Leica Geosystems HDS Cyclone - software modules provide point cloud users with the widest set of work process options for 3D laser scanning projects in engineering, surveying, construction and related applications.Cyclone 7 lets users take advantage of traverse, back-sight, and resection capabilities of the new Leica ScanStation 2 laser scanner for more cost-effective as-built and topographic surveys and lets users create plant as-built models more efficiently from laser scans.



Unique, Efficient Foundation

The inherent completeness of 3D point clouds represents one of their major advantages over other sources of geometric information. Cyclone's unique Object Database Client/Server software architecture provides the highest performance environment for laser scanning projects. Cyclone software makes it easy for users to manage data efficiently in databases. Users can work concurrently on databases, thereby reducing the need to copy and/or transmit large point cloud project files.



Cyclone Modules for Flexible Configuration

Leica Cyclone 6.0 is comprised of individual software modules for different needs and for flexible product customization.



Cyclone-SCAN

Cyclone-SCAN is the software interface for operating the Leica ScanStation, HDS6000, and HDS3000. User-specified scan area and density, data filtering, scan scripting, and automatic recognition and extraction of both planar and spherical Leica Geosystems HDS targets - all contribute to this easy-to-use, intelligent data capture application.



Cyclone-REGISTER

Cyclone-REGISTER provides the complete set of tools for aligning point clouds captured from different scanning positions, quickly and accurately. Cyclone-REGISTER supports the use of Leica Geosystems HDS targets to geo-reference scan data, as well as the ability to align overlapping areas of point clouds - without the use of targets. This results in optimum registration, and provides significant time- and cost-savings by reducing the need to place and extract targets.



Cyclone-MODEL

This versatile, powerful module enables professionals to use point clouds directly, to process them into objects for robust export into CAD (and other applications), and to allow robust import of data from CAD (and other applications). Cyclone-MODEL has the industry's largest, most complete and automated set of tools for accurately modeling 3D point clouds as CAD geometry or as meshes for engineering, surveying, construction, architectural and related applications.