Hi all,
Has anyone had any experience of using 'Photomodeler' software? The current version (6) sells for $900, but I had a fantastic stroke of luck and picked up version 3.1 on ebay for £10! There used to be a free version called Photomodeler Lite (yeah, believe it or not that's the correct spelling!), but I think it's unsupported now.
I haven't loaded it yet, so haven't had a play around. But I was just wondering if anyone had already used this for modelling purposes, and how easy they found it?
I'm not a computer geek, I can just about find my way around 'Photoshop'. In fact I used to be a bit of a technophobe as far as computers were concerned. These days, however, software is so user friendly that I've become something of a convert.
My chain of thought is this: I'm planning a diorama that has as its backdrop a building that still exists today. The building is an important part, and therefore should be accurately and correctly scaled. With this software I can take several photos from different directions, take a few known measurements (window size, etc) and then the program will build an accurate 3d model. From this I can calculate the difficult measurements, like the total height of the building etc.
In theory I could then export the model into 'Corel Draw', or something similar, and create the brickwork patterns and details. I could then take this to a professional model making company and have the four walls laser cut and laser etched....et viola! a perfect scale recreation of the building. Or that's the theory anyway!
So do you think this could work? I'll probably get the response that professional model makers have been doing this for years!
Of course the possibilities go on.
The building I intend to recreate is in Normandy. For me to take photos involves travelling to France. The cost of my building is now several hundred pounds! But what if a fellow modeller who lived in Normandy could take and email the images? This is exciting stuff!
Another similar example: If I wanted to make an accurate scale replica of Whitby Abbey, I could ask Gothicgeek really nicely to take some photos and email them. Provided the camera make were known (for the calibration), an perfect 3d model would result!
Any thoughts appreciated.
Cheers,
Jon.
Has anyone had any experience of using 'Photomodeler' software? The current version (6) sells for $900, but I had a fantastic stroke of luck and picked up version 3.1 on ebay for £10! There used to be a free version called Photomodeler Lite (yeah, believe it or not that's the correct spelling!), but I think it's unsupported now.
I haven't loaded it yet, so haven't had a play around. But I was just wondering if anyone had already used this for modelling purposes, and how easy they found it?
I'm not a computer geek, I can just about find my way around 'Photoshop'. In fact I used to be a bit of a technophobe as far as computers were concerned. These days, however, software is so user friendly that I've become something of a convert.
My chain of thought is this: I'm planning a diorama that has as its backdrop a building that still exists today. The building is an important part, and therefore should be accurately and correctly scaled. With this software I can take several photos from different directions, take a few known measurements (window size, etc) and then the program will build an accurate 3d model. From this I can calculate the difficult measurements, like the total height of the building etc.
In theory I could then export the model into 'Corel Draw', or something similar, and create the brickwork patterns and details. I could then take this to a professional model making company and have the four walls laser cut and laser etched....et viola! a perfect scale recreation of the building. Or that's the theory anyway!
So do you think this could work? I'll probably get the response that professional model makers have been doing this for years!
Of course the possibilities go on.
The building I intend to recreate is in Normandy. For me to take photos involves travelling to France. The cost of my building is now several hundred pounds! But what if a fellow modeller who lived in Normandy could take and email the images? This is exciting stuff!
Another similar example: If I wanted to make an accurate scale replica of Whitby Abbey, I could ask Gothicgeek really nicely to take some photos and email them. Provided the camera make were known (for the calibration), an perfect 3d model would result!
Any thoughts appreciated.
Cheers,
Jon.
