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Artec Studio 20 is an all-in-one professional platform for turning Artec 3D scans, photos, and videos into accurate, application-ready 3D models. Capture and process scan data, build photogrammetry models, automate repetitive workflows, perform scan-to-CAD operations, inspect geometry, measure parts, and export to leading engineering and 3D modeling software.
Artec Studio supports the complete 3D data workflow: capture, alignment, fusion, editing, texturing, measurement, inspection, reverse engineering, photogrammetry, and export.
Capture and process data from Artec structured-light, LiDAR, laser, desktop, and legacy scanners in one environment.
Turn photos or video from cameras, smartphones, drones, and other camera-equipped devices into textured 3D models.
Create sections, primitives, surfaces, CAD-ready geometry, booleans, chamfers, fillets, and other scan-to-CAD features.
Measure geometry, compare scan data with CAD, visualize deviations, and prepare data for advanced inspection software.
Automate repeat processing tasks with reusable pipelines that Artec says can accelerate data processing by up to 70%.
Export meshes, point clouds, measurements, and CAD primitives into industry-leading engineering, modeling, and inspection software.
1. Upload or capture: Work with Artec 3D scan data, photos, or video.
2. Create: Align datasets and generate watertight, application-ready 3D models.
3. Refine: Polish surfaces, simplify meshes, texture models, or create CAD data.
4. Analyze & export: Measure, inspect, compare, and export for downstream engineering, inspection, or visualization.
Official Artec resources highlight professional support, broad export compatibility, and global accessibility.

Artec provides around-the-clock online support for troubleshooting and model-creation questions.

Move meshes, CAD data, and measurements into leading reverse-engineering, CAD, and modeling software.

