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Leica Cyclone vs Navisworks

Put any two products side by side: specification, the six criteria and the EPC Index needle.

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Leica Cyclone

Hexagon · Reality Capture & Model Review

02040608010078EPC INDEX

The professional's point-cloud workhorse for plant scanning, strongest with Leica hardware.

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Navisworks

Autodesk · Reality Capture & Model Review

02040608010079EPC INDEX

The industry's default federation and clash tool, valued for opening almost anything. Its desktop nature shows next to cloud review tools.

  1. 9Capability25%8
  2. 7Interoperability20%8
  3. 8Scale15%8
  4. 6Usability15%7
  5. 7Deployment10%5
  6. 9Ecosystem15%10
AttributeLeica CycloneNavisworks
VendorHexagonAutodesk
CategoryReality Capture & Model ReviewReality Capture & Model Review
StatusActiveActive
DeploymentDesktop · MobileDesktop
Licensingn/an/a
Standardsn/an/a
Strengths
  • Registration quality
  • QA/QC reporting
  • Field-to-office workflow
  • Opens many formats
  • Clash detection
  • Ubiquitous among coordinators
Considerations
  • Learning curve
  • Best with Leica scanners
  • Licensing across several products
  • Desktop only
  • Clash workflows can sprawl without governance
  • Cloud review tools are catching up

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