Introduction
The capstone is a group project but each of my group members is working on their own individual sections. Due to this, the weekly updates will contain a small section on each of them.
Asking The Right Questions:
Asking The Right Questions:
Jeremy Cousins:
- Do thermal images overlay into ArcPro easily?
- What kind of file does it save as?
- What are the benefits of a thermal 3D model?
- How difficult and time consuming is creating buildings with obscure angles and shapes?
- Figure 1 shows a building that may be difficult to sketch in ArcPro due to the angles and slants.
Figure 1. Base Map of Building in Indianapolis
- This link shows how to do different angles and building shapes http://desktop.arcgis.com/en/arcmap/latest/extensions/3d-analyst/multipatches.htm
- How long from collection time to model finished will it take in comparison to Pix4D?
Weekly Update:
This week we completed our first mission in the field. We went to the Purdue Beef Unit and completed three different missions. I was pilot in command for each flight. Using the Mavic 2 Pro, we created an orthomosaic of the cattle barns, created a 3D model of one of the cattle barns, and took 5 pictures of each face of the same cattle barn to use for multipatch. My plan from here is to put the orthomosaic into ArcPro and then overlay multipatch to see if 3D models can be easily made in an efficient manner.
James Borders
- Is COLLADA more viable than OBJ files?
- OBJ files do not allow motion and can be higher definition than OBJ
- Where to put COLLADA files to make them usable?
- After investigating multiple websites, this link showed me that using more data than I originally thought, multiple COLLADA files can be placed onto an orthomosaic, allowing for an in depth 3D scene.
- How to get a COLLADA file and if it needs to be converted from OBJ?
- This link shows that ArcPro actually allows multi-patch to be exported into a collada file, making this an easy solution.
Weekly Update:
I have found a direction for this section of the capstone. I can use 3D models that we create from the other sections of the capstone to merge into a scene, effectively combining multiple 3D models and an orthomosaic. This will allow for an extremely cool finished product where multiple building or objects can be shown in great definition. My next steps are to find tutorials and already made examples using Esri’s in depth tutorial website, and to assist my teammates with anything they need in their 3D modeling.
Austin Sullins:
- How do we actually input the blueprint into CAD?
With a hand drawn blueprint we can scan it and turn it into a CAD. This seems like a good backup plan, however with having to have the actual printed blueprints this will be very difficult to get our hands on at any time of the day.
- Is there a better software system to use than CAD?
Smartdraw is a similar system to CAD however is very similar in their functions. This comparison would be a lot like comparing a closed source software such as arcpro to an open source software like QGIS in the way that they are similar but takes a different type of skill and knowledge to be able to use each one more effectively.
- Ross Ade blueprint
This blueprint below is not the actual blueprint and was causing trouble while trying to download into the software program so I believe that there is some sort of discrepancy in the measurements that I will be able to see once I got to the county GIS website and download the actual blueprints.
- Can you/How do you transfer a CAD into PIX4D or ArcPro?
Into arcpro is easy! This is a step by step process on how to do it.
- What buildings nationwide have blueprints in CAD available.
After consulting multiple engineers from multiple different concentrations we are running into a problem of finding how to transfer a blueprint from a non-CAD software into a CAD software. In a perfect world a single website will have all the blueprints on it, but that is way too much data for a single website to handle.
Weekly Update:
I will be spending time with this newly acquired knowledge finding the fastest and most efficient way to transfer blueprints and floor plan into whatever systems to make sure we get an accurate and too scale model of whatever we are flying! Once I can find an efficient way to transfer the data I will start timing myself with the entire process and plotting the data down so that I will be able to show in multiple dimensions which way works the best for me and which way works the best for other users with different backgrounds, Sense many of these sources are similar, but have very
Evan Brueggemann
- How do you use ArcPro to display the 3D model created in Pix4D?
The links below explains how to input 3D models into ArcPro which can be used to make a multipatch.
- What steps should be followed in order to make a quality 3D model in Pix4D?
We learned in the previous course how to create the model in Pix4D and how to properly set up the point cloud.
- How accurate will the Pix4D model be in comparison with our other deliverables.
This is still unknown because the finished deliverables need to be made in order to make an accurate comparison.
- Exactly how concise should our communication be without losing any details in translation?
Our communication does not have to be on par with professional in-flight callouts but needs to be concise enough for someone to quickly understand the information you are trying to give. We should use clear callouts for the location of the drone and where you are located in relation to the drone.
Weekly Update:
This week I will be using ArcPro tutorials to make comparisons between the different models that we collected data for. Once I successfully use ArcPro to make the models, I can make an accurate comparison for our project. I also clarified with my group the callouts used for communication during the flight.
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