Artec Studio is localized for global engineering, manufacturing, education, and scanning teams.
Images are served directly from Artec 3D.
AS20 expands automation, photogrammetry, scanner-specific tools, integration, and usability across the Artec ecosystem.
Build repeatable pipelines for model creation and automate common processing tasks with a single trigger.
Use Workflows and scripting for repetitive operations, bulk datasets, and standardized production processes.
Improved masking helps isolate objects and refine photo/video-based reconstruction.
AS20 introduces additional processing capabilities for supported Micro II workflows.
Scanner-specific automation makes high-resolution Spider II processing more accessible and repeatable.
A redesigned user experience and wider integration streamline movement from capture through final deliverable.
Choose the plan that best fits 3D scanning, photogrammetry, business use, update requirements, and ownership preferences.
| Plan | Best For | Key Capabilities |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Day Trial | Evaluation | Full access to Artec Studio Pro features with a sample dataset. Project saving and export are disabled. |
| Artec Studio Lite Individual | Personal / non-profit photogrammetry | Photo/video-based 3D model generation and Pro editing/analysis tools. 3D scanning is not supported. |
| Artec Studio Lite Business | Commercial photogrammetry | Photo/video reconstruction for paid projects and business use. 3D scanning is not supported. |
| Artec Studio Pro Subscription | Professional 3D scanning | Full scanner capture and processing, photogrammetry, editing, reverse engineering, inspection, wider export, major updates, scripting, and support. |
| Artec Studio Pro Lifetime | Permanent access to purchased version | Full 3D scanning, photogrammetry, editing, reverse engineering, inspection, wider export, and support. No scripting feature access. |
Artec Studio 20 supports the current Artec ecosystem across structured light, LiDAR, laser metrology, desktop scanning, and photogrammetry.
Process data from Artec Leo, Eva, Spider II, and supported previous-generation handheld scanners.
Work with Artec Point, Metrology Kit reference data, and precise engineering workflows.
Capture and process high-resolution data from Artec Micro II.
Process large-scale Artec Ray II data for structures, vehicles, infrastructure, and industrial sites.
Create realistic 3D models from photos or video captured with cameras, smartphones, drones, and other devices.
Combine data from different Artec scanners to balance large-scale coverage with fine local detail.
Artec Studio includes professional tools for turning scan data into engineering information without forcing every project into a separate software package.
Create primitives, sections, surfaces, datums, booleans, chamfers, fillets, and draft-angle geometry for CAD workflows.
Align scans with reference geometry and visualize dimensional differences using comparison tools.
Extract measurements and engineering data directly from processed 3D models before export.
Rapid Scan 3D is an authorized Artec 3D reseller, Gold Certified Partner, and Artec Ambassador with more than 15 years of professional 3D scanning experience.
We help determine the right subscription, lifetime license, scanner package, and software workflow for your team.
See Artec Studio workflows for scanning, alignment, photogrammetry, scan-to-CAD, inspection, reverse engineering, and export.
Get practical help with scanner setup, processing, Workflows, measurements, CAD export, and day-to-day implementation.
Common questions about supported data, scanners, photogrammetry, Workflows, licensing, trial access, CAD, inspection, and exports.
Tell Rapid Scan 3D which scanner you use, your application, required CAD or inspection output, current Artec Studio version, and whether you need a subscription, renewal, upgrade, or lifetime license.
| Artec 3D scanners software | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 18 -TBD | 17 | 16 |
| Quality inspection | Yes | Yes | |
| Mesh-to-CAD comparison: import STEP, IGES, or X_T files | Yes | Yes | |
| Mesh-to-CAD alignment | 8x faster than AS15 | 8x faster than AS15 | |
| Datum alignment | Yes | ||
| Enhanced target support | Yes | ||
| Run Control X Inspection from Artec Studio | Yes | Yes | |
| Run Control X Batch Inspection from Artec Studio | Yes | Yes | |
| Surface distance maps: speed | 70% faster than AS15 | 70% faster than AS15 | |
| Surface distance maps: deviation from CAD models or primitives | Full range of CAD primitives | Full range of CAD primitives | |
| Surface distance maps: one-click annotations | Yes | Yes | |
| Surface distance maps: point-by-point deviation | Yes | Yes | |
| Measurements: perpendicular point to plane distance | Yes | Yes | |
| Measurements: distance between key points of primitives | Yes | Yes | |
| Measurements: linear, geodesic, sections, distance maps, volume, annotations. Export to CSV, DXF, XML |
Yes | Yes | |
| Measurements: export cross-section area, perimeter length, and mesh volume |
Yes | Yes | |
| Direct export to Control X | Yes | Yes | |
| Scan-to-CAD for reverse engineering | |||
| Fit CAD primitives to 3D model | Cylinder, sphere, cone, plane, torus, box | Cylinder, sphere, cone, plane, torus | |
| Autosurfacing | Yes | ||
| Boolean operations | Yes | ||
| Split mesh by plane | Yes | ||
| Freeform fitting | Yes | Yes | |
| Primitive constraints | Improved | Yes | |
| Precise positioning | Yes | Yes | |
| Segment Brush: selection tool | Improved | Yes | |
| Sections: from fitted planes | Yes | Yes | |
| Sections: scale to bounding box | Yes | Yes | |
| Export fitted primitives in STEP, IGES, or X_T CAD formats | Yes | Yes | |
| Export multiple open and closed contours directly to CAD | Yes | Yes | |
| Direct export of fitted primitives to SOLIDWORKS | Yes | Yes | |
| Direct export of meshes to SOLIDWORKS via Geomagic plugin | SOLIDWORKS 2014-2022 | SOLIDWORKS 2014-2021 | |
| Direct export to Design X | Yes | Yes | |
| Advanced CGI tools for the perfect color 3D model | |||
| Photo-texture | Yes | Yes | |
| Photo-texture: photo viewing mode | Yes | ||
| Rescaling by mesh alignment | Yes | Yes | |
| Auto glare removal | Yes | Yes | |
| Model-to-model texture transfer | Yes | Yes | |
| AI-powered HD Mode | |||
| HD Mode for Eva and Leo | Extra sharp | Extra sharp | |
| Improved HD reconstruction speed: Leo | 1.5x faster than AS16 | 2x faster than AS15 | |
| Improved HD reconstruction speed: Eva | 2x faster than AS15 | 2x faster than AS15 | |
| On-demand HD reconstruction for Eva | Yes | Yes | |
| Settings optimizer based on your GPU | Yes | ||
| Multiple HD reconstructions with different settings | Yes | Yes | |
| Store Leo HD data on SD cards | Yes | Yes | |
| User experience. From raw data to finished 3D model in minimum steps |
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| Project loading | 10x faster than AS15 | 10x faster than AS15 | |
| Background Auto-save | Yes | Yes | |
| Restore unsaved projects | Yes | ||
| Smart RAM Optimizer | Yes | Yes | |
| Advanced grouping functionality: create, align, position | Yes | Yes | |
| Auto-group for Eva, Space Spider, and Leo data capture | Yes | Yes | |
| Advanced editing & 3D modeling tools | |||
| Eraser: object selection | Yes | ||
| Texture healing brush | Yes | Yes | |
| Defeature and smoothing brush | Yes | Yes | |
| Hole filling | New options: flat and smooth | Yes | |
| Hole filling: bridges | |||
| Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Next-generation registration for Eva and Space Spider | Yes | Yes | |
| Improved tracking algorithms for scanning over distance & for scanning in loops | Yes | Yes | |
| Integration with ScanReference photogrammetry kit | |||
| Smart automation | |||
| Fully automatic smart scanning for Micro | Yes | Yes | |
| Auto-align | Yes | Yes | |
| Autopilot: automatic data processing pipeline | Yes | Yes | |
| Scan size optimizer | Yes | Yes | |
| Smart base removal | Yes | Yes | |
| Easy 3D scanning | |||
| Auto-brightness: dynamic | Yes | Yes | |
| Automated sensitivity for scanning black, shiny, and fine objects | Yes | Yes | |
| 3D Radar mode | Yes | Yes | |
| Create 3D model from a combination of Artec 3D scanners | Yes | Yes | |
| Texture and geometry tracking | Yes | Yes | |
| Fast, powerful 3D processing | |||
| Fusion: speed | 10% faster and with 30% less RAM | ||
| Fusion: exclude faulty frames | Yes | ||
| Support of large datasets | Up to 500 million polygons | Up to 500 million polygons | |
| Fast mesh simplification: refined | Yes | Yes | |
| X-Ray mode | Yes | Yes | |
| Ergonomics | |||
| Customizable workspace | Now including panel layout | Yes | |
| Swipe selection | Yes | Yes | |
| Easy mass rename | Yes | Yes | |
| 3Dconnexion 3D mouse compatibility | Yes | Yes | |
| Upload multiple Leo projects in one click | Yes | ||
| Multiple object export | Yes | Yes | |
| Cloud collaboration | |||
| Artec Cloud integration | Yes | Yes | |
| One-click 3D model share | Yes | ||
| Export formats | |||
| Mesh | OBJ, PLY, WRL, STL, AOP, ASC, Disney PTEX, E57, XYZRGB |
OBJ, PLY, WRL, STL, AOP, ASC, Disney PTEX, E57, XYZRGB |
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| Point cloud (Artec Ray only) | PTX, BTX, XYZ | PTX, BTX, XYZ | |
| Reference targets | OBC | ||
| Measurements | CSV, DXF, XML | CSV, DXF, XML | |
| CAD | STEP, IGES, X_T | STEP, IGES, X_T | |
| Hardware support | |||
| 3rd party sensor support | N/A | N/A | |
| Scanning on MacOS | Boot Camp | Boot Camp | |
| Processing on MacOS | Artec Cloud or Boot Camp |