r/3DScanning

49k members
r/3DScanning is a subreddit with 49k members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses scanner, software, 3d, 3d scan, and recommendations, and they frequently recommend/review 3d scanner, scanner, and photogrammetry software.
A place to share insights, ask questions and stay updated with the latest trends and innovations in 3D scanning. ===> Critical comments are accepted or rejected according to the following: Criticisms of a specific model scanner or app with details that explain the assertion are allowed. Blanket criticisms of a company or its products that have no supporting details will be deleted and the poster banned (first for 3 days, then forever if they don't learn to improve their behavior).

Popular Themes in r/3DScanning

#1
Solution Requests
: "I got fed up squaring scans up to CAD by hand, so I built a tool that does it automatically — honest feedback wanted"
4 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "I want to start a YouTube channel to teach reverse engineering from scans. If anyone could help here with providing a scan with task/challenge to modify it. I would love to make a tutorial video for that, which will also be helpfull community in their project."
3 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "RE hobbyist - Tried Quicksurface...."
2 posts
#4
Ideas
: "We rebuilt our scan cleanup tool from scratch. Here's raw to fitted geometry workflow"
1 post

Popular Topics in r/3DScanning

#1

Scanner

61 posts
#2

Software

33 posts
#3

3d

28 posts
#4

3d Scan

22 posts
#5

Recommendations

21 posts
#6

3d Scanner

7 posts
#7

Budget

6 posts
#8

Printing

6 posts
#9

3d Scanning

3 posts
#10

3d Model

2 posts

Products Discussed in r/3DScanning

3d Scanner

253 reviews
#1
Revopoint
3.9 from 40 reviews
#2
Einstar
3.9 from 28 reviews
#3
Creality
3.4 from 25 reviews

Scanner

99 reviews
#1
Einstar
4.3 from 19 reviews
#2
Creality
4.2 from 14 reviews
#3
Otter
4.4 from 7 reviews
#1
Agisoft Metashape
5.0 from 3 reviews
#2
Agisoft PhotoScan
4.0 from 2 reviews
#3
Agisoft
3.5 from 2 reviews

Member Growth in r/3DScanning

Yearly
+15k members(42.8%)

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Last updated: July 20, 2026