Industrial 3D models

Effectively 3D scanning such a diminutive 6" × 6" × 4"(15 cm × 15 cm × 10 cm) powerhouse, with its diverse and sundry assemblage of parts, is a formidable challenge for a quality inspection or reverse engineering workflow.

Motorcycle engine cover HD • Leo • HD

Have a good look around this model and have a look at the lines, the details, the form, and the fact that the 3D model represents the original object with astounding accuracy.

Motorcycle frame HD • Leo • HD

Just a few minutes of scanning was enough to capture a significant portion of the frame’s geometry for a vivid example of what HD Mode is all about.

Industrial compressor HD • Eva • HD

Whether intended for reverse engineering or quality inspection, this impressive 3D printable model of compressor would easily fit the bill.

Radiator grille HD • Leo • HD

With noise levels at an absolute minimum, holes become that much easier to scan, as can be seen here.

Dual-clutch gearbox HD • Eva • HD

Full of smaller, finer details as well as holes, fine lines, sharp edges, and smooth, possibly shiny surfaces, the dual-clutch gearbox becomes a lot easier to scan with Artec 3D’s new HD mode.

Hubcap HD • Eva • HD

Hollow areas or surfaces inside the rim that were previously quite tricky to capture in one go have been reconstructed in full detail with no artifacts or noise.

Motorcycle wheel HD • Eva • HD

Scanned with Artec Eva, two common scanning challenges were overcome: Black surfaces, and shiny objects.

Motorcycle engine HD • Leo • HD

Boosted by the AI-injected feature of Artec Studio 15 called HD Mode, the scanner managed to capture all the teeny details of the engine in high resolution with no help from scanning spray or markers.

Part of a mining machine • Leo

This 3D scanning project embodies a confluence of factors that could have complicated effective capture and reconstruction of the wild variety of shapes that needed to be captured and reconstructed in this case.

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.

Drain Weasel wand connector • Micro

Easily captured with the desktop high-resolution 3D scanner Artec Micro, this tiny plastic wand connector section of a Drain Weasel would be a challenge for many other 3D scanners.

Dual-clutch gearbox • Leo

Yes, this is one of those dandy not-so-little devices that no one wants to hear their mechanic talking about, especially not while he’s rubbing his hands together and has a certain little gleam in his eye.

Large iron machine part • Leo

Artec Leo is often called in when the height of the object to be 3D scanned approximates that of a Yeti. Why?

Electrical outlet • Micro

Plastic can reflect light directed at it. That’s simple yet very useful info for someone who wants to have an electrical outlet 3D scanned.

Screw • Micro

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

Car • Leo

This 3D model was created via a synergy of 3D data from an Artec Leo combined with texture from photogrammetry.

Car body • Leo

Taking only 20 minutes to scan the whole car, and just under one and a half hours to process the captured 3D data, this highly accurate 3D model was ready in under two hours from start to finish.

Plastic bolt • Micro

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.

Metal nut • Micro

A metal nut, just over 15 mm, easily scanned with Artec Micro in just two scans. Unlike handheld scanners, Micro was able to scan this piece without the need for any additional features or background.

Pipe bend • Micro

A pipe bend, scanned with Artec Micro. It took only two scans using the simple trajectory to get the full shape of the pipe.

Metal cutting blade • Space Spider

This cutting blade was a great training instrument for scanning thin objects.

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.

Motorbike • Combo

This motorcycle was scanned with both Eva and Space Spider. Eva allowed for fast and easy acquisition of the overall shape, while Space Spider was used to scan the intricate geometry of the wheels and the sides.