Hi davide,

re:
> using some external programs to import the scan point cloud into MOI, wanted to know how
> adapt is MOI to model following the resulting mesh as guide.

MoI is not very good at this type of task - it has not been designed to do reverse engineering of mesh data into NURBS solids, that really requires a special dedicated toolset that is pretty different from the toolset used for regular CAD modeling.

You can use MoI for doing 3D printing, but the way you use it is by drawing your object from scratch and then exporting your model to STL format, not by trying to convert scanned data.

There are various specialized programs that are designed to work with point cloud data, you might check out Geomagic , or also look at some of the reverse engineering plugins that run inside of Rhino: http://wiki.mcneel.com/rhino/reverseengineering

But MoI itself is not focused on that type of process.

- Michael

Thanks Michael.
Using MOI3D to draw the solid using the imported mesh (generated from the point cloud) just as a guide make sense?
I'm trying to find a smooth way to approach the problem, since all the other packages I was researching such as Rhino, Geomagic Wrap/Design X or SpaceClaim appear to be a steep start for beginners.

Hi David,

> Using MOI3D to draw the solid using the imported mesh (generated from the
> point cloud) just as a guide make sense?

It's theoetically possible for some cases but there are many situations where it's not very feasible like with areas that the mesh has branching areas.

Reverse engineering just tends to be an overall a complex area which MoI is not specifically equipped or designed to work with.

- Michael