser scans     
• Triangular watertight meshes     
• Custom mesh and UV map import     
• Coloring/texturing     
• Normal and displacement maps     
• Texture reprojection from high-poly to low-poly models     
• Control points and georeferencing     
• Automatic marker detection     
• Ortho-projections/mapping     
• DSM/DTM generation     
• Distance, area and volume measurements     
• Command line interface

Updated pricing model

Starting today, RealityCapture is becoming FREE for students, educators, hobbyists, and companies making under $1 million USD in annual gross revenue.

Subscription seats can be purchased for $1,250 per user per year for companies over that threshold. You can also purchase RealityCapture as part of the Unreal Subscription, along with Unreal Engine and Twinmotion, for $1,850 per user per year.

Try RealityCapture for FREE

Start your 30-day free trial of Unreal Engine, Twinmotion, and RealityCapture. If you’d like to continue using our products after 30 days, you’ll need to purchase seats.

PROS

• High-speed processing
• Impressive detail and accuracy
• User-friendly interface
• Supports multiple input formats
• Advanced export options

CONS

• High hardware requirements
• Expensive licensing costs
• Limited editing tools
• Occasional software instability

Note: Limited functionality in the demo version.