This function is not available in 3DF Zephyr Lite and 3DF Zephyr Free.

The Batch processing window allows to schedule certain reconstruction jobs. Jobs must be defined via XML files, and they must follow the pipeline workflow, at least partially (this means that you can setup a job from the sparse point cloud generation to the texture mesh generation, eventually stopping at any of the intermediate step, but  you can not define a job that starts after a camera orientation).


The xml files must be defined in this format:


<?xml version="1.0"?>

<Settings>

       <Category name="Batch">

               <Entry key="InputDirectory" value="ImagesInputPath">

               <Entry key="OutputDirectory" value="OutputPath/>

               <Entry key="Phase" value="SamanthaStereo"/>

               <Entry key="SamanthaPresetCategory" value="Urban"/>

               <Entry key="SamanthaPresetName" value="Fast"/>

               <Entry key="StereoPresetCategory" value="Urban"/>

               <Entry key="StereoPresetName" value="1_Default"/>

               <Entry key="SurfacePresetCategory" value="Urban"/>

               <Entry key="SurfacePresetName" value="0_Fast"/>

       </Category>

</Settings>


It is also possible to use the custom parameters directly in the XML. A description of the categories and the parameters is available when selecting "Custom" during the reconstruction wizards or by selecting the properties (with the right click) of an element reconstructed within the workspace. After scheduling one or more job, they will be listed in the interface, from where you'll be able to start the batch operations.