Artec Neo

Why we love this scanner

The number nobody explains

01

Point accuracy is not what ruins a big scan. Drift is.

Every handheld scanner is quoted twice: a point accuracy, and an error that accumulates as you track across the object. The second number is the one that decides whether a large part comes out usable, and it is the one almost nobody talks about.

Artec Spider II

0.05 mm + 0.3 mm/mTethered. Superb on a small part; the drift term builds as the part gets bigger.

Artec Neo, target-free

0.05 mmSame optics, same resolution, no cable.

Artec Neo, with targets

0.025 mm + 0.035 mm/mRoughly an order of magnitude less drift across a part.

Targets are what kill drift. Put them on the features that have to be right, and the error stops accumulating where it counts.

02

Tolerance-driven, in practice

You are not choosing between fast and accurate for the whole job any more. A housing with three bores that have to fit and a lot of cast surface around them gets targets on the bores and a target-free sweep everywhere else. One pass, one model, and the accuracy is spent where the drawing actually cares.

It is the same argument we make about scanning generally: decide what the measurement is for, then buy exactly as much accuracy as that decision needs.

03

Wireless, and it stays wireless

Blue LED structured light, no tether, four batteries in the box at 40–50 minutes each. That is the difference between a scanner you take to the part and a scanner the part has to be brought to. If you have ever run an extension lead across a shop floor to reach a machine that cannot be moved, you already know what this is worth.

There is a Thunderbolt 4 connection as well when you want it.

04

It is not the answer to everything

Neo is built for small to medium objects — working distance 0.19 to 0.3 m, field of view from 128 × 104 mm to 171 × 152 mm. It is not the tool for a vehicle or a building, and unlike Artec Leo it has no onboard computer, so it needs a Windows machine with an NVIDIA RTX card to run Artec Studio.

For medium-to-large objects captured on site, that is Leo. For the largest work, Ray II or Jet. We will tell you which one fits before you spend anything.

Published specifications

The numbers

Manufacturer figures, reproduced as published. Real-world results depend on surface, lighting and geometry.

Specifications as published by the manufacturer for the Artec Neo 3D scanner. ScanScanScan3D is a Gold Certified Artec 3D Partner and an authorized Canadian reseller.

Specifications never give the full picture of what a scanner can and cannot do. Seeing the results with YOUR project under your conditions is what counts. Talk to experts like us.