Manual and automatic technique needs in producing 3D modelling within PhotoModeler scanner : A preliminary study

The study of historical monument needs a great care especially for the old object. Along with current technologies, allowing the object studied scanned in three dimensions. To make the objective achieved, the digital form of objects studied has almost become mandatory for simplicity of study and also variety of analysis. For various scale of objects that present everywhere, hardware and software equipment exist often involve cost that considered high. Besides, the question of knowhow to handle both software and software also becomes important issue. These are probably the reasons why the technology is not widely spreads in the community. Among others, Digital Close Range Photogrammetry (DCRP) provide a wide variety of possibilities to produce 3D data by using simple method and reasonable cost. This study particularly focuses only one solution which is PhotoModeler Scanner (PMS) software but using two different processing technique including manual and automated project. Manual project needs user to digitize manually using basic tool like point and line but automated project using a Smartmatch tools to produce point clouds where both will lead to the formation of the same result form, 3D model. The comparison is completed according to several important criteria based on 3D model produced itself. The most important criteria are accuracy; it is therefore significant to quantify the ability to produce a reliable 3D. The product from this study can also contribute to the documentation of historical monument that need to be keep for future reference.