Aligning submodels - ODM native Windows

[felipedantas]

My computer has the following specifications:

• Intel(R) Core™ i5-3570K CPU @ 3.40GHz 3.80GHz
• 24GB RAM 1600MHZ
• SSD 500GB
• Windows 10 Pro 64bits

I successfully processed 750 images in the default configuration (without specifying any flags):

run C:\Users\Felipe\datasets\project

Then I tried to process the same dataset only now incrementing some flags and using --split and --split-overlap:

run C:\Users\Felipe\datasets\project --build-overviews --cog --dem-resolution 10 --dsm --dtm --feature-quality high --ignore-gsd --merge all --mesh-octree-depth 11 --mesh-size 20000 --min-num-features 8000 --orthophoto-cutline --orthophoto-kmz --orthophoto-png --orthophoto-resolution 7.0 --pc-geometric --pc-las --pc-quality medium --pc-tile --split 200 --split-overlap 100 --time --verbose --debug

but the process always stops at that point. “[INFO] Aligning submodels…”.

I was thinking that the processing was dying for lack of RAM, so I reduced the dataset to 112 images, set the –split 30 –split-overlap 50 and ran the command again, but the problem persisted.

If I remove the –split and –split-overlap flags the processing completes successfully.

What can I be doing wrong?

[Saijin_Naib]

Maybe colliding with pc-tile?

[felipedantas]

I removed the --pc-tile option and it always stops at that point.

I tested it with the default configuration and also the process ends in “Aligning submodels”

[Saijin_Naib]

Are you able to share the data?

[felipedantas]

Certainly. Thank you so much for your help.
Here is a link with the data: dataset - Aroazes_frd

[Saijin_Naib]

@felipedantas

Thank you so much for your help.

Don’t thank me yet, I don’t know if I can figure this out

First look: Way under-exposed. I’m going to pre-process the images and try running them.

[felipedantas]

@Saijin_Naib

First look: Way under-exposed

Here is another dataset (dataset - Caxias) from another area and with better exposure, better lateral and longitudinal overlap, and also better 4 cm/px spatial resolution.

[Saijin_Naib]

Is this one also giving you the same trouble, or nah?

[felipedantas]

Yes, same problem.

[bernarde]

I have not taken the time to share it yet but the few tests I have made on native Windows give me the same results for Split-Merge.

Stuck at “Aligning submodels…”

I though I was doing something wrong but had no time to check it for now (buzzy with the auto-gcp feature).

Will follow this thread with attention.

[Saijin_Naib]

WebODM Lightning:

Options: build-overviews: true, cog: true, crop: 0, debug: true, dem-gapfill-steps: 4, dem-resolution: 1, dsm: true, mesh-size: 300000, min-num-features: 12000, orthophoto-resolution: 1, pc-classify: true, pc-ept: true, pc-geometric: true, pc-quality: high, use-3dmesh: true, verbose: true

My personal PC is pretty similarly specced, so I’ll try with your settings above now, but with my pre-processed images to see what I can make of it now that I’m confident the data can reconstruct.

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WebODM Lightning Split/Merge:

Processed just fine.

[Saijin_Naib]

Options: cog: true, debug: true, dem-resolution: 1, dsm: true, dtm: true, orthophoto-cutline: true, orthophoto-kmz: true, orthophoto-png: true, orthophoto-resolution: 1, pc-geometric: true, pc-las: true, pc-tile: true, rerun-from: dataset, split: 30, split-overlap: 100, use-3dmesh: true, verbose: true

Alright, getting this error: Processing failed (3221225477)

2021-08-01 21:50:45,991 INFO: Reconstruction 0: 34 images, 21373 points
2021-08-01 21:50:45,992 INFO: 1 partial reconstructions in total.
[INFO]    Aligning submodels...

Cursory search seems to indicate a memory allocation issue in native code somewhere:

Exit code 3221225477

[nyinyinyanlin]

I’m having the same problem. Stuck at “Aligning submodels…” stage. I am processing a dataset of 2500 images with the following options. My workstation has 48GB RAM. The process went fine if it is run without split and merge.

Options: build-overviews: true, debug: true, dem-decimation: 2, dem-euclidean-map: true, depthmap-resolution: 980, dsm: true, dtm: true, matcher-distance: 5, mesh-size: 1000000, min-num-features: 10000, orthophoto-cutline: true, pc-classify: true, pc-ept: true, pc-geometric: true, pc-quality: high, pc-rectify: true, pc-tile: true, smrf-threshold: 0.3, smrf-window: 25, split: 750, texturing-data-term: area, texturing-tone-mapping: gamma, tiles: true, use-exif: true, use-hybrid-bundle-adjustment: true, verbose: true

[Saijin_Naib]

Maybe try dropping the depthmap resolution (superceded by pc-quality) and the hybrid bundle adjustment?

Also, what’s your split-overlap? I don’t see it in your parameter list.

[nyinyinyanlin]

Thank you for pointing out the depthmap-resolution flag. In fact, the process went okay if I removed split and merge as I said above. It gave me the same exit code ‘3221225477’ with split-and-merge options. May be it needed to be fixed at the native code level.