3D (vectoring)

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Hi there!
A friend of mine has come up with a problem. He wants to find a proggy to
do...umm. this is what he said:

"Thanks Bryan, but it's 3D (vectoring) that I'm looking for.
Mainly, what I am trying to achieve is, I want to analyse a set of photos,
trace
outlines, then use the outlines to build a 3D object that can be used in
something like AutoCAD, or another similar program that will allow extremely
hi-res rendering.
My goal is to use some of the thousands of images I have of my cars to build
a
3D object."

Can anyone help the poor chap?
TIA
Bryan
 
Bryan wrote in
My goal is to use some of the thousands of images I have of my cars to
build a
3D object."

Can anyone help the poor chap?
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Ummm. One of these?
http://www.amabilis.com/
http://www.blender3d.org/
http://openfx.org/news/index.php
http://www.wings3d.com/
http://members.fortunecity.com/vincentyu2003/

There used to be a *not freeware* package called Canoma, or something
like that, that you took photographs and drew points on them and it would
expand it into a 3D model. Good for squares (buildings etc.) as I
recall, but completely useless for curvy shapes like cars. That was a
while ago though.
 
-½cut said:
Bryan wrote in


Ummm. One of these?
http://www.amabilis.com/
http://www.blender3d.org/
http://openfx.org/news/index.php
http://www.wings3d.com/
http://members.fortunecity.com/vincentyu2003/

There used to be a *not freeware* package called Canoma, or something
like that, that you took photographs and drew points on them and it
would expand it into a 3D model. Good for squares (buildings etc.)
as I recall, but completely useless for curvy shapes like cars. That
was a while ago though.
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Cheers matey, I'll pass on your advice :)
Bryan
 
This sounds like photogrammetry. The only freeware program that I know of,
would be Photomodeller Lite.

Hope that helps, Dan.
 
Daniel Willrett wrote in
This sounds like photogrammetry. The only freeware program that I know
of, would be Photomodeller Lite.

Hope that helps, Dan.
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Photomodeller Lite is no longer supported or distributed by the author. I
found a link here:
http://www.softlookup.com/download/down4954.html
Apparently the lite version is limited to the total number of points you
can have in your object, but I can't tell you for sure....am still
downloading it.
 
-½cut said:
Daniel Willrett wrote in


Photomodeller Lite is no longer supported or distributed by the
author. I found a link here:
http://www.softlookup.com/download/down4954.html
Apparently the lite version is limited to the total number of points
you can have in your object, but I can't tell you for sure....am still
downloading it.
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Cheers -1/2 cut (I can't remember the alt no), and Dan. I'll pass on your
well informed advice and suggestions. :)
Bryan
 
Bryan said:
Cheers -1/2 cut (I can't remember the alt no), and Dan. I'll pass on
your well informed advice and suggestions. :)
Bryan
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Couldn't just have copied pasted, could I?
<smacks head with 4*2>
-½cut
 
Bryan wrote in news:[email protected]:
"Thanks Bryan, but it's 3D (vectoring) that I'm looking for.
Mainly, what I am trying to achieve is, I want to analyse a set of
photos, trace
outlines, then use the outlines to build a 3D object that can be used
in something like AutoCAD, or another similar program that will allow
extremely hi-res rendering.
My goal is to use some of the thousands of images I have of my cars to
build a
3D object."
Click to expand...

The technique is called photogrammetry. I found this:
http://arpenteur.gamsau.archi.fr/Sources/entryPoint.htm
....but the description makes my head hurt.
 
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