Handheld and desktop 3D scanners that turn real objects into watertight, print-ready models, from tiny parts and figurines to car body panels and life-size sculptures.
Object size and the detail you want in the print decide it. Start from the objects you print most often.
Connectors, watch parts, rings and dental models for replicas and precise fits
Artec Micro II19.800 €
Figurines, prototypes, plastic housings, custom grips and replacement parts
Artec Spider II27.000 €
Busts, statues, wheels, custom-fit parts and body parts for orthoses
Artec Eva9.900 €
Car body parts, engine bays, sculptures and furniture for scale models or fits
Artec Leo34.800 €
One workflow in Artec Studio Pro, whichever scanner you choose.
Capture the object with live feedback, or place it in Micro II and press one button. No targets to stick on or remove.
Autopilot aligns and fuses the scans into a single watertight model in one click, so the mesh is closed before it reaches your slicer.
Fill holes, smooth, defeature and simplify the mesh, or combine it with other shapes using Booleans. Fit CAD primitives where a part has to mate with something.
Export STL, OBJ or PLY for your printer, or STEP, IGES and X_T when the part goes through CAD first.
A precision part, a dragon figurine, a hubcap, a detailed statuette and a textured vase: clean, watertight shapes with fine detail, ready to print.
Engraved lettering, holes and ribs on a palm-size part, scanned along the automatic path.
15min
Grilles, vents and engine bays of vintage cars are scanned to design custom-fit 3D-printed and laser-cut parts. Test prints are gone, and motor mounts fit first time.
Scanned withArtec Leo
6–10
Competition bows and grips are scanned to design custom 3D-printed grips for elite archers. Capture and processing take 1–2 hours, and print-ready designs follow in a couple of days.
Scanned withArtec Spider II
For printable objects, structured-light scanners fit best: the desktop Micro II reaches up to 5 µm accuracy, the handheld Spider II resolves 0.05 mm, and Eva and Leo capture medium and large objects at 0.1 mm accuracy in full color. Leo’s pattern comes from an invisible VCSEL laser, so it is also a handheld laser scanner.
LiDAR scanners such as Ray II and Jet measure rooms, buildings and sites with millimeter-level accuracy, far coarser than the detail a printed part needs. Photogrammetry builds a model from photos: Artec Studio includes AI Photogrammetry, and Artec Studio Lite turns photos or video from a phone or camera into textured models you can clean up and print, without a scanner.
A 3D printer builds parts from a digital file; it does not capture objects. To copy a real object, you scan it first. We sell Artec scanners and software, not 3D printers, so the workflow here pairs an Artec scanner with the printer you already use or choose.
Keeping the two separate lets each fit the job: the scanner by object size and detail, from the 5-micron Micro II to the wireless Leo, and the printer by material, build volume and finish. The link between them is a standard file: Artec Studio exports STL, OBJ and PLY meshes that print-preparation software reads.
It depends on object size and detail. Artec Micro II suits tiny, intricate parts, Spider II small and medium objects with fine detail, Eva medium objects and people, and Leo large objects scanned on site.
Yes. Artec Studio builds watertight meshes ready for 3D printing, with hole filling, smoothing and simplification tools to tidy the model. Export STL, OBJ, PLY and other common formats.
That depends on the scanner. Micro II reaches up to 5 µm accuracy and 40 µm resolution on small parts, Spider II resolves edges, engravings and part numbers at 0.05 mm, and Eva and Leo resolve up to 0.2 mm.
Yes. Artec Studio Pro includes Booleans, CAD primitive fitting, sections and autosurfacing. When a part needs redesign, export STEP, IGES or X_T, or send it straight to SOLIDWORKS.
Yes. Spider II captures 5 MP texture, Leo 2.3 MP, Eva 1.3 MP, and Micro II captures color natively, with photo texturing available in Artec Studio.
No targets: Eva, Leo and Spider II track the object by its geometry and texture, and Micro II moves the object itself. Spider II and the HD Mode on Eva and Leo handle black and shiny surfaces.
Yes. Scan the part, then repair the mesh or rebuild it in CAD: Artec Studio Pro fits CAD primitives and autosurfaces free-form areas, so worn or broken areas can be restored to their intended shape. Export STL to print directly, or STEP when the part goes through CAD first.
Yes. Scan the printed part and compare it with the nominal model in Artec Studio Pro; a color deviation map shows where the print differs across the whole surface. Spider II is used on batches of 3D-printed parts, and Micro II on small precision parts.
