Polycam vs Revo Scan 6

Polycam is AI reality capture software for professionals who document, measure and design. It uses AI-assisted photogrammetry and LiDAR to capture spaces, construction sites, facilities, products and materials in 3D, and it can create shareable 3D object models. Users can generate customizable 2D floor plans; paid plans also list instant 3D and editable 2D floor plans. Drone footage can be processed into expansive 3D models. Polycam is available on Android, iOS and web browsers, though Space Mode scanning is limited to compatible iOS devices. Listed exports include GLTF, OBJ, FBX, DAE, STL, USDZ, point cloud formats and DXF; named workflows include Blender, Unity, SketchUp and Xactimate. Free access has limited space, object and AI captures, with GLTF exports and public link sharing. Basic costs $150 a year, equivalent to $12.50 per month when billed yearly. Seven-day trials are offered with annual Basic and Business plans, but not monthly plans or Enterprise. Business is listed at $400 a year and Enterprise at $1,200 a year.

Revo Scan 6 is free software for capturing and processing scans from Revopoint 3D scanners. Its workflow moves through scanning, fusing, editing, and exporting, with tools for point clouds and meshes. Editing includes noise removal, hole filling, smoothing, and model repositioning; users can also align and merge scans and map RGB camera color data onto meshes. Output formats include PLY, OBJ, STL, ASC, 3MF, GLTF, FBX, and Splat. The software is listed for Windows, macOS, Android, and iOS, though Windows requires x86_64 and macOS requires ARM 64 architecture. Compatible scanners vary by platform and include models from the POP, MINI, RANGE, INSPIRE, and MIRACO families. AI object segmentation and tracking, 3D Gaussian Splatting, and GPU-accelerated fusion are listed for POP 4 and INSPIRE 2 only; GPU fusion is also restricted to specified GPU models. Revopoint describes the software for 3D modeling, reverse engineering, CAD design, product development, and 3D printing workflows.