Delete tie points outside of bounding box

[stephan]

Here is a puzzle I cannot figure out: I'd like to select all tie points that are a specific distance away from the closest edge of the bounding box, and to be able to set this distance as a function of the length along the X axis of the bounding box. Does anyone know how to make such a selection ?

[Alexey Pasumansky]

Hello stephan,

You can use the following script as a reference for your task. The example just removes the points of the sparse cloud that are outside the bounding box for each chunk in the project:

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import PhotoScan
def main():
doc = PhotoScan.app.document
for i in range(len(doc.chunks)):
chunk = doc.chunks[i]
R = chunk.region.rot #Bounding box rotation matrix
C = chunk.region.center #Bounding box center vertor
size = chunk.region.size

if not (chunk.point_cloud and chunk.enabled):
continue
elif not len(chunk.point_cloud.points):
continue
for point in chunk.point_cloud.points:

if point.valid:
v = point.coord
v.size = 3
v_c = v - C
v_r = R.t() * v_c

if abs(v_r.x) > abs(size.x / 2.):
point.valid = False
elif abs(v_r.y) > abs(size.y / 2.):
point.valid = False
elif abs(v_r.z) > abs(size.z / 2.):
point.valid = False
else:
continue

print("Script finished. Points outside the region were removed.")

PhotoScan.app.addMenuItem("Custom menu/Filter point cloud by bounding box", main)

[stephan]

Thanks Alexey, that's a big help.