Insight3D is a free and open source image based modeling application currently in beta, however quite solid and available for download as well. The results and discussions from users so far seem really promising. Check out the tutorial on the use of Inisght3D, or find out more information about the project, or download and try out a copy why not?
Download insight 0.3.2:
- Windows Installer (.msi) – in some cases (probably not), it might be necessary to update your system by installing this
- Linux version – at this point, you can download a standalone archive, but it is necessary to follow the instructions in the README.txt file to compile it on your system
insight3d lets you create 3D models from photographs. You give it a series of photos of a real scene (e.g., of a building), it automatically matches them and then calculates positions in space from which each photo has been taken (plus camera’s optical parameters) along with a 3D pointcloud of the scene. You can then use insight3d’s modeling tools to create textured polygonal model.
Basically, it hopes to be “Photosynth + Canoma”. Or “boujou + Imagemodeler”. But it’s also free and opensource (GNU AGPL 3). Check out the screenshots below or download it already.
