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Metashape 2.x. In Metashape you choose the file names yourself, so it's all in the export dialogs.

Orthomosaic

File > Export > Export Orthomosaic…, as GeoTIFF:

ProjectionYour projected grid (for example a Lo or UTM zone).

Pixel sizeLeave the default (the ground resolution). Smaller adds nothing.

TIFF compressionJPEG, quality about 90: typically several times smaller than LZW or none, with no visible difference on screen.

Write BigTIFF fileTick it when the image is over 4 GB.

Tiled TIFF, overviews, alpha channelOn, if your version shows them.

Split in blocksOff: one file.

Elevation model

File > Export > Export DEM…, as GeoTIFF, same projection. Leave Split in blocks off.

Point cloud

File > Export > Export Point Cloud…, choose Point cloud (not tie points), format LAZ. Keep colour and classification. Leave Split in blocks off.

Contours

Tools > Generate Contours… from your DEM, then export the contour layer (right-click it, Export Contours) as Shapefile or DXF.

site_ortho.tif aerial image (JPEG compressed, BigTIFF if over 4 GB) site_dem.tif elevation model site_cloud.laz point cloud with colour and classes site_contours.zip .shp + .shx + .dbf + .prj zipped, or one .dxf report.pdf anything else goes up as a download

A typical Metashape delivery. File names are yours.

Upload

Drag the files into a delivery in your console. See the delivery guide for the rest.

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