Hello,
as you are mentioning the automated process, do you mean your script or Start button in RealityCapture?
Also, what do you mean by this: images that did not fit into the main dataset (those outside the intended circular capture area) were automatically ignored as long as the rest of the images aligned correctly?
Were or weren’t those images aligned? All aligned images are used for meshing until it is set differently. If you have unrelated images, you shouldn’t use them in the project.
As you can see there: RealityCapture 1.5 is now available - Capturing Reality, there weren’t any changes in the alignment process. How are you providing the image selection?