TCAS Training — Course 15 · 3D
Smart 3D Capture & Premium DJI Terra Reconstruction
Verified end-to-end from the Gene Malcolm Stadium Matrice 4E Smart 3D flight on 2026-09-03/04. DJI-generated Smart 3D route values remain site/job-specific, not a universal numeric preset.
Included in the Professional 3D Delivery System — $499 ($695 individually), and in the Complete Mastery System ($799 introductory).
Prelaunch: online checkout is not open yet. The complete 15-course Rev. 3 curriculum is written and finalized — join the launch list and we will email enrollment details, pricing confirmation, and availability the moment it opens.
What You Will Produce
A protected premium Terra 3D reconstruction with B3DM + PLY + OBJ/MTL/textures and a High 100% point cloud (PNTS + LAS 1.4), plus documented QC and positioning notes.
Who This Is For
- Operators who need a repeatable, verified Smart 3D capture procedure
- Pilots delivering premium 3D meshes and high-density point clouds from one flight
Prerequisites & Required Equipment
- Active FAA Part 107 certificate
- Matrice 4E or compatible enterprise photogrammetry platform
- DJI Pilot 2 familiarity
- DJI Terra
- RTK support when used
What You Will Learn
- Smart 3D planning and capture logic: what the mission is solving for before any number is set
- Reviewing the DJI-recommended route before flight instead of accepting it blindly
- SD-card full-folder custody, including .MRK / .NAV / .OBS / .RTK files
- Visible Light import into DJI Terra from the preserved mission folder
- Validating expected imagery count, flight geometry, Photo POS status, and project CRS
- Reconstruction switches: 2D OFF, 3D Mesh ON, Gaussian Splatting OFF, Point Cloud ON, DEM / Contour / Grid / TIN OFF
- Mesh settings: Standalone Computer, High 100%, Reduce Model 100%, B3DM + PLY + OBJ, Refine Water OFF, DJI Modify editable OFF
- Point cloud settings: High quality, High density, PNTS + LAS 1.4, Noise Reduction and Accuracy Improvement ON, Ground Point Classification OFF at High density
- Running mesh QC and point-cloud QC as two separate, documented gates
Hands-On Assignment
Plan and fly one Smart 3D mission on a site you have legal access to, preserve the complete mission folder, reconstruct the premium mesh and High-density point cloud in DJI Terra, and complete both QC gates.
Required Final Deliverable / Success Criteria
- Complete DJI mission folder preserved with positioning files intact
- Photo POS validated before reconstruction and the project CRS recorded
- Mesh passes geometry QC: no missing faces, warping, or double surfaces on the primary subject
- Point cloud passes its own QC and exports as PNTS + LAS 1.4
- Written QC and positioning record delivered with the outputs
Planned Course Materials
The complete 15-course Rev. 3 curriculum is written and finalized. Online delivery, downloads, and checkout are being set up now — course files are not downloadable today. Join the launch list and we will email you when enrollment opens.
- Structured workflow training manual (Rev. 3 curriculum — written and finalized, delivered at launch)
- Exact verified reference settings, clearly separated from job-dependent decisions
- Printable field or processing checklist (delivered at launch)
- Project-folder template with the TCAS naming convention (delivered at launch)
- QA pass/fail release criteria for the final deliverable
- Troubleshooting notes from real failures on completed TCAS workflows
- Smart 3D mission planning and capture worksheet
- Verified reference: Gene Malcolm Stadium — 381 photos, valid/green Photo POS, WGS84 / UTM zone 17N project CRS for that Bristol-area validation, mesh and point cloud both passed QC
- Guardrail: High (100%) point-cloud density is not compatible with Ground Point Classification in the verified Terra workflow — use a separate reduced-density classification/terrain pass if classification is needed
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Paid courses can include a TCAS Certificate of Completion. It is a course-completion credential documenting the workflow you finished and the deliverable you produced — it is not an FAA certificate, surveying license, engineering credential, or any regulatory or professional certification.
An RTK FIX status alone is not proof of validated absolute accuracy. Projects that require survey-grade or control-based accuracy need appropriate ground control, independent validation, and licensed professionals where legally required. Students are taught to distinguish visualization and photogrammetry products from products that require validated survey control or licensed professional sign-off.
TCAS training is independent professional-development training and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the FAA, DJI, QGIS, Blender, Cesium, Apple, or other manufacturers, software providers, or professional licensing boards unless expressly stated. Completion does not grant an FAA certificate, surveying license, engineering credential, or other professional license.