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3D digital assets
Art and sculpture 3D scanning
Every tool mark and fingerprint, captured. We scan sculptures and artworks for archiving, insurance, scaling, enlargements, editions or casting. We print the copy in the same building if you need one.
- Resolution on a life-size figure
- ~15 µm
- To scan it, Kreon Skyline
- 1.5 hours
- In one building
- Scan to print
The marks are the work
The small indents and the sculptor’s marks made during the creative process are often what makes a piece. So we capture them. For Poppy Field’s life-size Tip Of The Iceberg we used a Kreon Ace arm and Skyline laser, capturing the figure in about 1.5 hours at a resolution of around 15 microns.
The mesh then went to 3D Printworx, where it was hollowed, rescaled to 58 cm, split with dowel joints and printed in PA12 nylon. From scan to finished print took around seven days, without the work leaving our hands.
How a job runs
- 01
Visit or deliver
At your studio, the foundry or ours. Large works are scanned where they stand.
- 02
Scan
Artec Leo for speed and colour, Spider II for detail, a Kreon arm for large high-resolution work.
- 03
Process
Registered, meshed and checked with you before anything is scaled or printed.
- 04
Make
Scale, split and print at 3D Printworx, or hand the file to your foundry.
What you get back
In the formats your team already uses. Ask if you need something else.
Archive mesh
Full-resolution model of the work as made.
Scaled files
Enlarged or reduced, split for printing or milling.
Printed copy
In nylon or resin, finished at 3D Printworx.
The kit we use
The same scanners, arms and software we sell, train on and support. Like what you see? You can buy or hire it too.
Artec LeoWireless handheld, full colourFind out more →
Artec Spider IIFine detail on small parts, 0.05 mmFind out more →
Artec EvaHandheld for medium objects, colourFind out more →
Kreon Skyline laserBlue laser on the arm, 600k points a secondFind out more →
Artec StudioProcessing, meshing and textureFind out more →
FAQ
If yours is not here, ring 0330 229 0175 and ask for the scanning team.
Not answered here?
Ask the engineers who run the machines. We answer the same working day.
Will the scan harm the work?
No. Scanning is light only and nothing touches the piece. Dark or glossy finishes are handled by choosing the scanner, not by coating the work.
Can you scan a clay maquette before it dries?
Yes, quickly. Handheld scanners capture a maquette in minutes, which is how Antony Dufort checked the proportions of several pieces together before committing to the final work.
Tell us what needs scanning
A photo, a rough size and what you need out of it. We will come back with a fixed price and a date, and if scanning is not the right answer, we will say so.
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