3DSOM Pro is a powerful tool for automatically creating high quality textured 3D models from a series of photographs. What makes 3DSOM unique is the ease and speed with which you can build 3D models of a real object and interactively present them on the web. The new professional edition supports import of existing CAD geometry for fully automatic texturing from photos. Other key features include intuitive texture editing, view dependent texture maps, intelligent surface smoothing, subdivision surface fitting and plugin-free web output.

Features:

Automated masking capability
Interactive threshold selection for automatic masking. Lets you quickly find a good threshold for automatically cutting out the object shape.
Shrink Wrap tool for semi-automatic masking. Just provide a rough sketch of the outline of the object and let 3DSOM Pro do the rest.
Complete set of manual masking tools including fill tool, polygon tool, circular brush tool, square brush tool.
Improved support for 3rd party mask editing via 4 channel TIFF and PNG suitable for Adobe PhotoShop and JASC Paint Shop Pro.

Fast precise wireframe generation - retains the 3DSOM patented silhouette intersection engine, with no voxel grid aliasing.
Surface Optimisation Intelligently smooths away artefacts in the silhouette-based geometry without compromising accuracy. Allows much more accurate relighting for added realism.
Subdivision Surface fitting - automated fitting of a smooth subdivision surface for unbelievable geometry compression and additional improvements to the surface appearance.
Support for multi-part objects - using a single set of photographs of a complicated object, 3D SOM Pro now allows each sub-part to be modelled separately. This can result in substantially improved model quality.
Improved integration with existing 3D modelling packages - Edit or create the surface geometry in a standard 3D modelling package. Then import back to 3DSOM Pro for texturing.
Interactive mesh decimation to reduce polygon count to required level.
Optional clip plane to remove any remaining stand geometry.

Semi-automatically merge in additional shots using 3DSOM Pro’s patented interface.
Merge multiple scans - using the alignment wizard to accurately model the underside of the object.
Mat printing function to create calibration mats on an ordinary printer at any size.
Accepts up to 256 input images per project as JPEG, BMP or PNG.
Fully automatic, robust camera calibration to identify camera position and orientation.

Fully automatic texture map creation - automatic UV unwrap. 3DSOM Pro texture maps are now designed for optimal compression.
Incremental texture map generation - allows you to watch the process and stop as soon as the desired quality is obtained.
Texture map editing - patented texture editing approach. Rotate the current model, and then paste the rendered view into any image editor to touch up the textures by hand.
Layered editing 3DSOM Pro can now align the copied view with an input image for additional fine control.
View-dependent texturing To capture interesting lighting effects you can utilise all the input images. Because there is still an underlying 3D model, users can still view the object from any angle and have the model quickly streamed over the web.
User chosen texture map resolution up to 2048 pixels square.
Tone correction option to compensate for exposure differences between images.

Output to industry standard formats (including VRML, 3DS, Macromedia Shockwave3D) for importing into 3D packages such as 3D Studio Max or publishing straight to the web.
High spec. 3D viewer applet Compact redistributable Java 3D viewer renders backgrounds, shadows, relighting, smooth shading, and antialiasing. Support for subdivision surfaces and view-dependent textures. 3DSOM Pro’s patented approach allows a conventional texture map to be quickly downloaded followed by extra view-dependent texture data for improved model appearance.
Web optimizer - tool for optimised plugin-free web export using 3DSOM Java viewer applet. Highly compressed models with streamed textures.
Hotspots and scripting Hotspots and powerful scripting capability added to 3DSOM Java viewer.