Section 1

LCC Studio Pipeline at a Glance

LCC Studio processes scan data from all three XGRIDS devices into 3D Gaussian Splatting models. It does not produce point clouds. The LCC pipeline and the LixelStudio pipeline start from the same raw scan data but produce fundamentally different outputs with no conversion path between them.

The website-downloaded LCC Studio is the online version. It requires a network connection for model creation, starting processing, uploading developer data, and creating share links. Viewing previously generated models in View mode does not require network.

Stage

What Happens

Key Consideration

1. Import

Transfer raw scan folder from device to workstation. Create a project in LCC Studio and add the scan data.

Free space requirement: 5 times the project folder size. Verify storage before importing large projects. Network connection required to create the project.

2. Configure

Set reconstruction mode (Single Scene, Map Fusion, Aerial-Ground Fusion), quality, Gaussian splat limit, portability, and advanced settings. Check the Estimated RAM bar after importing data.

Quality and portability must be set before starting. They cannot be changed after reconstruction begins without restarting. If the Estimated RAM bar turns red, the project exceeds available capacity and reconstruction will likely fail.

3. Reconstruct

LCC Studio runs SLAM optimization, builds the Gaussian Splatting model, and synchronizes camera color data. Network connection required to start processing.

Processing ratio: ~20 minutes of compute per 1 minute of scan at Standard quality. Do not interrupt. Do not run LixelStudio processing simultaneously on the same machine.

4. Review

Inspect the model in the LCC Studio viewer for coverage, visual quality, and accuracy against known dimensions.

Use WASD navigation. Check boundary zones in Map Fusion projects. Verify a known dimension before export. View mode works offline.

5. Export or Publish

Export in LCC, PLY, USDZ, 3D Tiles, or mesh format, or publish a web-viewable link via LCC's one-click publish.

USDZ requires firmware ≥3.0, single-scene mode, and Portability disabled. 3D Tiles requires absolute coordinates and ≤4M points. Publishing requires network.

Section 2

Configuration Quick Reference

Quality Settings

Setting

Trade-off

Use When

Fast

Shortest processing time, lowest detail and signal-to-noise ratio

Previews, client reviews, quick QA checks where final visual quality is not the priority

Standard

Balanced. Recommended starting point for all projects.

First processing attempt on any new project. Most deliverables.

Slow

Highest quality and detail, highest VRAM usage, longest processing time

Final deliverables requiring maximum visual fidelity. Heritage documentation, marketing visualization.

Key Settings Decision Table

Setting

Decision Rule

Max Gaussian Splats

Single-scene: stay under 25M on consumer GPUs to avoid VRAM overflow. Fusion modes: LCC auto-adjusts per chunk, and values above 25M generally do not affect quality. Monitor the Estimated RAM bar after adjusting this value. If it turns red, the project exceeds available capacity.

Portability

On: mobile/web compatible, 30 to 50% smaller files, simplified lighting. Off: desktop-only, realistic lighting, required for USDZ export.

Exposure Optimization

Enable when the scan dataset contains both indoor and outdoor environments. Compensates for camera exposure differences between interior and exterior zones that cause cloudy or foggy artifacts at transitions. Not needed for scans captured entirely indoors or entirely outdoors.

Low-Memory Mode

Enable only if RAM is limited and the project fails during reconstruction. Single-scene only. Increases processing time but prevents out-of-memory failures.

PPR (Point Cloud Participation Rate)

Normal for indoor. Low for outdoor if sky bleeds into trees or building edges. High increases detail but causes edge bleeding in outdoor scenes.

SLAM Mode

Robust (default) for most. None for stable environments with no motion artifacts. Narrow Scene for tunnels/corridors only, and fails in normal environments. In repetitive environments (data center corridors, warehouse aisles), SLAM convergence at low percentages for extended periods is expected, not a failure.

RTK Data

Auto (default): uses RTK if valid, disables automatically if anomalies detected. Disabled: ignores RTK, output has no absolute coordinates and cannot be used in Map Fusion.

