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Artec Leo
The one we reach for first.
No laptop, no cable, no targets — free movement while scanning gives you lots of flexibility. Pause and restart at will. Reposition the object or yourself and continue scanning seamlessly, as you see the scan results build on the scanner screen. For medium-to-large objects captured on site, nothing else works like Leo! This is a useful, durable and portable machine.
Why we love this scanner
Why we love the Artec Leo
Every reseller on the continent publishes the same spec sheet. What almost none of them can tell you is what it’s like crawling under a tank, going down a shaft to scan equipment, hanging off the side of a large vessel, the unique challenge of dealing with talent on a set, or scanning a public sculpture in a park, in full sunlight, in the snow… That’s where we are different — we’ve been there! With Leo.
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Wireless and Handheld
No power cable, data tethers, tripping hazards, or a laptop balanced on a crate. Start scanning right away and capture data quickly and easily. Stop and start as needed. Take multiple scans and seamlessly merge together. High detail capture quickly and easily.
Inside a penstock at a power plant, that meant working from rope access — no power, no cable, no bench, nowhere to set anything down. We were looking for deflection in the sheathing. The dents and distortions came out clearly in the scan; in photographs of the same plating they are almost impossible to see.
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Full Colour Scanning
Artec Leo uses colour as well as geometry to improve scan tracking and quality. This enables scanning of flat or featureless surfaces with the addition of simple markers like tape or chalk lines, or even existing wear patterns. No targeting dots needed.
Scans can be augmented with photography for perfect colours and exported in .OBJ format with a single unwrapped texture map.
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Artec Studio Software
Use this best-in-class software to pull scans together into polygonal models, manipulate the meshes, then extract CAD features and translate surfaces to .STP format. Create cross sections, measurements and compare to CAD drawings. Artec Studio makes processing scans easy. This is an outstanding tool.
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It is not the answer to everything
Leo is suitable for parts from the size of a bread box up to a large vehicle.
For smaller objects, we recommend the Spider II, Neo or Point II. For larger objects like buildings or landscapes, you want Ray II or the amazing Artec Jet. The right equipment for the right application matters. We are here to help you choose.
What it’s for
Who this suits
Written for the user, not the spec sheet.
Art & fabrication
Capture, Enlargement, Reproduction, Restoration
Capture a maquette or an original, output a watertight full colour mesh, hand it to a foundry, mill, 3D printer or online gallery. STL or .OBJ files ready to go.
Industrial & automotive
Large parts, awkward locations
Mining machines, tooling, frames, plant equipment — anywhere the part is bigger than the bench and can’t be carried to one. Mobile high accuracy scanning in any conditions.
Heritage, Archaeology & Museums
Non invasive, no touch capture
Artifacts, sculpture, architectural fragments, fossils, etc. No touch, target-free scanning in full colour. Portable, durable equipment suitable for use in the field or in the Museum.
Visual and Special Effects
Scan on set or acquire digital assets in minutes
On-set actor scanning, makeup documentation, landscape features, prop development, marketing assets — Leo makes capturing the geometry and high quality texture quick and easy.
Anywhere you need to capture Geometry and/or Texture in high detail
Get measurements and information from hard-to-access places
Other applications include medical (prosthetics), construction/custom building, QC and inspection, custom crates design, damage assessments, forensics, wear analysis, capture for AR, human scanning, etc, etc, etc.
Inside a penstock at a power plant and on a netted rock face above a retaining wall, the job was the same one: get accurate measurement out of somewhere you cannot set up a tripod, stand a scanner on a bench, or run a cable to. Both were captured on rope access, on battery, with the operator hanging in a harness.
Published specifications
The numbers
Manufacturer figures, reproduced as published. Real-world results depend on surface, lighting and geometry.
- 3D point accuracy
- up to 0.1 mm
- 3D resolution
- up to 0.2 mm
- Accuracy over distance
- up to 0.1 mm+ 0.3 mm/m
- Volume capture zone
- 160,000 cm³
- Working distance
- 0.35 – 1.2 m
- Reconstruction rate
- up to 22 fpsreal time
- Streaming rate
- up to 80 fps
- Data acquisition
- up to 35 M points/s
- Texture resolution
- 2.3 mp
- Display
- 5.5″HD touchscreen
- Processor
- Jetson TX2NVIDIA
- Power
- Batterybuilt-in, exchangeable
- Connectivity
- Wi-FiEthernet
- Weight
- 2.6 kg5.7 lb
- Dimensions
- 231 × 162 × 230mm
Specifications as published by the manufacturer for the Artec Leo 3D scanner. ScanScanScan3D is a Gold Certified Artec 3D Partner and an authorized Canadian reseller. Download the Artec Leo leaflet (PDF).
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.
Buying in Canada, from Canadians
Local support
Here’s what’s different about buying from ScanScanScan3D.
No border surprises, CAD Pricing
Duty, brokerage and delivery are included in the number you’re quoted, in Canadian dollars (or USD if you prefer).
Advice from use, not a datasheet
We run these units on paying work every week. Ask what breaks, what’s slow, and what we’d buy instead. We’ll share information openly and honestly.
Training and support after the sale
Training is provided when we sell a scanner. Most important though is ongoing, long term support. The first call for troubleshooting or problem solving is your reseller.
WE ANSWER THE PHONE.
Get a Canadian price (or USD) on the Leo
Tell us about your application and we will tell you if this is the right choice — including honest answers if it’s not.