Digital 3D models are used in a variety of industries, but there is more than one method to create them from a real object or scene. Photogrammetry and 3D scanning are the two primary methods for creating these models. Whether you need 3D models for design, manufacturing, forensics, or research, below are the pros, cons, […]
Home renovations of any size can be stressful to take on. When it’s time for you to renovate your home, you have a long list of tasks that need to be taken care of. One important part of a renovation that many people don’t think of is having different elements in their home measured. Although […]
PhotoModeler Technologies’ photogrammetry software obviously has a wide variety of real-world applications, not the least of which is in aerial photography as performed by drones and other kinds of UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles). Aerial Photography in Industry Land Surveying Disaster Relief Cartography Public Safety How Aerial Photogrammetry Applies Photo Triangulation Advantages of Aerial Photogrammetry UAVs […]
Among photogrammetry’s many useful applications is in the area of car crashes, specifically the reconstruction of car crashes after on-site evidence has been removed. The ability of photogrammetry to remake car accident scenes is tremendously important to the police and forensic specialists who investigate the aftermath of these kinds of events. This is because car […]
Did you know that you can use a camera to measure a boat for replacement canvas, decks, or sails? Or measure hull or sail shape with a camera? This is possible with the technology called photogrammetry. The PhotoModeler software is the premier software for carrying out photogrammetry with your boat project. [ links updated April 2021 […]
Perhaps one of the most valuable applications of PhotoModeler Technologies’ photogrammetry software–which lets users measure areas from photographs–is in crime scene and forensic photography. Photogrammetry software is valuable to forensic photography because the images taken by crime scene photographers must often be used to present facts about conditions, distances, and placement to a court as […]
What Is Photogrammetry? Brief History of Photogrammetry Photogrammetry Locations Photography Essentials Uses for Photogrammetry How Does Photogrammetry Actually Work? At PhotoModeler Technologies, we feel that the customers who get the most excited about our software are the ones who best understand the field of photogrammetry. This makes sense since the people with a foundational knowledge […]
Rhino® is a popular CAD and 3D modeling application used in many fields. PhotoModeler is a popular photogrammetry program for measuring and modeling the real world using a camera. A PhotoModeler project can be exported in the Rhino 3dm file format and further processed, or be used as the foundation for other work using Rhino’s […]
Why Surface Draw?Do you need to model, measure, or create diagrams of shapes that lie on a surface? This blog post and demonstration video will show you how to do this using a camera and PhotoModeler. PhotoModeler’s Surface Draw tools give you the ability to create 3D points, lines, and curves by marking on a single […]
A PhotoModeler Tip is a short video introduction to one feature in PhotoModeler. We have published regular tips in the past, and we are getting back to that again. PhotoModeler Tips are useful for regular PhotoModeler users as the tips describe some of the more useful, powerful, but sometimes hidden features of the program. Tips […]