Start-to-End Loop Closure

Enable only if the scan returned to its starting point. Reduces accumulated drift by constraining the trajectory endpoints. Do not enable on open-ended scans. Enabling on a scan that did not return to origin introduces errors rather than reducing them.

Dynamic Object Removal

Enable when the scan contains moving objects (people, vehicles) that should be suppressed from the reconstruction. Disabled by default. Adds processing time.

Section 3

Export Format Quick Reference

Format

Best For

Key Constraint

LCC

Sharing within the XGRIDS ecosystem. 20 to 40% of PLY file size. Best format for archiving and internal delivery.

Requires LCC Studio or LCC Viewer V1.10.0 to open. Not compatible with third-party 3D tools.

PLY

Maximum compatibility. Standard 3DGS format openable in most 3D tools.

Large files. 70 to 90% larger than LCC format for the same model.

USDZ

NVIDIA Omniverse integration. Lightweight cross-platform format that preserves Gaussian-ellipsoid data.

Requires firmware ≥3.0, single-scene reconstruction only, Portability must be Off.

3D Tiles

Web GIS and digital twin platforms. Loads directly in Cesium. OGC 3D Tiles 1.1 standard.

Requires absolute coordinates (RTK or GCP). Maximum 4 million Gaussian points.

Mesh (OBJ / PLY)

CAD workflows requiring a triangulated mesh surface. No textures included.

Geometry only. No color or material data in the mesh export.

Section 4

Critical Warnings

No recovery LCC Studio cannot fix poor scan data in processing. Missing coverage, excessive drift, and insufficient loop closure are field problems. No quality setting or reconstruction mode compensates for data that was not captured correctly.
Requirement USDZ export requires firmware ≥3.0, single-scene mode, and Portability disabled. All three conditions must be met simultaneously. If any one is missing the USDZ option is not available in the export panel.
Requirement 3D Tiles export requires absolute coordinates. A scan processed without RTK or GCPs exists in a local coordinate frame and cannot be exported to 3D Tiles. Georeferencing cannot be added after the scan.
Requirement Aerial-Ground Fusion accepts raw scanning data only as ground input. The output of a completed Map Fusion project cannot be used as ground data. Ground segments follow the same constraints as standard Map Fusion: maximum 10 segments, total duration under 200 minutes.
Warning Do not run LCC Studio and LixelStudio processing simultaneously on the same computer. Both applications consume significant GPU, RAM, and disk I/O. Running both at the same time may cause processing failures or system crashes. Use two separate computers, or process one pipeline to completion before starting the other.
Warning LCC Studio (online version) requires a network connection for model creation and processing. Viewing previously generated models in View mode works offline. The standalone LCC Viewer V1.10.0 opens .lcc files with no network, no login, and no server communication, but does not support network drives and is no longer being updated.
Warning Disabling RTK Data in settings removes absolute coordinates from the output. A model processed with RTK Data set to Disabled has no real-world coordinates and cannot be used in Map Fusion. This setting is appropriate only when RTK data is causing reconstruction instability.
Warning Narrow Scene SLAM Mode will fail in normal environments. Use it only for tunnels, mine shafts, and long corridors. Using it on a standard indoor scan produces a processing failure with no useful error message.
Warning High PPR causes edge bleeding in outdoor scenes. Sky bleeds into trees and building edges at the model boundary. Lower PPR to Normal or Low for outdoor environments. The setting cannot be changed without reprocessing.
Warning Max Gaussian Splats above 25M can cause VRAM overflow in single-scene mode. This produces memory failure, lower reconstruction stability, or degraded quality. In Map Fusion and Aerial-Ground Fusion modes, LCC auto-adjusts chunk size, so values above 25M have minimal effect.
Warning If the Estimated RAM bar turns red after importing data, the project exceeds available capacity. Reconstruction will likely fail. Reduce the Max Gaussian Splats value, lower the quality setting, or increase system resources before starting.