How to design an enclosure using photogrammetry? – The Complete Guide
In this article, I’m gonna show you step by step how to design an enclosure just like this with the help of modeling clay and Photogrammetry.
Lately, I needed an NRF24l chip-based RC Transmitter for my project. I could go into a classic Playstation, or X-Box pad look. But I decided to design something ergonomic and perfectly suited to my hand. So I did it. And now, I’m gonna use it as an example to tell you how you can use photogrammetry to design these kinds of organic-looking enclosures for any device.
All the software we’re gonna use today is free of charge. So all you need is a camera (the one on your phone will be sufficient), a PC, and access to a 3D printer.
However, if you don’t want to mess with photogrammetry, you can download the .step file from HERE, and go straight to editing in e.g. Fusion 360. Note that I was making this model for myself. So if you have a very different hand than mine, it may not suit you so perfectly 🙂 It’s best if you print it out and check it yourself.
Photogrammetry is a method of creating 3D models of physical objects from photographic images. This isn’t a new technology. In fact, it’s pretty old. The first documented use dates back to 1858 in Paris. Currently, it’s used, in geology for the search for minerals, in architecture for the inventory of monuments, as well as in archeology, meteorology, and cartography.
