PhotoModeler Knowledgebase
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30 Articles Pre-Sales
36 Articles Support
- I cannot calibrate my long focal length (large zoom) lens. The Calibration fails or has very high error.
- Real world objects and materials that will and won’t work well with PhotoModeler Scanner’s DSM tools.
- After calibration why doesn’t my focal length doesn’t match what my camera or manual says?
- Scripting for PhotoModeler using DDE
- When should I use Inverse Camera?
33 Articles Tips & Tricks
- Can I use PhotoModeler to model an object from a single photo? For example, a photo from a book?
- Improving a Camera Calibration
- When should I use Inverse Camera?
- Real world objects and materials that will and won’t work well with PhotoModeler Scanner’s DSM tools.
- I cannot select items in the 3D Viewer.
5 Articles Accuracy
14 Articles PM Recent Version Issues
- PhotoModeler Fails to Start
- Synchronizing Cameras for use with PhotoModeler Motion (PMM)
- Why is my SmartMatch / Scanner / UAS Project taking so long to process?
- Windows 10 “Creators” update causes problems for older versions of PhotoModeler
- What are the computer requirements to run PhotoModeler Standard and Premium?
14 Articles Photogrammetry Corner
- What is Field Calibration / Camera Optimization and When Is It Used?
- Factors Affecting Accuracy in Photogrammetry
- What is Camera Focal Length?
- Making and Printing Physical Targets (coded or non-coded)
- Where can I find some background information on photogrammetry and/or the algorithms used in PhotoModeler?
17 Articles PhotoModeler SmartMatch, DSM and Scanner
11 Articles PhotoModeler 6 Issues
- I am getting an error message during installation saying “The file …box1.jpg could not be opened.” causing my installation to abort.
- PhotoModeler crashes or stops responding (error: CoCreateInstance Error Code -2147418133) when I open the 3D Viewer Options dialog, the Preferences dialog, or the Project Status Report.
- How can I change the look of PhotoModeler and/or use a different set of toolbars.
- 3D Viewer and OpenGL/Coin error messages (Windows XP or Vista)
- “Check for Updates” tool may not work within PhotoModeler Scanner when running CD version (v6.2.2)
6 Articles PhotoModeler 5 Issues
- Referencing – An important step made more efficient
- Why don’t my surfaces appear on the photos?
- My Total Error is much higher (or my precision values are different) after I upgraded PhotoModeler but my project has not changed.
- How do you run the excellent multimedia tutorials I have heard so much about?
- I get the message “Corrupt installation detected” when I run the PhotoModeler installer.
8 Articles PhotoModeler 4 Issues
- I get the message “Corrupt installation detected” when I run the PhotoModeler installer.
- I have a hardware lock version of PhotoModeler (parallel port dongled) and I get error messages about the lock not being detected.
- PhotoModeler Pro assert fails or shows a DirectDraw error message every time I bring up the 3D Viewer.
- PhotoModeler Pro can open the 3D Viewer but it dies when showing photo-textures.
- I am getting many “Invalid Pen” and “Invalid Brush” messages and then sometimes the program crashes.
4 Articles PhotoModeler 3 Issues
- Referencing – An important step made more efficient
- I am running the tutorials but I cannot hear any sound/voice-over.
- I get the message “Corrupt installation detected” when I run the PhotoModeler installer.
- There are some points in my project that I can’t seem to reference to other photos no matter what I try.