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Artec 3D scanners for heritage preservation

Study, document, reconstruct, and commemorate world heritage with Artec 3D scanning solutions.

Heritage preservation

3D scanning for heritage preservation

Artec 3D scanners help you meld art, science, and innovation into precise 3D replicas of the world’s most treasured artifacts, structures, and sites. Whether you’re a museum curator preparing a digital exhibition or an archaeologist shedding light on extinct civilizations, Artec scanners will provide accurate, detailed scans for your object in record time.

Benefits

Applications

Digitizing structures

From a medieval city’s ruins to a disappearing fresco on a church wall, Artec’s 3D solutions help you create true-to-life digital replicas of any vulnerable heritage prone to damage or destruction.

Documenting archaeological findings

Safely capture data from extremely fragile artifacts. With Artec 3D non-contact scanners, it’s easy to accurately document them right on site.

Measuring for reconstruction

Capture every millimeter with precision and in the highest resolution possible: from elaborate surfaces to architectural detail to changes in design.

AR/VR

Use high-quality colored 3D data to create digital spaces and integrated platforms for cultural objects, making art accessible to visitors around the world.

Education and research

With Artec 3D scanners, you are free to share lifelike virtual replicas of masterpieces from any corner of the globe – without leaving your classroom.

Preservation

Artec 3D scanners help to determine any risk to structural integrity, or signs of damage invisible to the human eye, in a matter of minutes.

Promoting heritage projects

Create sharp and vibrant 3D models to expand the scope of your heritage preservation projects, increase your audience participation, and find sponsorship opportunities.

Success story

Filmmaker heads to Iraq with Artec Space Spider and Eva to save what’s left of Mesopotamia, the world’s oldest civilization.

Heritage preservation

“I want to launch a movement of preserving heritage. If I teach 40 people how to use 3D, and they teach more people, and we start gathering data from all over the country, we can digitize all of it.”

Ivan Erhel, French filmmaker
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Artec Leo

User-friendly portable laser 3D scanner with an inbuilt touchscreen and intuitive UI for easy 3D scanning.

Scanner type

Handheld

Object size

Typical object sizes:

 

XS: <5 cm

S: 5–20 cm

M: 20–50 cm

L: 50–200 cm

XL: >200 cm

M, L

Accuracy

up to 0.1 mm

Resolution

up to 0.2 mm

Artec Spider II

Built for scanning in advanced resolution and perfect color, this target-free 3D industrial scanner captures complex geometry and sharp edges.

Scanner type

Handheld

Object size

Typical object sizes:

 

XS: <5 cm

S: 5–20 cm

M: 20–50 cm

L: 50–200 cm

XL: >200 cm

S, M

3D point accuracy, up to

0.05 mm

3D resolution, up to

0.05 mm

Artec Eva

Our bestselling structured-light 3D scanner. Fast, versatile, and accurate.

Scanner type

Handheld

Object size

Typical object sizes:

 

XS: <5 cm

S: 5–20 cm

M: 20–50 cm

L: 50–200 cm

XL: >200 cm

M, L

Accuracy

up to 0.1 mm

Resolution

up to 0.2 mm

micro-ii

A metrology-grade 5-micron accuracy desktop 3D scanner and automated, one-click solution.

Scanner type

Desktop

Object size

Typical object sizes:

 

XS: <5 cm

S: 5–20 cm

M: 20–50 cm

L: 50–200 cm

XL: >200 cm

S, XS

Accuracy

0.005 mm

Resolution

40 microns

artec_ray_2_product

Powerful long-range laser 3D scanner for precise capture of massive objects and scenes with remarkable speed and high accuracy.

Scanner type

Long-range

Object size

Typical object sizes:

 

XS: <5 cm

S: 5–20 cm

M: 20–50 cm

L: 50–200 cm

XL: >200 cm

L, XL

3D point accuracy, up to

1.9 mm @ 10 m

Resolution

3 / 6 / 12 mm @ 10 m

What’s the next step?

3D scanning technology entrusted with the care of treasured heritage

Discover multiple examples of the vital role 3D scanning plays when preserving historical structures and guaranteeing their long-term survival.

Using Eva and Space Spider, a French filmmaker scans Iraqi heritage to save what’s left of Mesopotamia, the world’s oldest civilization

Using Eva and Space Spider, a French filmmaker scans Iraqi heritage to save what’s left of Mesopotamia, the world’s oldest civilization

“I want to launch a movement of preserving heritage. If I teach 40 people how to use 3D, and they teach more people, and we start gathering data from all over the country, we can digitize all of it.”

