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MeshLab Tutorials

How to complete models

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Dear MeshLab…

… I always end with 3D models with lots of missing parts, open

bottom/back, and large empty chunks… it is a pain using them for

rendering and visualization, and do not make me start on 3D

printing…

Thanks

Mr. Gruviere

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Missing in action

No matter

BEWARE, this is not about filling small holes, but

This can be done for two reasons:

- Rendering or interactive visualization

- 3D Printing

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Simply not possible

You probably already tried to “poisson it”… Going automatic will not

do, especially for complex/non-smooth situations.

Only you know exactly how the surface goes, so there is no other

solution than hand-modeling

What we normally do is to use a combination of MeshLab and

Blender…

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