[Windows & Mac ] Revo Scan V5.5.2

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Hi everyone. Revo Scan 5.5.2 for Windows and macOS are now available on the official website.

Download it at: Best 3D Scanning Software-Revo Scan 5

Updates:

  1. Adds a Fusion Optimize function that enhances details for geometrically rich objects.

    Fusion Optimize function
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    Fusion optimization is performed after fusing the point cloud and can significantly enhance detail quality for objects with geometric features, like symmetrical gears. For best results, use it with marker tracking mode. Although this feature improves results in feature mode, the improvements may be less noticeable. To undo the optimization, click the undo button in the bottom right corner.

  2. Adds the Large Turntable as a supported accessory.

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  3. Raises the highest mesh quality processing level to 8.

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  4. Optimizes the calibration process.

  5. Fixes some bugs.

  6. Optimizes the user experience.

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Could you tell us please more about #1?
Maybe give some exmaples?

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Okay, let me explain it to you.

When you scan markers for me, each frame aligns based on the markers. This means that features are ignored, and only the markers are used to align your frames. This saves computing time, and features cannot cause confusion.

Here you can see, for example, the manual marker detection by a Discord user with an ML model (no idea how Revoscnaa does it).

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This is from Revoscan exported:

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The problem with this is that the scanner does not have 100% accuracy, and with each frame, the frames can shift. Imagine you have a puzzle with pieces that don’t fit 100%. You place the first piece, and the accuracy is 99.998%. Now you place another one, and the accuracy error adds up…

This is what it looks like with the markers:

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The optimization takes all frames (aligned by the markers), ignores the markers, and only uses the features of the object to refine the alignment further. But as mentioned, this is based on the object, similar to CloudCompare – I suspect also using the ICP method. Your markers may appear blurred afterward, but the object itself will have better accuracy, which is great!

Watch the video and pay close attention at 0:07 to how the markers suddenly shift, but the lion’s paw improves.


You can also see on the construction that the hole suddenly disappears because the raw material overlaps better, and the RevoScan algorithm doesn’t have to remove anything (noise filter).

The biggest effect can be seen when the markers are not placed directly on the object but next to it. When I place the markers directly on the object, the fusion process makes it worse.

Fun fact:
In turntable mode with the Metrox, multiple frames are captured at the same position. The frames are then compared, and only the parts with overlap are kept, effectively removing noise. What we see in RevoScan is not the raw material – there are already several algorithms in place that filter out noise and other artifacts.

Credits goes out to @trg_ldn_22573 on Discord!
Hes doing a great Job and @Revopoint-Jane i think he really can help to improve RevoScan!
In my opinion, he should get free access to the SDK so he can work more with the data, Revopoint would benefit greatly from his suggestions.

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Thx for explaining!

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thanks, so this only benefits marker mode / not feature mode?

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great update! thank you team

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Hi @SphaeroX

Thank you very much for your sharing! I will go to Discord to check out the suggestions from @trg_ldn_22573.

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Again: so this new fusion mode only affects marker scans?

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Hi @johnchen @Archaeoscan.by

For marker mode, it will be more noticeable. It affects feature mode as well, but maybe not as prominently. You can actually try it.

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so I imagine the update will be done soon for the Miraco too?

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I tested it on an organic object with mini on feature mode, no difference at all in the extra step.

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Which means either all the frames are already aligned from the first step (congrats!) or it’s such a mess that there’s no way to figure out what to do with it. :slight_smile:

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I think its meant for geometric objects with markers to be honest, which is not what I use my mini for. :slight_smile: