Scan the object
Fuse & Optimize
Texturize & Export
Battery compatible
Scan for up to 6 hours with the Artec battery pack in areas with no source of electricity making it a truly portable system
Safe to use
The blue structured light technology used is absolutely safe for scanning people, as well as inanimate objects
No need for targets
Simple to use point and shoot system, made possible through the hybrid geometry + texture tracking algorithm
Easy integration
Easily bundled and synced with other Artec 3D scanners for capturing large objects through the Artec Studio software
Access
With any plan in Artec Cloud, you’ll be able to view and comment on existing projects from any browser.
Project Browser
With easy viewing that you’d expect to see in any standard application or program, you’ll be able to browse through and find the project you’re looking for on any plan. The Collaboration and Processing account is required to organize folders
Project View
Within these folders, you’ll be able to view both previews and detailed information about your scans, and see who has access to these projects – it’s like any drive you’ve used before, but made with your scan data in mind.
Hover
Have you ever had a scan that was almost perfect – but ‘almost’ wasn’t good enough?
With Artec Cloud’s Hover feature, you’ll be able to single out which scan needs correction simply by mousing over the part in question and then leaving a comment with your instructions.
Collaboration
In Collaboration mode, expect no more missed messages, messy project management, or poor coordination. Here, entire projects can be worked on in one place, making it far easier to coordinate among your team.
Working together
Scans can be uploaded, comments can be left, and essential conversations can be had – you’ll even be able to share images with your co-workers for reference or inspiration. If you need to have something scanned, start a new project on Cloud, upload a photo for reference, send it to your teammate – they’ll be able to receive your task, respond to your message, and get right to work.
Save your work
With Collaboration, you won’t miss anything, either; a full history of your discussions and communication will stay right here. With all your data and previous work kept in one place, you can expect easy reference and excellent communication within your team.
Attach Images
If you or your client has a visual of what they’d like to be scanned, an image can easily be attached into your project, too. Send the project and an invitation to your client or 3D service provider, and so begins the work. Artec Cloud is now the only platform you need for communication and collaboration to take place.
Import & Share
If you are on a Collaboration or Processing plan, you’ll be able to upload and download 3D data and models. Supported files include Artec Studio data formats and popular 3D model formats such as OBJ, PLY, STL, and WRL. Uploaded data is available online immediately for viewing right away.
You can share your work with colleagues on Viewer accounts and they will be able to view and comment on it.
Processing [BETA]
With Artec Cloud, you now have easy processing with the tools you need most, right on your browser.
Key features
If you’ve gone all in with a full-access account, your processing options are similar to Artec Studio – choose between Manual and Autopilot. On a Processing account, you can process up to 20 projects per month – and since you don’t have to use up your computer memory, GPU, or CPU, you can process as many as you like at a time.
In manual mode, you’re presented with five stages of processing: Align, Prepare Scan, Make Model, Adjust Model, and Export.
Align
The alignment tool is made with ease of use in mind: Choose between manual and auto to align multiple scans according to your needs or preferences.
Prepare Scan
With fewer actions and steps, there's no need to switch between panels or different groups of algorithms, making it that much easier for new users while saving time for all. When selecting Key Frames, type the number you want, or move the slide to the desired digit.
Make Model
The Make Model process corresponds with Fusion in Artec Studio. Here, you can fuse your scans and create your 3D model before proceeding to the next stage.
Adjust Model
The final step in processing is to adjust your model. Here, you can work on texturing, mesh simplification, and removing any unnecessary noise to clean up your final model before you’re ready to share, export, or send it.
Export
Your processed 3D models can be exported with your chosen level of granularity in OBJ, STL, PLY, or VRML, while high-resolution screenshots take the form of JPG, PNG, or WEBP.
Manual Editing
Also powering up the Processing plan is manual editing. Here, you’ll have the ability to utilize the most essential tools from Artec Studio, which you can use at any stage of Processing.
Edit your data with the Eraser, Position, Transformation, Smoothen, and Mirror tools.
Erase
Remove unnecessary or unwanted data from your 3D scanning scene to create crisp, clean 3D models.
Position
Reposition or center your objects as you require during your processing. The Position tool is useful for when you work with several objects, or need to center your objects within a coordinate system.
