Artec Studio: Smarter. Faster. Every Year.
Annual software updates bring advanced features to Artec Studio, essentially allowing users to upgrade to a new 3D scanner every year.
What's new in Artec Studio 20?
- Workflows: Automate data processing with custom workflows that boost efficiency, reduce errors, and consistently deliver top-quality, industry-ready results.
- Next-level AI Photogrammetry: Generate cleaner, more complete 3D models at pace thanks to refined masking, sharp image prioritization, and multi-camera support.
- Micro II HD Mode & 3-axis support: Activate HD Mode to capture more detailed 3D models with 4x more data points and use 3-axis scanning to achieve full scan coverage.
- Improved Artec Point visualization: Pick up more detailed data with every scan, for more intuitive Artec Point capture, and at least 2x faster results.
- Spider II Live Decimation & Autopilot: Spider II users can now streamline their workflows with Autopilot and reduce file size on the fly using Live Scan Decimation for export-ready models.
- Real-time Fusion for Artec handhelds: Artec Studio 20 brings Real-time Fusion to all target-free handheld 3D scanners for highly detailed, dynamic scan previews.
- Broader file type support: USD and RCP file compatibility has been improved for users in CGI, construction, and more. ZEISS INSPECT is also better integrated for scan analysis.
- Enhanced, easier to use UI: Artec Studio's interface has been given a facelift to make scanning and tool panels easier to locate, navigate, and utilize for the same great results with much less effort.
Update history (in-brief)
- 2025 | AS20: Custom workflows, Micro II HD Mode, Spider II Autopilot, next-gen AI Photogrammetry, RCP file type integration & a revamped UI.
- 2024 | AS19: 2x faster workflow, Artec Point & Spider II integrated, AI Photogrammetry added for turning scan, photo, or video data into 3D models.
- 2023 | AS18: Smart Fusion for multi-scanner projects, compare map, PtB certification gained, chamfer, fillet & draft angle reverse engineering introduced.
- 2022 | AS17: Scan-to-CAD operations: booleans, auto-surfacing & datum alignment. Target support also enhanced, alongside phototexturing and Artec Cloud integration.
- 2021 | AS16: New CAD tools, 4x faster HD Mode, 10x faster project loading, model phototexturing added.
Artec Studio specifications: comparison
| Feature | AS 20 | AS 19 | AS 18 | AS 17 | AS 16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fast, powerful 3D processing | |||||
| Multi-scanner pipeline | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Workflows | ✓ | Fine-tuning of scanner-specific data | |||
| Multi-scanner Smart Fusion | Improved UI | ||||
| Multi-scanner Global registration | New option: thin objects | ||||
| Fusion: speed | 10% faster and with 30% less RAM vs AS16 | 10% faster and with 30% less RAM vs AS16 | |||
| Fusion: exclude faulty frames | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Global registration | ✓ | 2X faster | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Single-step mesh optimization | ✓ | 10X faster | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Scan decimation | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Autopilot | Eva, Space Spider, Leo, Micro II, Spider II | Eva, Space Spider, Leo, Micro II | Eva, Space Spider, Leo | Eva, Space Spider, Leo | |
| New Real-time Fusion support | Leo, Eva, Space Spider, Spider II | Leo exclusive | Leo exclusive | ||
| Micro II three-axis support | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Ray II 'Street View' mode | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Artec Point compatibility | ✓ | 2x faster data capture | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| X-Ray Mode | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| HDR & 16-bit Texturing | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| AI powered HD Mode | |||||
| Point density and frame frequency selection | Automatic or manual | Automatic or manual | Automatic or manual | Manual | Manual |
| Multiple HD reconstructions with different settings | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Setting optimizer based on your GPU | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| AI Photogrammetry | |||||
| Create 3D models directly from photos and videos with AI | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Advanced CGI tools for the perfect color 3D model | |||||
| AI color contrast enhancer for Leo | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Boosted 3D scan texture quality | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Improved photogrammetry texture | ✓ | ||||
| Optimized color capturing mode for Leo | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Scene lighting optimization | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Auto glare removal | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Model-to-model texture transfer | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Photo-texture | Workflow automation support | Ray II photo-texture available | Includes photo-viewing mode | Includes photo-viewing mode | |
| Texture healing brush | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Defeature brush | ✓ | ✓ | Improved | ✓ | ✓ |
| Smart automation | |||||
| Autopilot | Including Spider II | Including Micro II | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Workflows | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Auto-align | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Scan size optimizer | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Smart base removal | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Easy 3D scanning | |||||
| Auto-brightness | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Automated sensitivity for scanning black, shiny and fine objects | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Create a 3D model from a combination of Artec 3D scanners | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Geometry scanning | All scanners (except Point) | All scanners (except Point) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Texture scanning | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Quality inspection | |||||
| PtB certification of Artec Studio | Import SAT, STEP, IGES, X_T files | Import SAT, STEP, IGES, X_T files | Import SAT, STEP, IGES, X_T files | Import SAT, STEP, IGES, X_T files | Import SAT, STEP, IGES, X_T files |
| Mesh-to-CAD comparison | Automatic | Automatic | Automatic | Manual | Manual |
| Mesh-to-CAD alignment | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Datum alignment | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| 2D section analysis | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Automatic defect detection | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Deviation mapping | Advanced distance calculation | Advanced distance calculation | Advanced distance calculation | Basic distance calculation | Basic distance calculation |
| Thickness mapping | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Tolerance Check mode | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Enhanced target support | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Target thickness compensation | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Surface distance maps: one-click annotations | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Direct export to Control X | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Surface distance maps: point-by-point deviation | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Measurements: linear, geodesic, sections, distance maps, volume, annotations. Export to CSV, DXF, XML | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Run Control X Inspection from Artec Studio | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Run ZEISS Optical 3D Inspection from Artec Studio | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Scan-to-CAD for reverse engineering | |||||
| Fit CAD primitives to 3D model | Cylinder, sphere, cone, plane, torus | Cylinder, sphere, cone, plane, torus, box | Cylinder, sphere, cone, plane, torus | Cylinder, sphere, cone, plane, torus, box | Cylinder, sphere, cone, plane, torus |
| Create free primitives | Cylinder, sphere, cone, plane, torus | Cylinder, sphere, cone, plane, torus, box | Cylinder, sphere, cone, plane, torus | Cylinder, sphere, cone, plane, torus, box | Cylinder, sphere, cone, plane, torus |
| Autosurfacing | ✓ | ✓ | Improved | ✓ | ✓ |
| Freeform fitting | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Boolean operations | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Geometrical constraints | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Basic | ✓ |
| Precise positioning | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Export multiple open and closed contours directly to CAD | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Create draft angles | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Chamfer and fillet tools | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Instant deviation analysis | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Move and offset faces | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Surface thickening tools | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Direct export to Design X | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Direct export of fitted primitives and meshes to SOLIDWORKS | ✓ | ✓ | fitted primitives only | fitted primitives only | |
| Disassembly of assemblies | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Delete faces | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| UI and ergonomics | |||||
| Home screen project manager | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Quick panel | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| In-depth properties tab | Advanced | Advanced | Advanced | Basic | Basic |
| Manual frame picking | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Multiple object export | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Cloud collaboration | |||||
| Artec Studio to Artec Cloud Project Synchronization | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Artec Cloud integration | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| One-click 3D model share | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
Discover what Artec Studio could do for you
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