Open Source Alternatives to 123D Catch

123D Catch is an app for Windows, OSX and Android that lets a user turn a series of photographs into a 3D model (a process known as photogrammetry).

Is there an alternative, preferably with a GUI, available for Linux/Ubuntu?

Solution 1:

Enjoy the open source realm, you can find many such apps:

• Agisoft Photoscan: Here's a tutorial. (not open source, thanks for @Yomismo's comment)
• VisualSFM: Here's a tutorial.(not open source,thanks for @Yomismo & @hellocatfood comments)
• Python Photogrammetry Toolbox: Here's a tutorial.
• openMVG: Here's a tutorial.

Moreover you can use a GNU/Linux distribution called ArcheOS.

ArcheOS is the acronym of Archeological Operating System. It is a GNU/Linux live distribution built for archaeological aims. At the moment a new version (5.0 codename “Theodoric”) based on Debian “Wheezy” is under development.

You can use the 3D applications that suit your needs.