Range image registration is an intermediate step in the reconstruction of three-dimensional models process. Range sensors obtain a set of range images, and need to be registered mainly due to the partial nature of the acquisition process. We propose a rough registration method for triangular meshes based on matching regions using the Shape-Index like a topological descriptor, and the use of Earth Mover’s Distance (EMD) metrics as a measure of similarity between regions. The main advantage of this method since it is independent of the initial pre-alignment and spatial transformation, it allows obtaining an adequate registration regardless of the original position of each view.