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In this study, we developed an optimized workflow for 3D reconstruction of rice using the self-developed Metatlas V1 multi-view imaging platform combined with the COLMAP + OpenMVS pipeline. A CBAM-UNet-based image segmentation model was used to extract plant regions from complex backgrounds, outperforming thresholding, U-Net, and U-Net++, and increasing the number of reconstructed points. Camera configuration optimization was performed by systematically combining equidistant and greedy strategies, resulting in an optimal six-camera setup (#2, #3, #4, #6, #7, and #8, corresponding to \u221230\u00b0, \u221215\u00b0, 0\u00b0, +30\u00b0, +45\u00b0, and +60\u00b0 relative to the horizontal viewpoint), which provided complementary views of the canopy inner structure and stem base. This configuration reduced the average nearest-neighbor distance to 0.037\u20130.066\u00a0cm across different varieties and growth stages compared with the full 11-camera setup, retained 73\u201376% of the points, and decreased reconstruction duration by approximately 70\u201380%. The strong agreement between point-cloud-derived and manually measured plant height and canopy width (\n                    <jats:italic>R<\/jats:italic>\n                    <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                    \u00a0=\u00a00.989 and 0.946, respectively) supported the accuracy of the point-cloud-derived phenotypic measurements. Overall, integrating image segmentation with camera-configuration optimization offers an accurate and efficient solution for high-throughput 3D phenotyping of rice using Metatlas V1, balancing reconstruction accuracy, point-cloud completeness, and computational efficiency, and may provide a methodological reference for camera-configuration design in other rotational multi-view phenotyping platforms.\n                  <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3389\/fpls.2026.1882534","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,24]],"date-time":"2026-09-24T05:44:31Z","timestamp":1790228671000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Balancing accuracy, completeness, and efficiency for rice 3D reconstruction through CBAM-UNet-based multi-view segmentation and camera configuration 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