On 7 Mrz., 10:39, Jeffrey Martin <[email protected]> wrote: > This theodolite is interesting.... I was not familiar with such a tool > before. How come no one else has built a panohead out of one? I am guessing > that it's an extremely precise instrument, perfect for a precision automated > panohead...?
It should be an ideal base indeed. The other day I was taking a walk when I stumbled upon a guy with a theodolite surveying the gas pipe running through the forest. While I was having a chat with him and peeking into the ocular, the theodolite's head suddenly started moving around scanning for visual contact with the device the surveyor was using to pintpoint positions - it had lost him because he'd disappeared behind a tree. It moved like you'd expect a robotic panorama head to move, and, as a theodolite, would have been aware of the direction of it's sensor to some ridicoulous degree of precision. I guess, though, that theodolites are expensive (it looked it) - so maybe that's why noone has made one into a robotic panorama head (that we know of). > +1 on the "bounding box to generate more CP's" idea. It would be very > useful. I have a script ready which can do something very similar, but it's using my new python interface. I could publish it now and write lengthy texts about how people could compile the python_scripting branch and use it, but I'd rather wait until the thing is mainstream. Kay -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Hugin and other free panoramic software" group. A list of frequently asked questions is available at: http://wiki.panotools.org/Hugin_FAQ To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hugin-ptx
