Steps to create a model using IBModeler

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Steps to create a model using IBModeler

In IBModeler 2.0, the rotating stand setup method provides a custom way of taking photographs where most of the calculations happen behind the scenes while the users just need to make a few clicks to get the output model.

But the classic method of creating the models (as in ver 1.0) has still been retained for two reasons:

It can be used to manipulate images for creating custom models of your own. For details, check out the online documentation on the ajubaa site Creating Custom Models using IBModeler.
It gives users the flexibility to use their own method for taking photographs. As long as there is a way of calculating camera positions and view directions for each of the photographs, users can still create his models using IBModeler.

Below are the links to the documentations for the complete process that needs to be followed to create models using IBModeler in general. It is the same process that the rotating stand setup also uses behind the scenes.

A 3-D model can be created with IBModeler using the following main steps:

Defining a mold with the desired poly count from which the model will be carved out.
Take one or more photographs of the model and store them on your computer.
Load all the images one by one and apply them to the mold file.
Create the model from the mold file.

Appropriate interfaces and dialog boxes have been provided for all the above operations. A concise list of all the steps that can be performed on a mold file has been documented in mold options.

Automation by putting all instructions in a script file

If you always use the same method to take photographs for different models, then you can save some time on the repetitive tasks by getting IBModeler to run a series of instructions at one go reading them all from a previously created script file (see using a script file). All the important operations like processing of images, applying images to mold and creating models can be automated through these script commands.