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title: "Smart Texture"
slug: "cyclone-3dr-smarttexturec"
updated: 2026-09-07T11:51:23Z
published: 2026-09-07T11:51:23Z
canonical: "rcdocs.leica-geosystems.com/cyclone-3dr-smarttexturec"
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> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://rcdocs.leica-geosystems.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Smart Texture

![CmdSmartTexture.svg](https://cdn.document360.io/820e11db-8ed5-45ae-ac86-f6b77dcb2aa7/Images/Documentation/CmdSmartTexture.svg)

This function creates a textured from an input mesh and images.

> [!TIP]
> ### Requirements
> 
> Select a mesh and
> 
> - either some spherical images,
> - or some perspective images,
> - or an image set (if spherical and perspective images are selected for texturing, only the spherical images will be used),
> 
> then launch the command.

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1. Optionally, select other surface objects used as **obstacles**. They will filter images and thus the corresponding images won't be applied locally to the mesh.
2. Set the **Pixel size**, that is to say the size of pixels (=1/pixel density).
3. Optionally, uncheck **Optimize the mesh** to texture the mesh without any reduction. The computation will be longer but the mesh topology won't be modified.
4. Optionally, check **Consider triangles orientation** to only texture triangles whose normal is compatible with the image (refer to [Exercise: Understand meshes orientation](/v1/docs/cyclone-3dr-understand-meshes-orientation)).
5. If the mesh is already textured, it is possible
  1. to **preserve existing texturing**. Only blank areas will be filled.
  2. to **update current texturing**, that is to use the most relevant texture between the existing one and the new one.

> [!WARNING]
> ### Notes
> 
> - This command reads image masks to avoid texturing the mesh with inappropriate image areas (refer to [Image management](/v1/docs/cyclone-3dr-image-management)).
> - This command fills internal blank areas automatically using the periphery textures (see example in Technical information section).
> - Actual texture resolution may be lower due to technical limitations.
> - The created texture is static:
>   - Any mesh faces modification, included using **Optimize the mesh** later, could either lead to inaccuracy or the loss of texture.
>   - [Adjust Textures](/v1/docs/cyclone-3dr-adjusttexturec) is only suitable to remove textures locally (before applying locally new ones).
>   - Consequently, it is advised to compute the texture as a last improvement.

> [!NOTE]
> ### Technical information
> 
> ![qa2022_n0097.png](https://cdn.document360.io/820e11db-8ed5-45ae-ac86-f6b77dcb2aa7/Images/Documentation/qa2022-n0097.png)
> 
> ***Fig. automatic blank filling***

> [!TIP]
> ### Practice
> 
> - [Exercise: Texture a mesh with spherical images and edit mask](/v1/docs/cyclone-3dr-exercise-texture-a-mesh-with-spherical-images)