Working with photogrammetry, laser scanning, and all the other techniques I dabble with/intimately rely on, I generate a lot of 3D data. For the most part that data is usually very high resolution, and often quite noisy and in need … Continue reading The best free software for editing and cleaning (decimating and retopologizing) meshes and 3D data [2020]
Using the new ‘Select Object’ tool in photoshop to very quickly clean up photogrammetry data. Continue reading The new ‘select object’ tool in Photoshop 2020 is a lifesaver for photogrammetry
Testing Autodesk ReCap Photo Continue reading Photogrammetry Testing: Autodesk Recap Photo [commercial, or free for academics]
Photogrammetry testing: Agisoft Metashape. Affordable and good, there’s a reason this is the go-to software. Continue reading Photogrammetry Testing: Agisoft Metashape [commercial software]
Testing 3DF Zephyr Pro Continue reading Photogrammetry Testing – 3DF Zephyr Pro [commercial software]
Photogrammetry Testing: Reality Capture [Disclosure: I asked Capturing Reality for a temporary license to access the full version so I could test it and export models, they kindly agreed and gave me a 1 month license. This in no way … Continue reading Photogrammetry Testing – Reality Capture [commercial software]
I get a lot of contacts asking what’s wrong with their software, and usually the answer is that the photos don’t have good overlap, or differing backgrounds. Sometimes I get directly asked how to take the photos, and certainly my … Continue reading Small object photogrammetry – how to take photos
