Mesh Mode
iPhone LiDAR mesh scanner
Voxelio Mesh Mode captures LiDAR mesh data for rooms, spaces, and environments. Export canonical OBJ + MTL files, with options for surface classification colors, neutral mesh output, or real-color texture baking.
Mode
Mesh Mode
Workflow
iPhone capture
Best for
- Room and environment mesh scans
- OBJ workflows for design and 3D tools
- Textured LiDAR mesh references
- Surface classification review
Outputs
- OBJ mesh
- MTL material file
- Optional texture atlas or photo textures
- Classification-colored, neutral, or real-color mesh output
Device requirements
Requires LiDAR mesh capture support on the iPhone. Texture options and scan quality depend on the scene, lighting, and selected Lo-Fi, Mid, or Max setting.
LiDAR geometry for rooms and environments
Mesh Mode focuses on physical spaces rather than isolated product scans. It uses LiDAR mesh capture to build polygon geometry for rooms, interiors, and other environments where spatial layout matters.
Canonical OBJ + MTL export
The main export path is OBJ + MTL, a practical format pair for many 3D, design, and analysis tools. Optional texture output can add a texture atlas or photo textures when your workflow needs visual context.
Classification, neutral, or real-color output
Use surface classification colors when you want to inspect detected surface types, neutral mesh output when shape matters most, or real-color texture baking when the scan needs sampled visual appearance.
Quality settings for different capture goals
Lo-Fi, Mid, and Max quality settings let you balance detail, processing time, and file size. That makes Mesh Mode useful for quick spatial references as well as more detailed LiDAR mesh exports.
Choose mesh when surfaces are the deliverable
Mesh Mode is the best fit when you need connected surfaces from a LiDAR scan. Use Point Cloud Mode for raw depth samples, Room Plan for structured room elements, or 3D Objects for individual photogrammetry models.
More scan modes
Compare Voxelio capture workflows
Dual Camera
Capture synchronized wide and ultra-wide HEVC video on supported iPhones, with single-camera fallback, intrinsics, and capture controls.
Gaussian Splatting
Record ARKit video with camera poses, intrinsics, and metadata for Gaussian splatting, plus optional depth maps and point cloud data.
Point Cloud Mode
Capture colored AR depth samples on supported iPhones and export PLY point clouds with density, confidence, max depth, and preview controls.
Room Plan
Use Apple RoomPlan in Voxelio to scan structured rooms, detect walls, openings, furniture, and export USDZ + JSON.
3D Objects
Create on-device USDZ models of individual objects with Apple Object Capture and PhotogrammetrySession in Voxelio.
FAQ
Mesh Mode questions
- What does Mesh Mode export?
- Mesh Mode exports canonical OBJ + MTL files, with optional texture atlas or photo texture output.
- Can I scan a room as a textured mesh?
- Yes. Mesh Mode supports real-color texture baking when you want sampled camera color on the LiDAR mesh.
- What are Lo-Fi, Mid, and Max settings for?
- They adjust the balance between scan detail, processing cost, and output size.
- How is Mesh Mode different from Room Plan?
- Mesh Mode exports surface geometry as a mesh. Room Plan creates a structured room model with elements such as walls, doors, windows, openings, and furniture.
- Is Mesh Mode for individual objects?
- It can capture geometry in a scene, but individual object modeling is usually better suited to 3D Objects mode.
Export LiDAR room meshes from iPhone
Download Voxelio and use Mesh Mode when your workflow needs OBJ + MTL geometry from real spaces.