Hi there,

G’day from the SKAND team!

We’ve been busy shipping new features and fine-tuning the experience across the SKAND platform. From smarter 3D tools to mobile enhancements, there’s plenty to explore. Here’s what’s new, what’s in early access, and what’s coming soon.

New Features

3D Viewer Enhancements

Smarter Image Sorting: Images now automatically sort based on relevance to a double-clicked 3D point – no need to fiddle with sort mode options.

Thumbnail Projections: Clicked points are now projected onto thumbnail images for easy visual comparison.

Camera Widget Update: The camera widget icon has been redesigned to be more subtle and less intrusive.

Expanded Support: We now support Pegasus directional images, Ladybug 360s, and PLY file point clouds.

Pegasus Directional Images

PLY Point Clouds

Ladybug 360s

Panorama Preview Viewer: We've added a panorama preview tool for annotation image attachments.

Early Access

SKAND iOS App

• Timelapse Mode: Capture your projects in motion with our new time-lapse feature.
• Improved Export Stability: We’ve made exports more reliable and seamless.
• User Tips: You’ll now get helpful hints to ensure successful exports.
• Automatic Camera Configuration: When you connect your camera, the app now sets the correct resolution, enables 360 mode, and applies the right timelapse parameters – automatically.

In the Lab — What We're Working On

3D Viewer Tools

• Volumetrics and Sectioning Tools: Soon you’ll be able to measure volumes and slice sections through your models.
• Annotation Sidebar Redesign: The annotation sidebar will become a draggable pop-out, giving you more flexibility in your workspace.

Mobile Responsive View

• Mobile Annotations: You'll be able to create and edit annotations right from your smartphone.
• Mobile Viewer Settings: Adjust viewer settings and toggle layer visibility on mobile.
• Fly to Annotation: Navigate straight to an annotation with a single tap.
• SKAND iOS App Integration: We're building tighter integration between the responsive web view and the SKAND iOS app.

Bug Fixes & Improvements

• Export Stability: Fixed issues that occasionally caused exports to fail in the SKAND iOS app.
• Better User Guidance: Added export tips to help users get the most out of the app.
• Camera Configuration: Improved the automatic camera setup experience to make connecting smoother than ever.
• Share Links Enhanced: Share URLs are now URI encoded to improve compatibility and reliability.
• Data Import Request: Resolved file duplication issue caused by retrying failed uploads.
• Annotation Template: Support template field soft-deletion

We’re building fast and always keen to hear your thoughts. Catch you in the next update,

— The SKAND Team