Hi bjornkn,
Sorry for the late reply. I do checkout SCF during the weekends and try to answer any questions as fast as I can but this weekend was a bit busy for me outside work.
@Rich, Thank you for answering with bjornkn's questions in the meantime.
@bjornkn said:
Sorry, but it isn't quite clear to me if Amorph is included when you buy PhotoScan?
Yes, Tgi3D SU PhotoScan includes ALL the capabilities of Tgi3D SU Amorph, and to answer your later question: If you want to buy PhotoScan after you have already purchased Tgi3D SU Amorph, the price of Tgi3D SU Amorph will be deducted from the purchase price of Tgi3D SU PhotoScan. However the price deduction process is not automated on our website. If and when they decide to upgrade their copies of Tgi3D SU Amorph to Tgi3D SU PhotoScan, we would appreciate our customers to contact our customer support so that their Amorph licenses can be invalidated and new PhotoScan licenses are issued to them together with the price deduction.
@unknownuser said:
Yes Amorph is included in tgi3D Photoscan. Photoscan is a standalone piece of software that exports to .skp. In fact when you choose export, SU will open with your Photoscan calibrated images loaded as scenes. It Photomatch on steroids
Tgi3D SU Photoscan "includes" a standalone executable "called the Tgi3D SU Calibration and Metrology Tool" which does exactly what Rich describes. The second part of Tgi3D SU PhotoScan is the plugin to Google SketchUp which includes ALL of what Amorph has PLUS the "automatic 3D surface fitting to photographs" feature. (BTW our team is working on some powerful improvements to this feature as well to improve the algorithm efficiency and quality of the match)
@bjornkn said:
They both seems to be able to make good models from photos.
That is correct but I would like to make a clarification at this point to avoid any misunderstanding. Tgi3D SU Amorph does not include the Tgi3D Calibration and Metrology Tool. So if you can get good calibrated image sets from another software into SketchUp all the tools Tgi3D SU Amorph has, together with its "view locking" feature, enables you to create 3D models from photographs. One other feature missing from Tgi3D SU Amorph is the "automatic 3D surface fitting to photographs". This feature makes it a lot easier to create surface meshes that match the surfaces accurately especially for complex, organic shapes.
@bjornkn said:
I've been using Imagemodeler and Photomodeler for many years now, combined with SketchUp. Since Autodesk bought RealViz and removed Imagemodeler from open/single sales (need to buy Max or similar), and Photomodeler is not quite so good at modelling (and also quite pricey and with a very expensive licensing policy for us that don't live in USA/Canada - being forced to buy from local dealers with bloated prices), the availabilty of easy-to-use and affordable photogrammetry software is very limitied. That LockView tool looks very promising!
It looks like PhotoScan (Amorph) will do the job fine?
There's no calibrated cameras, but I hope that they take into account lens parameters/distortions
Yes, Tgi3D SU Calibration and Metrology tool DOES take into account lens distortions and parameters. There are no calibrated cameras but we do in situ calibration for each set. This avoids errors due to environmental changes and aging.