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This project aims to create a detailed 3D model of Harkness Tower, identify reconstruction obstacles, and recommend new approaches for future modifications. Explore Photomodeler advantages, camera shortcomings, difficulties faced, and proposed solutions and strategies for improved modeling outcomes. Enhance the project with high-quality camera use, Cyra scanning, and software compatibility. Share your feedback and queries for continuous improvement.
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Modeling ProjectQuick Update By Alvaro J. Gutierrez
Project Goals • The main goal of the project will be to create a fully 3D model of Harkness Tower. • Additional goals will be to: • Identify and document the obstacles encountered during the reconstruction process. • Suggest new approaches to perform modifications to the model in the future.
Benefits of Photomodeler • Easy to cross reference points across many photos • A good range of structures to mark photos with: • Points • Lines • Edges • Cylinders • Curves
Camera Shortcomings • Camera problems: • Resolution • Blurriness • Orientation • Heterogeneity • In short, the photos are not good enough and the sources are too varied.
Difficulties with Photomodeler • Camera issues: • Lots of intricate camera parameters • Situating the camera in its • original location.
Difficulties (contd.) • The provided mark structures don’t apply very well to the tower’s detail: • For example: The structure here is a sort of pyramidal, pointed cylinder that tapers from the bottom to the top. But it also has spheres all around it.
Solutions • Camera that provides more information (e.g. in EXIF format). • Accurately recording of all photograph locations. • Leave complicated objects to another program: • E.g. 3ds max. • Use higher resolutions. • Use same camera.
Strategies • Model basic tower structure using the scanner • Use photomodeler for parts where the scanner has no access. • Don’t use photomodeler where there isn’t enough resolution. • Use separate 3d modeling application for objects with excessive detail. • Sacrifice some texturing information • Gain better geometry
What’s next? • Switch to a high-quality camera • With a portable tripod • Start scanning the tower’s with the Cyra device. • Make sure that all the data collected is in a compatible format. • 3ds max • Photomodeler • Cyra scanner
Feedback • Questions? • Comments?