Align to Coordinate System Using Surface Approximation in RevoScan

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It’s been a year now, is there any news on this? The likes on the post speak for themselves, customers want this feature.

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Hi @SphaeroX

Our dev team is planning this feature, and the current situation suggests that it may be implemented in the second quarter of next year. We appreciate your patience and understanding.

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Agreed @Revopoint-Cassie did the team successfully implement this feature yet

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Sorry, not yet. After it is finished, we will announce it.

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This is an essential feature for any 3D scanning software — really hope it gets added soon!

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Yes that would be great , just remember not all software uses the same coordinate systems so for one the output may be ideal but not for the other . It is not universal for all software .

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What do you mean with software not using the same coordinate system? Granted, there could be a difference of whether z or y is ”up”, but rotating/flipping in 90 degree angles is trivial in any sw I use. The challenge is to align a surface with any axis, the rest is easy. But perhaps there is software that does not use an orthogonal coordinate system, is that what you mean?

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That’s what I mean.

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Ouch, please make it happen! TUT

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Id like to see this

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Nessuna novità da parte del team?

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Still waiting, it’s a pain trying to align in fusion.

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Hi @river65 , in main time try Cloud Compare what is a free software , it will allow you not only change the scan origin but also manually align it or manually merge multiple scan with or with registration .

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any tutorials on how to align to xyz coordinate system using cloud compare?

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Are there any news on this topic? I was thinking about getting the MetroY, but if this feature still isn’t implemented after 2 years, I’m not sure if this is the right product for me.

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Hi @FPrefect42

That is a completely fair assessment. I know this has been a long-standing request, and I’ll be honest—R&D haven’t been able to prioritize it yet due to other infrastructure focuses.

I always recommend purchasing MetroY based on what it can do today, not what it might do in the future. If this feature is a deal breaker for your workflow, I completely understand if you need to look for a solution that already has it in place.

Best wishes

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sad… pretty fundamental…

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dissapointing, i was thinking about getting the Metro but yea, thats a dealbreaker.

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Hi @Straww

That’s your deal breaker? A function that is included in each printing software and each 3D editing software ? Where you actually edit your 3D scans after scanning ?

A little overdramatic statement.
Get yourself Cloud Compare , it is a free software and you can do whatever you want with your scans. It was made for editing 3D scans . Because scanning and editing 3D software are 2 different things.
You can purchase also Revo Design for editing scans after scanning . The options are endless.

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I’m simply sharing my opinion as a user — there’s no need for the tone to become dismissive, especially coming from a company representative.

While I understand that alignment can be done in third-party software like CloudCompare or Revo Design, my point is that a basic 3-point alignment is, in my view, a fundamental feature that should be available directly within the scanning software.

For example, EinScan includes this functionality in its scanning application. Having to export and re-import into another program just to perform a simple alignment step adds unnecessary friction to the workflow — especially when the end goal is to move the scan into CAD.

I don’t think that’s overdramatic — it’s just a workflow preference and a usability expectation.

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