Ivan Erhel, French filmmaker
Read full story

British Museum captures the Assyrian relief collection with Artec 3D

British Museum captures the Assyrian relief collection with Artec 3D

“The carved images range from symbolic scenes of royal achievements to scenes of conquest and hunting that all serve to glorify the Assyrian monarch.”

Matthew Cock, former Head of Web at the British Museum
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Artifacts from the ancient Muisca civilization site documented with Artec Eva to preserve pre-Columbian history

Artifacts from the ancient Muisca civilization site documented with Artec Eva to preserve pre-Columbian history

“We can now understand the way people used to live here, because some traces of the Muisca times are still here, in the soil. We worked hard to recover and record the funerary contexts precisely, and it is amazing how much it helps to have Artec Eva at hand – I love how it can document the human remains so accurately.”

Francisco Correa, Columbian archaeologist
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Kenya’s hominid excavation sites captured with Artec Eva and Space Spider

Heritage preservation

“Your handheld Artec scanners are actually very quick capturing, and they enable you to do a lot more than you could have done even just a couple years ago.”

Louise Leakey, Turkana Basin Institute
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Faster and safer 3D data capture allow to freeze time for our shared cultural history

While innovative Artec scanners are designed with the future in mind, they contribute much to preserving and protecting the meaningful past. 3D scanning allows the revival of any heritage, from entire towns to the tiniest decorative elements, to household objects of a particular era, and all in incredible resolution. You are now able to make any artifact available digitally by creating sharp, clean, accurate 3D models, with a solution that fits every requirement of your project.

Explore 3D scanners designed for you

Find the most suitable 3D scanning solution for your heritage preservation projects.
Artec Leo

User-friendly portable laser 3D scanner with an inbuilt touchscreen and intuitive UI for easy 3D scanning.

Scanner type

Handheld

Object size

Typical object sizes:

 

XS: <5 cm

S: 5–20 cm

M: 20–50 cm

L: 50–200 cm

XL: >200 cm

M, L

Accuracy

up to 0.1 mm

Resolution

up to 0.2 mm

Artec Spider II

Built for scanning in advanced resolution and perfect color, this target-free 3D industrial scanner captures complex geometry and sharp edges.

Scanner type

Handheld

Object size

Typical object sizes:

 

XS: <5 cm

S: 5–20 cm

M: 20–50 cm

L: 50–200 cm

XL: >200 cm

S, M

3D point accuracy, up to

0.05 mm

3D resolution, up to

0.05 mm

Artec Eva

Our bestselling structured-light 3D scanner. Fast, versatile, and accurate.

Scanner type

Handheld

Object size

Typical object sizes:

 

XS: <5 cm

S: 5–20 cm

M: 20–50 cm

L: 50–200 cm

XL: >200 cm

M, L

Accuracy

up to 0.1 mm

Resolution

up to 0.2 mm

micro-ii

A metrology-grade 5-micron accuracy desktop 3D scanner and automated, one-click solution.

Scanner type

Desktop

Object size

Typical object sizes:

 

XS: <5 cm

S: 5–20 cm

M: 20–50 cm

L: 50–200 cm

XL: >200 cm

S, XS

Accuracy

0.005 mm

Resolution

40 microns

artec_ray_2_product

Powerful long-range laser 3D scanner for precise capture of massive objects and scenes with remarkable speed and high accuracy.

Scanner type

Long-range

Object size

Typical object sizes:

 

XS: <5 cm

S: 5–20 cm

M: 20–50 cm

L: 50–200 cm

XL: >200 cm

L, XL

3D point accuracy, up to

1.9 mm @ 10 m

Resolution

3 / 6 / 12 mm @ 10 m

Smart software that brings out the best in your scanning skills

To streamline and complete your 3D scanning workflow when obtaining data for preservation, use capable 3D software for capturing and processing your data.

Make your object a true centerpiece

Digitize any cultural object to which time is no friend, and see how it gets immortalized in high-quality 3D. Rotate these models and take a closer look at every precious detail.

Ridged coins scanned in minutes

Animal print accent chair

Hominid skull

Church façade

Ornate wooden door in HD

The Kensington Runestone

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