Aura scan environments
Aura Scan Environments determine the default processing settings applied during processing, such as Surface Noise Reduction and SLAM time window values. Select the environment that most closely aligns with your scan for optimized processing settings and output results.
Aura prompts you to choose a Scan Environment when you add a dataset for processing. Once selected, the environment is saved in the scan folder and will be automatically used the next time you process that scan. You can change the environment at any time through the Processing Options.

How Aura uses Scan Environments
Each Scan Environment applies a predefined set of default processing parameters. These defaults ensure that Surface Noise Reduction and SLAM time window settings are appropriate for the environment captured.
Default Processing Behaviour by Environment
|
Scan Environment |
Surface Noise Reduction |
SLAM Time Window |
SLAM Window Shift |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Building and Infrastructure |
|
|
|
|
Building interior |
ON |
10 |
0.5 |
|
Building exterior |
ON |
10 |
0.5 |
|
Bridge |
ON |
10 |
0.5 |
|
Road |
ON |
10 |
0.5 |
|
Tunnel / Sewer / Culvert |
ON |
10 |
0.5 |
|
Mining |
|
|
|
|
Surface mining |
OFF |
5 |
1 |
|
Access & transport drives |
OFF |
5 |
1 |
|
Production voids |
OFF |
5 |
1 |
|
Vertical infrastructure |
OFF |
10 |
0.5 |
|
Other |
|
|
|
|
Facility |
ON |
10 |
0.5 |
|
Forestry / Vegetation |
ON |
10 |
0.5 |
|
Waterway / Coastline |
ON |
10 |
0.5 |
|
Greenfield |
ON |
10 |
0.5 |