Tips & Tricks Knowledgebase Articles

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Adjusting the size of the Photo Thumbnails
The Photo List and the Photo Table both display small ‘thumbnail’ images to represent the photos in a project. If you have a high ...

 

Angle Measurements of Lines, Cylinders and Edges
When a line/cylinder/edge is selected, the Measurement Pane shows angle measurements relative to the coordinate axes. With two lines selected, the ...

 

Can I create an exemplar model from an unknown source?
In accident reconstruction or similar forensic tasks, where you need to import an accurate model or control points to help solve some unknown ...

 

How can I change the look of PhotoModeler and/or use a different set of toolbars.
The PhotoModeler 6 user interface can be customized in many ways. The Preferences dialog’s User interface section (Options menu, Preferences& ...

 

How do I review the quality, or troubleshoot and correct problems in my project?
The following is a basic guide to troubleshooting a points-based project, especially one that is marked using natural feature marking (i.e. no ...

 

Improving a Camera Calibration
A calibration is an important step when using PhotoModeler, especially when looking for maximum accuracy. A calibration usually is fully automated ...

 

Improving Your Photo-Textures
Adding photo-textures to your model is one of the great features of PhotoModeler. Here are a few tips to help you improve the textures on your 3D ...

 

Making and Printing Physical Targets (coded or non-coded)
Coded Targets are used for automating the marking and referencing stage for identified points. Coded Targets can be used as plain paper or printed ...

 

Modeling Interiors
Interiors can be tricky, but it is possible with PhotoModeler. The primary challenge with interior spaces is to be able to capture a “spread& ...

 

Modeling Silhouettes
Silhouettes can be used to mark and measure ‘closed surfaces’ or volumes. However, the photography for modeling silhouettes differs ...

 

Scripting for PhotoModeler using DDE
PhotoModeler can be controlled and have data fed to it by other Windows applications. PhotoModeler provides a DDE (Dynamic Data Exchange) interface ...

 

Some useful tips when using Tables
Here are some useful tips for using PhotoModeler’s table views that may not be obvious at first: 1) You can adjust the column widths at any ...

 

Stereo Viewing
One of PhotoModeler’s interesting features is the Stereo Viewing option. This is a fun feature that when on makes the 3D Viewer display a red ...

 

Synchronizing Cameras for use with PhotoModeler Motion (PMM)
If your object is moving and you want to track the position of it relative to other fixed points, or if the object is deforming or changing shape ...

 

Taking Proper Images for Camera Calibration
A successful calibration depends on the the quality of the images you take. Here are some tips that will help make your calibration successful. If ...

 

Tips for working with PhotoModeler image planes in 3ds Max
In PhotoModeler there are options for exporting image planes under Options>Preferences>Exports. To include the image plane with the export make ...

 

Using Marking Residuals to help judge quality
A residual in photogrammetry is short for “residual error” – that is, the error left over in some value after processing has ...

 

Using Offset Points for Forensic Height Measurement
Introduction This article describes a technique to estimate heights from a single photo of unknown source. It uses a new feature in version 6.1 ...

 

Using the Curve Tool
PhotoModeler’s Curve tool is a useful and powerful modeling tool, but certain conditions should be met and certain steps followed in order to ...

 

Using the Sharpening Setting on your Digital Camera
Are you using a digital camera? Most digital cameras have a “Sharpening” feature which enhances the edges of objects that appear in the ...

 

When are Photo Sets used?
PhotoModeler’s Photo Sets feature is a valuable tool for working efficiently with projects requiring a large numbers of photographs. In ...

 

When should I use Inverse Camera?
Inverse Camera is the feature that computes a Camera’s focal length and sometimes principal point and format size. It is used when you don& ...

 

Why are my photo textures not appearing (Ortho Photo, photo textured surfaces)?
Sometimes when camera angles are too shallow a photo texture will not be generated because of the large amount of perspective distortion. However ...

 

Why are Targets Useful?
There are a number of factors that affect accuracy in a photogrammetry project. These are: how well the camera’s internals are known or can ...

 

Zoom and Pan Tools – How to be more efficient when working with photos
For the new PhotoModeler user, the four zoom/pan mode buttons located at the top right of the toolbar are the easiest to use. However, there are ...