Eos Systems has released a new version of its image-based modeling software. New features include:
(Since last reported)
- Increased meshing detail
- PTS export – the .pts file format (popular with point cloud software) is now exported.
- Camera Plane Projection – when a Camera Station and a Plane are selected, the Measurement pane now displays the x,y,z location of the camera projected onto the plane. Useful for finding the height of a camera above the ground for example.
- Wide Angle & GoPro support – there have been
improvements to how Orientation and SmartMatch projects handle cameras
with wide angle lenses and high lens distortion (such as the GoPro Hero 3). These projects tend to solve better now.
Also of note, Eos Systems has improved its PMV module for PhotoModeler and repackaged it as Motion. The software allows to perform measurements, get 3D points, and extract 3D surfaces over time with subjects that change shape or move. Photographs are shot at time intervals – called epochs. Each epoch is like a separate PhotoModeler project, with the added benefits of both automation and a more efficient solution by carrying forward information from one epoch to the next to tie the whole project together over time.
More on Eos Systems’ site: 2013.0.3 release, PhotoModeler Motion.
