LibGuides: Digitizing in 3 Dimensions: Computing Power

Computing power– your devices, IDEA Lab, or Illinois Computes?

As a student or staff member of UIUC, you have options for computers that are capable of processing photogrammetry.

If you own a computer with a GPU, you can likely run Meshroom and RealityCapture. Most higher end gaming computers have exactly the specifications that most photogrammetry programs require, and if you already have an Epic Games account to play Fortnite or to program using the Unreal graphics engine, you already have access to RealityCapture.

Note: if you are using your own computer to run Meshroom, please disable 'sleep' mode and system notification, as they will disrupt program computation due to the long processing time.

If you do not own a gaming computer, or a system with a dedicated GPU, there are options for using campus computing power.

IDEA Lab 000E, Grainger Engineering Library
The computers in 000E have RealityCapture available via Unreal Engine, and reservations are open to anyone with an active iCard, regardless of their departmental affiliation.
Meshroom on Illinois Computes
Faculty and researchers can request an instance of Meshroom and GPUs for processing images on NCSA supercomputers through Illinois Computes for free.