Abstract: Photogrammetric analysis of an object is carried out by capturing images of the object. Photogrammetric analysis requires the capture of multiple overlapping images of the object from various camera positions. These images are then processed to generate a three-dimensional (3D) point cloud representing the object in 3D space. A 3D model of the object is used to generate a model 3D point cloud. Based on the modelled point cloud and camera optics, the visibility of each point in the 3D point cloud is determined for a range of possible camera positions. The radial component of the camera is fixed by defining a shell of suitable camera positions around the part and for each position on the defined shell, the quality as a function of camera position is calculated. This defines a density function over the potential camera positions. Initial camera positions are selected based on the density function.