SFM 3D Model Building

Project description: Photogrammetric model construction of various fossils. Different subjects were chosen for different levels of model building difficulty.

Overview of Methods

The following number of photos were captured for each model:

Ammonite Wall: 228 photos
Marine Skeletal Fossil: 230 photos
Single Ammonite: 92 photos
Hearth: 164 photos
Second Ammonite Wall: 247 photos

Total data collection time was approximately 3 hours. Models were built in Agisoft on the lowest possible settings to investigate whether or not presentation/publication worthy models could be built quickly with low computational requirements. The results were great for this purpose and show that even for relatively difficult subjects, detailed models could be constructed.

Models

Ammonite Wall

Flat Fossil

Single Ammonite

Prehistoric Hearth

Second Ammonite Wall

More Informtion

For further details check out this short paper describing the model creation process. Model Building.