SURF 3D

Comes with features not available in ordinary scanners such as extended customisation over the lighting of the original and 3D embossing data (e.g. for use in 3D printing or embossing applications).

The SURF 3D® scanner is specifically designed for the following applications:

• medium-sized digital printing applications requiring colour and 3D data (e.g. reproduction of small fine arts, customised phone covers, restaurant menus with fancy covers, wrapping objects with special materials, creating gadgets, small productions, proofing, etc.);
• medium-sized ceramic and wallpaper applications;
• 3D rendering applications, where the scanner can be used to capture material properties (Diffuse Map, Bump Map, etc.) in order to perfectly reproduce the material in CGI and CAD applications.

This scanner can generate colour-accurate high-resolution images including a 3D Depth Map (embossing data) and Glossiness Map (representing the surface's reflection properties).

The SURF 3D® scanning software is designed to offer straightforward usability without sacrificing performance and image quality.

This scanner integrates the METIS Light Inspector software which allows designers, creatives and other types of users to optimise colour and embossing data for a specific output or use.

Features the unique ability to use the scanner in order to quickly and effectively profile any kind of printer without the need for using a dedicated instrument (e.g. a Spectrophotometer).

• Optical resolution: 400 PPI (software scalable)
• Maximum original thickness: ~ 5 cm (1.97 in)
• Scan format (~):

          (without stitching) 49 x 32 cm (19.3" x 12.6")

          (with 1x stitching) 49 x 60 cm (19.3" x 23.6")

          (with 2x stitching) 49 x 85 cm (19.3" x 33.5")

• Integrated camera: Canon R5 or Nikon D850
• Focusing: Lens autofocus (software controlled)
• Lighting system: 8 independently controlled light sources
• Light source type: High CRI LEDs, IR/UV free
• Capture time (full format at 400 PPI): ~ 30 sec.
• Capture + save time (full format at 400 PPI): ~ 1 min.
• Acquisition modes: Scan, SuperScan
• Image save formats: Metis MDC; Colour images: TIFF 48 or 24 bit; Normal Map: TIFF (Color 48 or 24 bit); Depth and Glossiness Maps: TIFF (Greyscale 16 or 8 bit)
• Holding table type: Sliding drawer can fully extend in the front and back of the scanner to facilitate mounting the original but also for stitching purposes
• Drawer sizes (~): 70 x 66 cm (27.56 x 25.98 in). Scanning area is anyway limited to 49 x 32 cm (19.29" x 12.6")
• Scanner sizes (~): 100 cm (39.37") length, 71 cm (27.95") width, 208 cm (81.9") height

• Runs natively at 64bit on Windows 10 or 11 Professional 64bit
• Easy scanner calibration tools
• Easy-to-use interface with Live View, Crop, Autofocus, etc.
• Includes the METIS Light Inspector software (special version): Provides extensive features allowing the post-processing of a METIS SuperScan raw file, such as adjustment of the light and visual appearance, the generation of the 3D Depth, Glossiness, and Normal MAPs, automatic stitching tool and much more
• Generate standard TIFF files perfectly in register for colour, 3D and Glossiness data
• Includes the METIS Color Profiler software: Automatically handles the colour accuracy of the scanner with tools for calibration, profile creation and conversion, and the validation of colour and ICC profiles. The software also fully supports ICC profiles from scan, on-screen visualization, to the exported data
• and much more.