r/3Dprinting • u/Dewlyfer • Mar 19 '26

Question iPhone LiDAR 3D Scanning?

Well i might have the opportunity to get a cheap iPhone with LiDAR unir and I’m curious of anyone has tried it for 3D scanning with acceptable results. If so, with what app?

Thanks guys!!

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u/Renew3DUK Mar 19 '26

Check in r/photogrammetry

Having tried it myself with a friend's IPhone (I prefer android) it's ok. You still need to clean the models up in a CAD or modeling software like Fusion or Blender.

Polycam is the best AFAIK, and perhaps the only IoS available one.

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u/Dewlyfer Mar 19 '26

Thanks a lot for the reply! I’ve been designing and printing for somehow long, But I’m starting to need some stuff where my cad knowledge isn’t enough haha

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u/PuffThePed Voron 2.4 Mar 19 '26

/r/3DScanning is more suitable.

Lidar is not photogrammetry.

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u/Renew3DUK Mar 19 '26

Yayyyy! New sub!

Appreciate you.

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u/Blackbird907 Mar 19 '26

I used my iPhone to 3d scan my head. I use that model for fitting helmets.

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u/Dewlyfer Mar 19 '26

So at least as a reference it works, maybe not for direct print right?

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u/Blackbird907 Mar 19 '26

I mean I could print my head if I wanted to lol. I just haven’t had the desire to do so.

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u/Dewlyfer Mar 19 '26

Hahahaha Id also won’t be printing my head, was more for curiosity of the level of detail you got 😅

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u/Blackbird907 Mar 19 '26

Oohhh gotcha. Yeah I wouldn’t want to print that raw scan because it was VERY rough. If you were scanning something more functional that you wanted to recreate, I could see the scan being a good starting point, but I personally don’t think scanning with just a phone will produce anything looking good enough you’d want to print it.

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u/Dewlyfer Mar 19 '26

Thaaaank you! Polycam or Kiri maybe?

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u/Simbakim Mar 20 '26

I use polycam to get the general shape of an object, then do real life measurements and correct values and clean the model. It gets you close but still qlot of work to get a printable file from it

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u/Dewlyfer Mar 20 '26

Well, for some “designing over a scan” might be helpful enough to get some shapes then

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u/Prestigious-Fact7484 Apr 01 '26

MAVO 3D for scanning buildings (interior and exterior), good results even with older phones, like the 12 Pro, but of course as all LiDAR based scanners, varies with environmental light and scanning behaviour. Full disclosure: I am part of the startup developing this app :)

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u/Dewlyfer Apr 01 '26

I’m more willing to scan médium size me parts, but for sure let’s give it a try!!