# SBCV/Blender-Addon-Photogrammetry-Importer

Addon to import different photogrammetry formats into Blender

Repository: https://github.com/SBCV/Blender-Addon-Photogrammetry-Importer
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/blender-addon-photogrammetry-importer
Language: Python
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: blender-addon, photogrammetry, structure-from-motion, sfm, colmap, openmvg, meshroom, open3d, blender, opensfm, mve, agisoft-metashape
Last push: 2026-02-16T15:04:38+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 64/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 67, release rhythm 39, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3315, "days_push": 198, "days_rel": 198, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 1}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1357, forks 116 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:29.399422+00:00)

## What it is
A Blender addon that imports photogrammetry and structure-from-motion reconstruction results from tools like COLMAP, Meshroom, OpenMVG, and Metashape into Blender. It also supports common point cloud formats (PLY, PCD, LAS/LAZ) and NeRF-based novel view synthesis data.

## Use cases
- import colmap reconstruction results into blender
- visualize meshroom sfm output in blender
- load point clouds from las lidar files in blender
- import openmvg  camera poses into blender
- view instant-ngp nerf data in blender
- inspect photogrammetry camera positions and images in 3d

## When to choose
- you need to inspect or edit photogrammetry/SfM reconstruction results inside Blender
- you work with multiple reconstruction tools and want one importer
- you need to visualize point clouds or camera rigs from formats like NVM, PLY, or LAS

## When to avoid
- you need a standalone photogrammetry reconstruction tool rather than a Blender importer
- your workflow does not involve Blender
- you need real-time or production rendering of NeRF scenes rather than import/visualization

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: active
- function: file-system, graphics, image-processing, data-visualization
- domain: graphics, photography, computer-vision, developer-tools
- platform: cross-platform, python
- tags: blender-addon, photogrammetry, structure-from-motion, colmap, meshroom, openmvg, point-cloud, nerf, lidar, 3d-reconstruction

## Member repositories
- SBCV/Blender-Addon-Photogrammetry-Importer (main) score 64

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:29.399422+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:41:48.677720+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/SBCV/Blender-Addon-Photogrammetry-Importer (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:29.399422+00:00, sha c6eb5bba1c32)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.