Filling holes in 3D mesh using Meshlab

Common problem with 3D meshes is incomplete surface with holes. That could be caused by imperfect reconstruction algorithm or low quality in depth sensor.

We can easily repair surfaces of mesh in Meshlab program. Meshlab includes special filter for filling holes in 3D meshes.

First open Meshlab. Then import mesh: File > Import Mesh.

Here is an example of mesh with holes

Now apply filter. Open Filters > Remeshing, Simplification … > Close Holes

We will get a popup

Enter value to input Max size to be closed and click Apply

Here is a result

Looks good, isn’t it?

That’s it. Easy and quick! No need in writing special program for filling holes. Everything works out-of-box.