# Pop mini for reverse engineering

**URL:** https://forum.revopoint3d.com/t/pop-mini-for-reverse-engineering/16210
**Category:** Discussions
**Created:** [June 2, 2022, 3:14pm UTC](https://forum.revopoint3d.com/t/pop-mini-for-reverse-engineering/16210 "2022-06-02T15:14:31Z")
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### Author: ![PUTV](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.revopoint3d.com/putv/32/15302_2.png) [@PUTV](https://forum.revopoint3d.com/u/PUTV)
#### Post date: [October 19, 2022, 6:05pm UTC](https://forum.revopoint3d.com/t/pop-mini-for-reverse-engineering/16210/17 "2022-10-19T18:05:30Z")

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> [@steeve](#):
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> the point clouds I obtain produce gross lumpy surfaces

To clean the fuzzy point cloud , use Cloud Compare , the point cloud fusing algorithms are screwed up latelly producing very bad point clouds after fusing and I don’t like it either to be honest .

It happened once in the early versions of Revo Scan , then it was fixed, and now again …

I have tutorial that will help you cleaning it up very quick

> [@\[Tutorial\] How to use Cloud Compare to clean up your messy point cloud/scan data](https://forum.revopoint3d.com/t/tutorial-how-to-use-cloud-compare-to-clean-up-your-messy-point-cloud-scan-data/12121):
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> Hi Everyone , I posted it in my showcase thread , but maybe a good idea for everyone to find it here in in case you need it. You can download free software here Win/Mac [CLOUD COMPARE](https://www.danielgm.net/cc/) So you decide to scan some stuff , and want it to be perfect then you scan it over and over around many times for the best textures or whatever you think you are doing . Then after you fused your point cloud in Revo Scan you got this not much to …

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