Using Context Capture to create 3D models of existing railway lines?

RE: Using Context Capture to create 3D models of existing railway lines?

Oto — Thu, 15 Dec 2016 06:27:47 GMT

it is 7-day trial

For railways to not lose poles you will need to combined fly nadir+oblique. As only nadir flight will not reconstruct some vertical elements.

RE: Using Context Capture to create 3D models of existing railway lines?

Casey Bentley — Tue, 13 Dec 2016 15:14:47 GMT

I believe it comes with a 15 day trial w/o a license. After that you will need a license.

RE: Using Context Capture to create 3D models of existing railway lines?

Stewart Souten — Mon, 12 Dec 2016 19:53:12 GMT

Hi Casey

Thank you for your response, knowing it can be done is the first step.

Can Context Capture be downloaded on a trial bases?

Without showing some results to my manager i will struggle to get approval for a licence.

Thanks

Regards
Stu

RE: Using Context Capture to create 3D models of existing railway lines?

Casey Bentley — Mon, 12 Dec 2016 19:40:47 GMT

ContextCapture will let you create a 3d model from photographs but it will take a few more than several. Depending on the size of the rail yard, it could take 100's of photos to 1000's of photos. Its important to remember that we can only reconstruct things that are visible in the photographs so lots of photos are needed to reconstruct everything.

For something like this, I would recommend using a drone for the capture. A DSLR on a pole or a manlift/cherry picker would probably also work well with less regulations to get stuck in the mud with than the drones. You might be able to get results taking photos directly from the ground, but I would definitely recommend getting some elevation.