Handheld 3D scanners that bring products, prototypes, molds and packaging into CAD, so designers start from real geometry and new parts fit first time.
Object size, the detail you need and whether the design must hold tight fits decide it.
Consumer products, plastic housings, packaging, footwear and sports gear
Artec Spider II27.000 €
Mating parts, interfaces and datums, plus free-form surfaces captured target-free
Artec Neo35.100 €
Furniture, wheels, statues and body-fit products such as masks and braces
Artec Eva9.900 €
Car bodies and bumpers, furniture, boats and machines for custom add-ons
Artec Leo34.800 €
One workflow in Artec Studio Pro, whichever scanner you choose.
Capture an existing product, a hand-made prototype or the space a new part must fit into, in full color and without targets.
Fit planes, cylinders and other CAD primitives, take 2D sections and autosurface free-form areas into CAD-ready surfaces.
Export STEP, IGES or X_T, or send the model straight to SOLIDWORKS or Design X, and design the new product around real geometry.
Scan the first prototype and compare it with the CAD model. A color deviation map shows where it differs before you commit to tooling.
A molded housing, a glossy consumer product, a watch, a compound bow, a chair and a fairing: real geometry to design from. Spin any model and zoom in.
The inside of a molded plastic housing: ribs, bosses and tiny cylinders at 0.05 mm resolution.
3–4days
A fragile decades-old sneaker prototype with no CAD data was scanned in under 15 minutes, and the model went out the same day to relaunch the design.
Scanned withArtec Spider II
50%
Delicate flowers are scanned without markers to use real petal geometry in a jewelry collection. Flower to cast now takes 25 days instead of about a month.
Scanned withArtec Spider II
15–30min
Whole cars, interiors and bumpers are scanned to design custom body parts instead of hand carving and molding. A custom bumper fitted every mounting point.
Scanned withArtec Leo
For most products and prototypes, Artec Spider II gives the finest detail without targets. Choose Neo when designs must hold tight fits, Eva for medium objects and body-fit products, and Leo for large products scanned on site.
Both. Artec Studio Pro builds an accurate mesh, then lets you fit CAD primitives, take sections and autosurface free-form areas. Export STEP, IGES or X_T, or send the result directly to SOLIDWORKS or Design X.
Yes. Artec Eva uses white structured light that is safe for people and captures a limb or torso in minutes, and Leo scans people wirelessly. Spider II is eye-safe and contact-free for smaller body areas.
Yes. Scan the prototype and compare it with CAD in Artec Studio Pro; deviation maps and 2D sections show exactly where it differs.
Not with Spider II, Eva and Leo, which track geometry and texture. Neo works target-free for design and prototyping, and adds targets only where tolerances demand them.
Yes. Spider II and Neo capture 5 MP texture, Leo 2.3 MP and Eva 1.3 MP, so colors, graphics and surface condition come with the geometry.
It starts with the scanner: Neo reaches 0.025 mm with targets, Spider II 0.05 mm, and Eva and Leo 0.1 mm. Compare the finished CAD model with the scan in Artec Studio Pro, and a deviation map shows how closely it follows the real part.
Partly. Autopilot and one-click Workflows process the scan, and autosurfacing turns free-form areas into CAD surfaces automatically. Design intent, such as datums, exact hole sizes and planes, comes from fitting primitives and sections, so an engineer stays in control of the final model.
Partly in Artec Studio Pro: it takes 2D cross-sections and measurements, and exports measurements as DXF. Complete drawings with dimensions and tolerances are then made in your CAD software from the finished CAD model.
