Published December 1, 2025 | Version 0.1
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Automated Point Cloud to Mesh Conversion

  • 1. Instituto Politécnico de Bragança Escola Superior de Comunicação Administração e Turismo

Description

This report describes a preliminary investigation into automated methods for converting 3D point clouds (generated by object scanners) into polygonal meshes. Several Python libraries were tested, focusing on Open3D, PyVista, and MeshLab (via PyMeshLab). Experiments were conducted using a point cloud of an apple, and the results indicated that, although the libraries offer promising functionalities, all presented problems such as spikes, holes, or integration failures. The report includes detailed flowcharts of the process and a call for collaboration aimed at improving the pipeline's robustness.

Funding / Acknowledgments:
This work was supported by the project VIMOS – Virtual Integrated Market Online Shopping (Ref. NORTE2030-FEDER-02214300), funded by Norte 2030.

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Funding

Comissao de Coordenacao e Desenvolvimento Regional do Norte
VIMOS – Virtual Integrated Market Online Shopping NORTE2030-FEDER-02214300

Software

Programming language
Python