Transform
Within Artec Cloud, you are able to change the size of your scanned objects should you need them on the same scale as one another, or larger or smaller than they appear.
Smooth
This tool is useful for when you need to smoothen scanning defects, which may at times occur when scanning tricky surfaces or hard-to-reach areas.
Mirror
Particularly useful in reverse engineering, the Mirror tool lets you flip your scan data to create a mirrored version of the objects you have scanned.
Artec Battery Pack
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No. Space Spider requires neither targets nor calibration to get started. The scanner uses powerful hybrid geometry and texture tracking to capture the objects in 3D, even those with limited features. Space Spider collects two sets of data by which to track and to perform processing and this results in much easier, faster, and smoother 3D scanning, as well as faster data processing in comparison to scanners that require targets for scanning.
We do recommend recalibrating your Space Spider every once in a while. For more information on when and in what cases recalibration is needed, check out the Artec Support Center.
Artec Space Spider was originally developed for the International Space Station. That is why it’s called a Space Spider. Its predecessor, Artec Spider, didn’t have an active cooling system onboard. The heat generated by the scanner didn’t disperse fast enough in zero gravity, causing the scanner to overheat immediately (to stop working). For this reason, we developed an internal thermoregulation system that allows faster heat dispersion and better ventilation, thereby preventing the scanner from overheating. This allows the scanner to reach maximum accuracy in just a few minutes, and ensures long-term repeatability in data capture, since the accuracy rate of the scanner will not be not affected by fluctuations in environmental conditions.
Yes. The Space Spider creates 3D models of physical objects with a 0.05 mm accuracy and a 0.1 mm resolution, making it a perfect tool for CAD software users. For example, it can be used to reverse engineer industrial parts in order to replicate items that are no longer in production, or for rapid prototyping where modified or improved versions of any part can be created. Scanning with Space Spider is super fast and doesn’t require targets to be placed on top of an object for stable tracking.
The models scanned with Space Spider can be exported into any CAD software from Artec Studio. Learn more about scan-to-CAD functionality here.
Datum alignment for scan-to-CAD
As a rule of metrology, even when your scan is an impeccable digital twin of a part or object, if it isn’t properly aligned with its corresponding CAD reference model, any variances that show up can be unreliable due to misalignment.
With Datum alignment, all it takes is a few clicks to fully align your meshes and CAD models using key geometric features.
Enhanced targets support for metrology
Gain better manual control over reference objects for data registration such as circular targets, spheres, or checkerboards, if your scanning workflow requires it.
See them in 3D as part of your workspace, choose spheres or circular targets for registration, measure the distance between them, identify which are out of place or missing, and exclude them from registration. In addition, you can now import and choose multiple reference target clouds into the workspace.
Auto surfacing
Convert complex organic shapes into solid CAD models in one click with the new Auto Surface feature. Facilitate reverse engineering of complex geometries and create referential CAD surfaces for in-depth RE workflows in third-party CAD software.
Boolean operations
Modify your models with CAD entities and meshes, using industry-standard boolean operations: Union, Subtract, and Intersect. Build molds, create complex shapes, fine-tune meshes to match the design intent, and more.
Independent CAD shapes
Easily create, resize, and reposition primitive solid shapes into any part of your mesh, with no need to specify the required area for fitting. Just select the primitive you want to add, including the new cube shape (box), and that’s it.
Constraints 2.0
Artec Studio now keeps a history of the conditions and relations specified for each primitive, so you can save, edit, and refit them anytime – even outside the Construct panel. In addition, it allows you to base new constraints on the ones you imposed in previous sessions.
Mesh splitting for 3D printing
For AM professionals, preparing meshes for 3D printing is easier than ever thanks to the new Split by plane feature. This allows you to quickly and precisely break your mesh into manageable chunks, using a pre-fitted plane.
Improved Segment Brush
You can now change the size of the selected region dynamically with the Segmentation sensitivity slider. Simply mark the area you’d like to construct the CAD primitive in, and adjust the degree of expansion area with the slider.
Erase via Object selection
Your mesh editing process is now even faster thanks to the new Eraser selection mode “Object selection.” Instantly remove any unwanted elements from the scene by simply selecting separate parts of the mesh and removing them.
