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Photo Sets and 3D Scans You Can Build 3D Models From

Real geometry from real places. 8 Fotoref packs include raw 3D scans with 8K textures, and many more have hundreds of photos of one rock formation from every side. The license lets you build your own 3D models and textures from them. Start with Gray Mud Pinnacles (255 photos plus 10 scans) or the free Old Man Classic Statue scan.

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Packs that include 3D scans

These packs come with photogrammetry scans of surfaces from the location, as well as the photos. The scans are raw: the Gray Mud Pinnacles description says plainly that they are not production or game ready, but a base to build your work on. Plan to retopologize and bake them.

Pack Photos 3D scans
Gray Mud Pinnacles 255, eroded clay cliffs on the Wainuiomata Coast, plus 4 videos 10 samples, 50,000–600,000 triangles each (.obj), 8192 × 8192 .tif textures
Porous Limestone Cliffs 266, climbing cliffs full of small holes at Wharepapa, plus 3 videos 5 samples, 500,000–1,500,000 triangles each (.obj)
White Marine Cliffs and Sand 176, white cliffs and sand at Jervis Bay, plus 3 videos 2–3 million triangles each (.obj), 8192 × 8192 .tif textures
Red Eroded Cliffs 132, sandstone cliffs near Bondi Beach about 2–3 million polygons each, 8192 × 8192 textures
Jindabyne Lake Granite Boulders 114, round granite boulders in high-altitude terrain 1.5–3 million triangles each, 8K textures
Giant Sand Dunes 378, dunes at Cape Reinga drying after rain, plus 4 videos about 1 million triangles each, 8K textures
Sand Canyons and Dune Formations 215, hardened and eroded sand at Hokianga, plus 6 videos 1 sample, 1.5 million triangles, 8K texture
Old Man Classic Statue 4, a 19th-century sculpture in Sydney (free) 1 scan, 482,663 triangles, 8192 × 8192 texture

UI and FUI artist Evgeny Rodygin used a ground scan from the Gray Mud Pinnacles pack in his own work. It is a good example of how a raw scan becomes a starting point rather than a finished asset.

Dense photo sets for your own reconstruction

If you run your own photogrammetry, you need many overlapping photos of one subject. Some of our largest rock packs give you exactly that:

Be realistic: these packs were shot as reference, not as planned scanning sessions. Overlap and light vary between parts of a pack. Test with a small group of photos around one boulder before you process hundreds.

What makes a photo set work for photogrammetry

  • Overlap. Each part of the surface should appear in several photos, from slightly different positions.
  • Consistent light. Overcast light is ideal. Moving sun and shadows confuse the software and bake shadows into the texture.
  • Sharp, still subjects. Rock, sand and stone work well. Moving water and leaves in wind do not.
  • Scale. Note something of known size in the photos, such as a path or a person, so you can scale the mesh correctly.

Your license covers building 3D models

The Fotoref license allows you to create your own 3D models, photogrammetry meshes and textures from the photos and scans for your projects. Use them in games, films, renders and client work, royalty-free and with no limit on the number of projects. Reselling the packs, the photos or the included scans themselves is not allowed. For surface color work, see our photo textures for 3D.

Frequently asked questions

What file format are the 3D scans?

Several product descriptions list .obj meshes with 8192 × 8192 .tif textures. The others give the triangle count and 8K texture size. Check the product page of the pack you want, or the table above.

Are the scans game ready?

No. Treat them as raw photogrammetry. You will usually need to clean, retopologize, UV and bake them before use in a real-time engine.

Which photogrammetry software can I use?

Any. The photos are standard image files, so they work with all common photogrammetry programs.

Can I sell a 3D model I build from a pack?

You can use your models in your own games, films, renders and client projects. No license allows reselling the photos, packs or included scans. If you plan to sell models as stock assets on a marketplace, ask Fotoref first.