Introduction
Python scripting is supported only in Metashape Professional edition.
Metashape Professional uses Python 3.8.
Metashape functionality available via Python
- Open/save/create Metashape projects.
- Add/remove chunks, cameras, markers.
- Add/modify camera calibrations, ground control data, assign geographic projections and coor- dinates.
- Performprocessingsteps(alignphotos,builddensecloud,buildmesh,texture,decimatemodel, etc…).
- Export processing results (models, textures, orthophotos, DEMs).
- Access data of generated models, point clouds, images.
- Start and control network processing tasks.
Overview of Metashape module in Python
Documentation for Metashape_python_api_1.7.3 .
import Metashape as ms # select custom shortcut for the imported module
Global application attributes
Metashape.app.<attribute>
Metashape.Application class provides access to global attributes:
| attribute | DESCRIPTION | VALUE TYPE |
|---|---|---|
| document | main application document object | [document] |
| enumGPUDevices | enumerate installed GPU devices | [array] |
| gpu_mask | GPU device bit mask | [int] 1 - use device, 0 - do not use |
| cpu_enable | use cpu when GPU is active | [bool] False - Disable CPU for GPU accelerated tasks True - Enable CPU for GPU accelerated processing |