Hi All, I own a Revopoint Range, but I didnt use it for theis project.
This Post is about modelling from Scans.
I use Rhino 3D to create 3D models from Pointclouds ( I prefer point clouds to Mesh)
This is a classic MG Car scanned with a very expensive Track Scan scanner, it took me about a week to create a CAD model from the scan data using Rhino 7.0
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Wow only a week ? that is awesome modeling here ! @Scan2Model
That’s stunning, there are so many great programs out there, I’ve been wondering about Rhino (and blender) for a while though I’ve not got the time to get to that level, dabbling just doesn’t give enough learning. I having always been involved with parametric modelling and I’m starting to think I’m in the visually boring side of the skillset lmao.
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Hi Gary, thank you. I have been using Rhino since it was in Beta 25 years ago, it is a fantastic tool for modelling from Scan Data. Having said that, I have been experimenting with Blender a lot lately, mainly for Retopology of scan Mesh files.
Retopology is basically remodelling or simplifying a complex mesh to make it much smaller in file size, cleaner, and more logical for applying materials and texturing.
A lot of people (Cath) also use Z-Brush for this task, but my brain can only handle so much software 
I saw a youtube video on the new Blender “Inverse Subdivide” function for Retopology, it looks incredible.
I used the Rhino V8.0 Beta version on this project, mainly to test out the new features that it has (SubD modelling and “Shrinkwrap” ) and I am very impressed.
I have a Revopoint Range scanner, it creates a very clean, accurate detailed mesh compared to some scan data that I get from my clients who are using far more expensive hand scanners.
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Thank you Cath, that is a great compliment coming from someone with your experience.
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Aww always humble … 25 years of experiences showing up here Mike … I am not hard edge modeler , I mean I could but prefer not to, that why I adore even more your work , I specializing in organic modeling as you already know …
I don’t want to hijack your thread Mike, but that is what I am doing when not scanning for my work …
good eye and steady hand at work, no 3D scans… 
I am little proud of it … around 50 millions of polygons , digitally hand sculpted
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Absolutely amazing !!! Did you use Z-Brush for this ?
I studied Product Design, so hard body modelling was a logical progression for me.
I have no Sculpting skills at all, so I really need a 3D scanner
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Thank you Mike , yes I did used Zbrush as always … and only software of my choice for that type of work .
I studied Body form, color , light and design .
So specific organic sculpting, human anatomy , traditional media art etc…
I too model from point clouds, but unlike the author, I use Revit and AutoCAD to model buildings from terrestrial laser scans. I’m excited to teach myself Blender and 3D Studio to model over smaller point clouds.
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Excellent work, and most importantly done in a very short time.
Could you make a video tutorial on how to obtain a model from a point cloud in Rhino using any part as an example?
Please tell me the sequence of actions to convert the point cloud that I receive in Revo Scan into a 3D body in Autodesk Autocad.
I’ve tried Autodesk ReCap Pro, Autodesk ReCap 360, Autodesk Maya, and Solidworks. No program exports a file for Autocad. Either I didn’t understand the sequence of actions.
If you export from Revoscan a .ply file (point cloud) you can open that in Cloud Compare and convert to an E57 which can be opened in ReCap. From there you can make an .rcs or .rcp.
After you make an .rcs/.rcp you can open that into AutoCad.
If you need a solid object, export the .ply out as a STEP file when you’re in Cloud Compare. The STEP file can then be imported into AutoCad.
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AutoCad is about the worst CAD package for working with scans (in my opinion).
It is clunky , slow and cant handle large Mesh or pointcloud files.
I switched to Rhino 3D about 25 years ago… I have never looked back.
Mike.
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When was the last time you used AutoCad? It can most definitely handle larger point clouds than Rhino. I’ve been working for a large laser scanning company. That’s all we use is Revit and AutoCAD/Civil to model over massive point clouds (Stadiums, building, etc.) Rhino and Solidworks can’t handle the point clouds that we use. AutoCad and Revit can handle a couple billion points at once.
I have worked for surveying / laser scanning companies for many years.(10Plus)
I forgot to mention, I use Rhino with the Veesus plugin, which gives it virtually unlimited pointcloud handling ability.
The other reason I dont use AutoCad or Revit is that they cant handle complex curved surfaces such as cars, boats or aircraft, things that I model nearly every day.
Plus Rhino 3D, with Veesus plugin, is a fraction of the cost of Autocad/Revit/Recap.
I bet you cant model this from scans in Autocad/Revit …
Rhino all the way for me.
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MrMold666 и Scan2Model, I’m just starting to work with the point cloud, thank you very much for helping me figure it out.
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Please tell me one more question, how to convert the Mesh received by Revo Scan to paste into Autocad
The software that I use (a lot of people here use it too) is Cloud Compare. It’s a free software that you can download and install. It will convert point clouds and meshes to most any format.