# Revopoint MetroY

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/revopoint-metroy/39282>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [August 29, 2025, 1:27am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/revopoint-metroy/39282 "2025-08-29T01:27:26Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@stone](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/stone)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2025, 1:27am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/revopoint-metroy/39282/1 "2025-08-29T01:27:26Z")

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hello, I am becoming interested in some of the scanners, or lidar gizmos, or whatever they are.

Is there any of the scanners that produce a file that can be imported into shapr3d?

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**Author:** ![SCALEMODEL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/77aa72/32.png) [@SCALEMODEL](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/SCALEMODEL)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2025, 2:41am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/revopoint-metroy/39282/2 "2025-08-29T02:41:41Z")

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You will be able import them as Mesh files but not as CAD format.

There are ways to convert them to cad but that is up to the conversion software not Shapr.

Even if you get it converted to mathematical CAD data file will be huge unless it’s a simple part (most likely Shapr can’t even open it), but even if it’s a small part now you are dealing with not enough resolution.

In Shapr it’s just used for reference, like photos it’s good enough to use as reference.

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**Author:** ![stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@stone](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/stone)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2025, 3:13am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/revopoint-metroy/39282/3 "2025-08-29T03:13:30Z")

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Thank you.

It’s helpful to know that mesh files can be imported.

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**Author:** ![SCALEMODEL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/77aa72/32.png) [@SCALEMODEL](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/SCALEMODEL)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2025, 3:58am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/revopoint-metroy/39282/4 "2025-08-29T03:58:07Z")

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3d Scanning could use some AI learning, based on my experience.

I tried everything, photogrammetry, 3d scans, finally sawing it into multiple section gave me the most accuracy.

I wanted redo the process in Shapr but gave up.

> [@Any good strategies to tackle this Ronchamp ROOF?](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/any-good-strategies-to-tackle-this-ronchamp-roof/38589):
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> I made this in Blender while back and want to recreate it in Shapr3d. It’s kinda like a boat and wing at the same time, I’m trying to find the best strategy to recreate this in Shapr. It was first formed, sanded and cut by hand out of wood. I 3d scanned the final piece, but wasn’t clean and had too much data. So I sawed it into multiple cross section, scanned cross section and used that as a template to basically loft in Blender to make this final piece. Which I 3d printed and sanded to make t…