ISTI and CNR are the developers who have made the work with 3D technologies easier for many professionals by creating the MeshLab program. We will tell you who should install this program and its functionality.

What is this program?

MeshLab is a complete system with mostly unstructured functions for processing and modifying 3D models. The free program is designed primarily for processing models after 3D scanning operations. MeshLab has various tools for cleaning, editing, restoring, visualizing, and converting 3D models. The program is fully compatible with Windows and other operating systems.

Program functions

MeshLab for Windows contains different interactive functions. Namely:

• Interactive selection and removal of model elements. Applicable even to large objects;

• Interactive drawing with the ability to select, smooth, and color the object.

The program also has many filters for cleaning up the model:

• Removal of duplicate, repeated, and unreferenced vertices and empty points;

• Removal of small isolated areas;

• Consistent merging;

• Automatic hole filling;

• Surface reconstruction by points;

• Subdividing surfaces into layers;

• Retention of anti-aliasing features and all filters;

• Various color filters;

• The ability to mark boundaries;

• Interactive drawing of objects.

Additional features include the following:

• Color painting;

• The ability to choose the tool and color for drawing;

• Multi-stage smoothing;

• Rendering based on OpenGL Shader;

• Large rendering (up to 16kx16k) for high-quality printing;

• History of all actions performed and filters applied can be used when working with other models and projects or stored in memory for later use;

• Advanced plugins based on the object drawing architecture with new processing and customization operations and support for working with new formats.

Who should install this program?

MeshLab for Windows is an advanced tool recommended for experienced users in 3D development related to 3D scanning. If you are looking for a 3D modeling program to create models from scratch, this program is not for you.

But if you work with 3D scanning and need an excellent tool to clean up your scans, MeshLab is a great program for this purpose. It is used in many fields of research and academics, such as microbiology, cultural heritage management, surface reconstruction, and 3D printing.