Helps reduce noise and disorder so raw captures are easier to work with during the earliest pipeline stage.
LiDAR Prep Tool
A cleanup and organization utility that turns messy scan data into a cleaner starting point for matchmove, tracking, and downstream scene work.
Scan-based workflows usually start with a messy stage that is essential but hard to showcase: cleanup, organization, and making sure the data is actually usable for the next department.
LiDAR Prep Tool is built around that quiet but important phase. It helps technical artists get scan data into a more reliable condition before the project moves into matchmove, tracking, or scene assembly.
Makes scan cleanup feel like a defined workflow instead of a manual chore.
Rather than treating prep as scattered technical labor, the tool turns it into a repeatable process with clearer structure and fewer avoidable cleanup loops.
Keeps scan elements structured in a way that is easier to inspect, hand off, and reuse later in the process.
The goal is not only cleanup. It is preparing data so matchmove and tracking teams receive a better starting point.
Repeatable preparation reduces the chance of each project inventing its own scan cleanup workflow from scratch.
Install the addon once, align LiDAR scans faster, and export with more confidence for Matchmove.
JamesDo's Scan Aligner - LiDAR Prep Tool is a Blender addon for Matchmove artists working with raw LiDAR scans from iPhones or dedicated scanners. Install it in Blender, enable it in Preferences, then use it to batch import scan files, align them more reliably at World Origin, clean transforms, and prepare exports for 3DEqualizer, PFTrack, or Syntheyes with less manual cleanup.
Download the addon .zip, open Blender, go to Edit > Preferences > Add-ons, click Install..., select the zip file, then enable JamesDo's Scan Aligner.
Use Batch Import Scan to load one or multiple .fbx files. The addon brings scans into the scene in a cleaner, more organized starting point that is easier to inspect and prepare.
This is the critical Matchmove step. Identify a matching feature between scans, place the 3D Cursor on the correct point, set Origin to Cursor for the source object, then use Selection to Cursor to align objects with cleaner spatial consistency before export.
Enable Scale 100 when preparing for 3DEqualizer, PFTrack, or similar Matchmove tools, apply clean transforms, and export the mesh. The result is a more predictable asset for downstream tracking work.
FAQ'S
Quick setup help for importing scans, registration, and matchmove export.
Open Blender, go to Preferences, choose Add-ons, click Install, and select the addon zip. After installation, enable JamesDo's Scan Aligner so the tools appear in your workflow and are ready for LiDAR scene prep.
The important step is registering the scene around a matching feature. Place the 3D Cursor on the right reference point, set the source origin to that cursor, and move the selection into place so scans line up with cleaner spatial consistency before export.
Enable Scale 100 when preparing the asset for matchmove tools such as 3DEqualizer or PFTrack and your downstream workflow expects that scale adjustment. Apply clean transforms first so the exported mesh stays predictable for tracking and scene reconstruction.
The addon is simple to install, the workflow stays intentionally straightforward, and every step is built around real Matchmove prep needs. It saves time before export, keeps the Blender scene cleaner, and reduces friction before tracking starts.