Tutorial: Convert A Mesh to a Point Cloud in CloudCompare | 3D Forensics CSI

? Do you want to learn how to edit point clouds, combine, filter, transform, register and even animate 3D data? Be informed as soon as we open registrations for our next course There are a couple of good reasons to convert a mesh to a point cloud. The first is performance. When you have a massive mesh made up of a lot of small patches and you wish to don&wish to reduce density of the mesh, you will find a lot of 3D programs will choke on meshes with several million faces. However, many programs nowadays are better suited to working with point clouds with millions of points and this is a way of visualizing large projects. A second benefit is that the original point cloud may not be very crisp in terms of colors (especially when created from photogrammetry). Thus, creating a dense mesh first and then creating textures allows you get crisp colors that were better than the original point cloud. Still haven’t subscribed to 3D Forensics on YouTube? ►► @3Dforensics Follow us on Instagram @3Dforensics