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ApplicationsDigital archiving
Digital archiving and heritage
Record artefacts, sculpture and buildings as accurate 3D models without touching them. A digital backup for study, display online, replicas and castings at any scale.
What it is
Heritage objects and artefacts recorded as accurate 3D models.
Digital archiving captures cultural and historical objects as 3D models at a fixed moment in time. The data is a digital backup that can be studied, shared online as a virtual museum object, or used to make replicas and castings at different scales.
Our portable scanners go to the object, so pieces are captured in situ, in the museum, the archive or the field.
Why scan it
What 3D capture changes about this job, against tape, callipers and drawings.
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Nothing touches it
Contactless scanning keeps fragile objects safe.
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Captured where it lives
Portable kit goes to almost any location to capture pieces in situ.
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Seen by many
Virtual museum objects can be viewed online by far more people than visit the gallery.
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Replicas at any scale
The data makes 3D printed copies or reproduction castings at different scales.
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Damage you cannot see
Artec say scans can reveal signs of damage invisible to the eye.
The kit that does it
Sold, installed and supported from Whitchurch, with a demonstration before you buy.
£23,000ex VAT
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£29,650ex VAT
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£8,500ex VAT
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£16,925ex VAT
Find out moreThe software it runs through
Licensed, installed and taught by us. See the courses
Work we have done
Photographed in our own lab, with the machine that did it.
Questions we get asked
Something else? Ring 0330 229 0175 and an engineer will answer it.
Can you scan objects where they are kept?
Yes. Our portable scanning equipment goes to almost any location to capture pieces in situ.
Can a scan be used to make a replica?
Yes. The London Stone scan is a digital backup that could make a full-size replica. Miniature versions were 3D printed for the exhibition.
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Rather we did it for you?
Bring it to Whitchurch or we come to you. An engineer scopes the job, captures it and hands back the data in the format your team works in. Or hire the scanner for a week and do it yourself.