Once signed in, and the app is running, just point your device camera at the desired object you wish to capture and press the camera button. The app is very simple to use with very few options. The app is tied to your Pix4D Cloud account with a valid license, and your cloud allowance will be debited based on the number of images processed. Pix4DCatch is an app based product and is available on the Google Play Store and the Apple App store for your device. I tested both of these products out using my personal smartphone, a OnePlus 8, but the process should be the same for any phone. I will explore both products and compare differences and similarities, plus some things to watch out for. Both products deliver surprisingly good results with little effort on your part. You will get back a 3D model of the captured object in the form of a point cloud and mesh model.

In both programs, you use your mobile device to take a series of photos around an object that get transferred to a cloud server for processing. In this post, I want to point out two great products for quick object reality capture using your smartphone or tablet, Pix4DCatch and Autodesk ReCap Photo.

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