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Photogrammetry workflow for FlightGear

Postby Zequinha » Sun Feb 12, 2017 2:41 pm

Hi guys,

Is there any tool/workflow to enable photo generated 3D models for use in flightgear?

I found Python Photogrammetry ToolBox
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EJsEIIzz1s&t=20s
Is this any good?

Have you used Photogrammetry to generate models for Flightgear? If so, how?
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Re: Photogrammetry workflow for FlightGear

Postby Johan G » Mon Feb 13, 2017 2:50 pm

That is great, because some of the other software that was using the underlying software have licenses only allowing educational and personal use* and hence would most probably not allow the produced models/point clouds to be GPL licensed.

I am a bit happy to see that there are other open source software as well out there these days. When I last was looked at them some 5-10 years ago* there where fewer open source alternatives to the (often prohibitively) expensive (but usually much more functional) commercial softwares.

Oh, and no I have not used them to create models for FlightGear, though the thought have occationally crossed my mind. I was more interested in using them for mapping and for "scanning" smaller objects.

* For example VisualSFM ("free for personal, non-profit or academic use").
** Back then I had not yet started using FlightGear.
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Re: Photogrammetry workflow for FlightGear

Postby Catalanoic » Mon Feb 13, 2017 3:24 pm

Seems a nice feature with a lot of potential to implement in some way on the next years.
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