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SDX-Cloud 2.9.0 - November 9th, 2026

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TL;DR SDX-Cloud 2.9.0 brings a new Drop Zone for importing data, one 3D viewer, mesh and reference model support, a new gradient editor, automations, Trimble Connect and Infrakit links, an activity center, and a command palette. New models must lie within 130 km of the project origin.

Summary

SDX-Cloud 2.9.0 was released on November 9, 2026.

This release changes how you bring data into SDX-Cloud and how you look at it. One Drop Zone replaces the former import dialogs, one viewer shows 2D and 3D, and reference models now cover what 3D plans did.

Key highlights

Drop Zone for data import

Add data models, reference models, orthophotos, and 2D plans with one Drop Zone. Drag files from your computer or from the file explorer. SDX-Cloud shows the type it detected for each file, groups files into datasets, and marks one primary file per dataset. Only a point cloud or a mesh can be the primary file. Images get their own processing settings.

See SDX-Cloud: Drop Zone for data import and SDX-Cloud: File formats the Drop Zone accepts.

One 3D viewer

The Infomap shows any dataset in one view, with a switch between 2D and 3D. The combined surface gathers the primary point clouds. Turn each layer on or off, set Primary and Secondary separately, adjust points and the scene, and measure. The Appearance tab is now part of the combined surface panel.

See SDX-Cloud: 3D viewer.

Mesh support

Import a mesh bundle in the Drop Zone, from photogrammetry or from another source, and show it in the viewer.

See SDX-Cloud: Mesh support.

Reference models replace 3D plans

Reference models can now be shown in the viewer and used for comparisons. The 3D plans tab is gone. Your former 3D plans moved into the reference models list during the maintenance window and kept their names. You can also import an IFC model as a reference model.

See SDX-Cloud: Reference models and SDX-Cloud: IFC support for reference models.

A new gradient editor

Set the colors of a comparison or a reference model with single values and ranges. The editor has undo, redo, and zoom, and shows errors before you apply.

See SDX-Cloud: Configure the gradient.

Automations

Run one action automatically on a schedule or when processing of a new data model has finished. An automation can send an email or sync with Trimble Connect or Infrakit.

See SDX-Cloud: Automations.

Trimble Connect and Infrakit

Link your Trimble Connect or Infrakit account and projects, copy files between them and SDX-Cloud, and sync with automations. The file explorer can open the linked explorer next to it.

See SDX-Cloud: Trimble Connect integration, SDX-Cloud: Infrakit integration, and SDX-Cloud: File explorer.

Activity center and processing jobs

One place in the top bar for notifications, processing jobs, and file transfers. Processing job lists, in a project, in your user settings, and for an organization, can be filtered by status and person. Open a job to see its timing, error, and logs.

See SDX-Cloud: Activity center and SDX-Cloud: Processing jobs.

More ways to work

Sign up directly in SDX-Cloud

New users now sign up in SDX-Cloud itself instead of being sent through a separate sign-up page and an emailed link. Select your region, enter your email address, and set a password, which you confirm in a second field. SDX-Cloud signs you in right away.

Until your email address is verified and your details are complete, a pop-up blocks the rest of SDX-Cloud. It shows the current verification status and lets you resend the verification email. Enter these details to continue:

  • Username
  • First name
  • Last name
  • Organization name
  • Phone number
  • Industry (not needed if you were invited to an existing organization)

You can also set your language, conversion system, number formatting, date format, time zone, and time format. These settings are optional.

After you follow the link in the verification email and return to SDX-Cloud, the pop-up recognizes the verified address. Once all required details are entered, you can start working. New accounts include a demo project with two small scans.

See also the article on creating an account and an organization.

A Help and onboarding sidebar

A sidebar on the right side of SDX-Cloud gives new users a starting point. You can expand or minimize it. It has two tabs: Getting Started and Help Center Chatbot. Getting Started opens by default the first time, and SDX-Cloud remembers the tab you used last.

A more prominent create button

The create button in SDX-Cloud tables is now easier to find, so you can see quickly where to start creating an item, such as a project.

Fixes and improvements

  • Project origin limit: New models must be no further than 130 km from the project origin. The first processed 3D data, or the first use of the SDX-PocketScan Pole, sets the origin, and the first page of the project settings shows it. A model further away fails processing with the error MODEL_TOO_FAR_AWAY_FROM_PROJECT_ORIGIN. This keeps a precision of 1 cm across all data models in a project. If the origin is wrong, contact Sodex support to have it changed. If a model does not belong in the project, create a new project for it. The new project gets its own origin.
  • Import: Previously, data models, reference models, orthophotos, and 2D plans each had their own import dialog. The Drop Zone replaces them.
  • Reference models: Previously, 3D plans could only be shown and reference models only compared. Reference models now do both.
  • Signup: Previously, signing up involved a separate region page, an emailed sign-up link, account creation, email verification, and a final login. SDX-Cloud 2.9.0 keeps the whole sign-up in SDX-Cloud and signs you in immediately.
  • Onboarding: Previously, there was no starting point inside SDX-Cloud for new users. A Help and onboarding sidebar now links to the Help Center and offers a Help Center chatbot.
  • Create button: Previously, the create button in tables was hard to spot. It is now more prominent.

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