This document summarizes a study that used a mini unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to perform image-based 3D reconstruction of a bamboo-steel spatial truss structure located at Nanjing Tech University in China. The UAV collected over 450 images that were processed using structure from motion algorithms to generate a dense point cloud with over 3 million points and a 3D mesh model of the truss. Measurements taken from the 3D reconstruction matched closely with real-world dimensions, demonstrating the effectiveness of using a low-cost UAV and photogrammetry techniques for surveying and creating digital models of large structures.