Industrial 3D models

Despite its complex geometry and reflective surface, this 1.5 cm plastic bolt was captured using the ultra-precise Artec Micro in just three scans.

Power drill • Space Spider

Well used Ridgid power drill scanned with the Artec Spider.

Product part • Space Spider

Product part made of plastic. Scanning time was around 5 minutes, and post-processing took about 20 minutes. This is a good example of fast reverse engineering.

Quarter dollar • Spider II

A true-to-form 3D model of an American quarter dollar, capturing the rim and both sides of the coin with its varied inscriptions, images, and digits. Scanned in 3 minutes in Artec Spider II to reveal every tiny aspect in high resolution.

Screw • Micro

Small object — big challenge. How do you capture the thread of this 10 mm long screw using a 3D scanner?

Shampoo bottle cap • Micro

The cap was made of semi-transparent plastic and required a bit of dusting with an airbrush. Then it was mounted on the scanner’s rotating platform with a clamp. A couple of mouse clicks — and scanning commenced.

Smart car • Ray

The complete model of this Smart car was created from approximately 10-13 scans taken from various positions around all sides of the vehicle. We also took two scans from below, with the car raised on a car lifter.

Socket cap screw • Micro

This model of a tiny screw was captured with Artec Micro in just 6 minutes.

Spanner • Space Spider

A relatively easy object for scanning - the only challenges were its shiny surface (easily countered by anti-gloss spray) and the thin edges.

Stanley screwdriver • Space Spider

Small ratcheting screwdriver scanned with the Artec spider. Scanned in two passes, both laying on its side.

Steering joint • Space Spider

This part has a cylindrical shape, which is difficult for any scanner. But we found an easier way to scan it.

Suspension bracket • Leo

Artec Leo made light work of this suspension bracket. It was captured in 5 minutes, and processed in Artec Studio in 7. In a total of just 12 minutes, a high-res 3D model was ready for quality inspection, reverse engineering, or however you may need to use it.

Tower well valve • Eva

An early 1900’s tower well valve scanned on-site with Artec Eva, connected to a portable battery and a tablet.

Transmission • Eva

An old transmission box, scanned with Eva. A good example of a challenging object, since it has a lot of deep holes.

Transmission • Point

A 3D model of a manual transmission, scanned with Artec Point in 25 minutes: from capturing the outer housing that encloses all the internal components to showing off all the interlocking gears, a shifter lever, linkages, and synchronizers.

Turbine • Space Spider

This small turbine was scanned in three passes using a rotating table — this enabled the operator to easily capture all the curves from different angles with less hand motion.

VW bus • Eva

This hippie bus was scanned with Artec Eva. The bottom parts that could not be accessed with the scanner were modeled in third-party software.

Water pump • Spider II

With plenty of sharp lines, holes, tricky angles, and challenging geometry, Spider II was able to capture this water pump and all its complexities.