The 2020 release introduced several enhancements that optimized workflow efficiency and data clarity.
In the 2020 version, this remains the software's strongest selling point. The ability to take hundreds of disjointed scans from a Leica or Faro scanner, stitch them together (registration), and export a clean .RCP (ReCap Project) file is seamless. For firms entrenched in the Autodesk ecosystem, this interoperability is the "killer feature" that prevents them from switching to competitors like Bentley ContextCapture.
: Notably, ReCap 2020 was removed from the Civil 3D 2020 installer to reduce file size, requiring users to download it separately from their Autodesk Account. Academic References
Would you like a direct link to any specific article or help with a particular ReCap 2020 issue (registration, export, crashes)?
ReCap 2020 is not without significant flaws, most of which are legacy issues that Autodesk has yet to address:
(since Autodesk has reorganized help)