Guides, workflows and best practices

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Sep 10, 2026

Why is indoor 3D scanning harder than outdoor scanning?

Scanning indoors is often more challenging than …

Sep 08, 2026

What is SLAM-based scanning?

Mobile 3D reality capture solutions, like MAVO 3D …

Sep 03, 2026

What's the difference between a point cloud and a mesh?

Point Clouds A 3D point cloud is a 3D model …

Sep 01, 2026

Is a phone LiDAR similar to a terrestrial laser scanner?

Yes and no. iPhone Pro and iPad Pro devices have a …

Aug 25, 2026

LiDAR, Photogrammetry or Gaussian Splatting?

When to choose which 3D technology? Each 3D …

Aug 18, 2026

What is 3D Reality Capture?

Reality capture is the process of capturing the …

Jul 14, 2026

Early access to new optimizing pipeline mv2.0

Available now Ahead of the official on-device …

May 18, 2026

Scan to Cloud Platforms

Get your scans off your device and into a shared, …

Feb 01, 2026

3D scanning best practices

Scanning technique Movement guidelines Keep it …

Feb 01, 2026

Photo checkpoints & route planning

Use reference objects to create photo checkpoints …

Feb 01, 2026

Preparations before scanning

Before you start Are you familiar with mobile 3D …

Feb 01, 2026

Scan settings

Which scan settings should I choose? The best …

Oct 03, 2025

Scan to Archicad

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Sep 19, 2025

Transfer 3D Scans from MAVO 3D to Windows

Methods If you want to transfer your 3D scan …

Sep 18, 2025

Transfer 3D Scans from MAVO 3D to Mac

Two quick methods Moving your 3D scan projects …