New Hole Filling tool
An updated Hole Filling algorithm lets you create smooth patches over any missing areas on a model. You can now choose between Flat and Smooth types of hole filling to restore the missing surfaces more precisely.
Perfect your 3D model texture for CGI
Working with photos is now even better thanks to improvements in our photo-texturing algorithm. You can now easily preview photos taken for the texture via the new photo-viewing mode and see how they fit into the texture.
Register photos in Artec Studio
Remove photos with any defects, overexposure, or ones that are poorly lit or taken at a suboptimal angle and see how they impact your final texture. With the new algorithm, images are sorted into groups: by size, camera type, or focal distance, allowing you to register them separately, and use all of them for texturing.
3D scan black, shiny, or fine areas
Artec Studio analyzes the surface of your object and automatically adjusts the sensitivity of your scanner to pick up areas that are tricky for 3D scanning. As a result, even new users can digitize black, shiny objects, or hair with ease.
CAD primitives
Speed up your workflow by performing reverse engineering operations right in Artec Studio. A full range of primitives including freeform fitting, will have you zooming along from fitting to constraining to CAD export.
Integration with SOLIDWORKS
With such an easy shift to SOLIDWORKS, your process is more streamlined than ever. In Artec Studio 16, you're never more than one click away from export to SOLIDWORKS.
Photogrammetry + scan data
Scan data and photogrammetry can now be combined in Artec Studio, making it possible to create accurate, high-res, and picture-perfect 3D models ready for use in CGI, VR/AR, and animation.
Mesh-to-CAD comparison
For a faster, more streamlined workflow, import STEP, IGES, or X_T CAD files and align your scan mesh to a CAD model without having to leave Artec Studio.
Control X integration
Create customized reports with Artec Studio by selecting the object or objects you need to inspect while Control X runs in the background. The reports most essential to your work will be generated for you.
Hassle-free export
Export your data in a wide range of formats.
Mesh: OBJ, PLY, WRL, STL, AOP, ASC, Disney PTEX, E57, XYZRGB
Point cloud (Artec Ray only): PTX, BTX, XYZ
Measurements: CSV, DXF, XML
CAD primitives: STEP, IGES, X_T
Available in 15 languages
Artec Studio is available and fully functional in 15 different languages: Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, Croatian, Czech, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, and Turkish.
1.5x faster HD data reconstruction with Leo
Getting HD data for the Leo scanner is now 1.5x faster thanks to the latest update of our proprietary algorithm letting you get the necessary 3D data much quicker and focus on the design, engineering, inspection, and other tasks that matter.
Optimize reconstruction speed for your GPU
This new add-on allows you to test your computer’s graphic card and fine-tune HD Mode settings so they best fit your particular specs. Expect much faster reconstruction of HD data from your Leo or Eva than using default settings.
Exclude faulty frames from Fusion
In our updated scan processing algorithm, any incorrectly registered frames can be excluded from processing. Avoid unwanted objects and artifacts on a model, and save time on further post-processing and mesh editing.
10% faster, 30% less memory-intensive processing
Thanks to our recent Fusion algorithm update, your processing workflow is now 10% faster and requires 30% less computer RAM.
Upload meshes to Artec Cloud
Directly upload to Artec Cloud and easily share meshes (with a direct shareable link) created in Artec Studio with anyone – no AC account required. All of this can be achieved without leaving the project or switching between the two applications.
Quickly restore unsaved projects
If, for any reason, your Artec Studio project crashes, there’s no need to worry. The software will suggest that you restore it upon the next start, even if you have unsaved changes. No data gets lost!
Customize your workspace
Set up your personal Artec Studio workspace by arranging panels in a layout that works best for you. All panels can now be detached from the main window, so you can simply click and drag to any part of the workspace.
Upload multiple Artec Leo projects at once
Working with more than one Leo project? You can now import several projects scanned with Artec Leo into Artec Studio, so you can easily work and switch between them in your workspace.
High accuracy long-range laser 3D scanner, ideal for precise capture of large objects
| Scanner Type | Tripod mounted |
Object Size  Typical Object Sizes: L: Small boats, Turbines XL: Warehouse, Airplane |
L, XL |
| Laser source | LiDAR |
| Angular accuracy | 18 arcseconds |
| Range | Up to 130 m |
| Output Type | 3D mesh + texture |
