How I 3D scanned a whole freakin' mountain range with a drone | FULL WORKFLOW

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Published 2022-07-23
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In today's video, i'm rock climbing a mountain and 3D scanning the entire thing from the top. I'll be guiding you through my aerial photogrammetry process, breaking down important tips for you while scanning on-location, and running you through the entire post process in Reality Capture. We'll go over stitching our data set together, meshing our point cloud, and baking hi-res textures to a simplified mesh. And in the end, we'll view our final scans in Unreal Engine 5 after buildilng a customizable master material. So gear up, and let's get scanning!

CHAPTERS:
00:00 Intro
00:33 What is Photogrammetry?
01:33 Aerial Scanning Tips
03:57 Photoscanning a Mountain!
06:31 Intro to Reality Capture
07:55 Processing our Images in Lightroom
10:15 Aligning our Images in Reality Capture
12:47 Meshing our Point Cloud
15:25 Cleaning our Mesh
16:54 Texturing our Mesh
18:35 Simplifying our Mesh
19:28 Unwrapping our Simplified Mesh
20:10 Texture Reprojection
21:16 Export
22:39 Importing our Scan into Unreal Engine 5
24:01 Creating a Customizable Master Material
30:02 Final Results

REFERENCES:
3D Scanning Basics:    • The Ultimate Guide to 3D Scanning | F...  

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All Comments (21)
  • As an avid rock climber all the work in this video is incredible, mad respect to you and Jan for that adventure and then immortalizing it with the scan!
  • Having followed Clint from the beginnings of corridor back to this channel is such a mind-blowing experience. I just can't stop watching and being inspired by Clint in the same way he gets inspired by others. It feels indescribable
  • @telebeam6144
    I don't do 3d work. I have no interest in doing 3d work. And yet I consistently become engrossed by these lengthy-ass tutorials just on the power Clint's specificity and obvious passion. True champ.
  • @ranchy9264
    Thank you so much for doing this! I'm just getting started with 3d scanning and having access to this incredibly thorough documentation is amazing😁
  • From start to finish this was a fantastic tutorial, thanks Clint! Also being a rock climber this gets me excited to photoscan some of my favorite outdoor climbs.
  • Love your channel man! Been getting more into UE lately and its been a ton of fun.
  • @sotomonte_
    Four minutes in, and as I expected, this video is very SPECIAL!!! I can't wait to re-watch it with better internet whenever I get home from vacations at the highest quality. It's clear how hard you worked on this video, and the result speaks for itself. Much love! <3
  • That was a superb workflow and thorough explanation! I just started learning UE5 and this was so easy for me to follow. Thanks for uploading!
  • That was cool to see how modeling and scanning technology is becoming easier to use
  • @dani6816
    Currently the best 3D guy on youtube! , you are doing the right things for us , also maintaining an awesome community in discord , man THANK YOU!
  • @LuxoJunior
    Ahhh Clint! Epic & chill, this was the best thank you ❤️
  • You get better results if you export two sets of images from lightroom. One contrasty for Model Generation, one delit for Texture Generation. It is possible to tell RC to use these sets :-)
  • @JimiJames
    Clint, you are the man. The first portion of this video really made me feel inspired. I love the integration of your hobbies.
  • Truly amazing work...my hats off in respect for your dedication and ingenuity. I never thought it could be possible to accomplish something like this. 👊😲👍
  • @cepwin
    Great job!! I don't think I'd have the nerve to hang from a mountain to get a scan so mad props there as well! Your end results were super!
  • Thanks bro i got a new thing from yhis video. I hope you make again such kind of contents.👍
  • @TheDaggwood
    You've inspired me to return to The Steens, haven't been in 20 years and I'm going to head back with full tech in hand. See you guys round the bend.