Seeking Advice: 3D Modeling Powerlines with OpenDroneMap and Mavic 3 Pro

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aredio.vani
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Seeking Advice: 3D Modeling Powerlines with OpenDroneMap and Mavic 3 Pro

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Hello everyone,

I’m currently working on a 3D modeling project using OpenDroneMap and a Mavic 3 Pro, focusing on powerlines. For this project, I captured approximately 600 images during a manual flight. We followed a grid-like flight path and kept the camera angled at 45 degrees. While the forest and ground in the model are rendered reasonably well, I’m struggling to achieve satisfactory—or any—results for the powerlines themselves.

Results so far:
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My setup is somewhat limited, as I’m working with a 4-core Xeon processor and an M2000M Quadro GPU. Due to this, I can’t push the rendering parameters too high without encountering excessive processing times.

I’ve tried various settings during the rendering process but haven’t had much success. Given my hardware constraints and the challenging nature of modeling thin structures like powerlines, I’d love to hear your recommendations.

Are there specific OpenDroneMap settings, techniques, or preprocessing steps I should consider? Would alternative methods or workflows yield better results in this situation?

Thank you in advance for your insights!
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