What if you could hold the power to capture the most intricate details of the physical world in your hand? That’s exactly what Revopoint’s MetroX 3D laser 3D scanner offers. With its compact design, it delivers high-quality scans that capture fine textures and structures with exceptional accuracy. This device opens up new possibilities for preserving and interacting with the world around us in digital form—efficient, accessible, and more detailed than ever.
In the MetroX, Revopoint has clearly prioritized craftsmanship. Its use of structured light and laser technology gives it the gravitas of a laboratory instrument. The device can capture both complex and smooth-surfaced objects with impressive fidelity, achieving up to 0.01 mm precision, 0.03 mm accuracy, and a fused point distance of 0.05 mm. Weighing just 1.1 pounds (508g), it combines simplicity with accuracy—surprisingly lightweight, highly portable, and remarkably easy to set up. Just connect it to a PC and let it “dance” its digital ballet, transforming physical forms into immersive 3D models.
The MetroX 3D Laser Scanner offers four specialized scanning modes to capture a range of object types, from flat surfaces to intricate details on small and medium objects.
For smooth, flat surfaces—including shiny or black items—the 14 crossed blue laser lines capture up to 800,000 points per second, eliminating the need for scanning spray. For enhanced detail, the high-powered parallel blue laser mode utilizes 7 lines to capture every edge and complex surface with precision.
The system can also fully automate scanning with its Dual-axis Turntable and Revo Scan integration, creating a metrology-grade digital twin with a single click. Lastly, MetroX’s 62-line structured blue light mode captures complex, feature-rich objects at a blisteringly fast 7 million points per second, generating point clouds in seconds and allowing marker-free scans of feature-rich objects.
But versatility doesn’t end with function alone. The MetroX accommodates the fickle demands of lighting, adjusting its sensors to minimize noise and capture a clear, unobscured view of shiny or dark surfaces with its laser scanning modes. The result is an adaptability that moves seamlessly between environments—workshops, offices, labs—with an earnest fidelity to the original object.
The MetroX software provides real-time feedback, allowing users to assess scan quality immediately. Post-processing tools support fine adjustments like aligning, smoothing, and editing the final 3D model. The scanner also supports exports in multiple file formats, facilitating easy integration into CAD software or direct 3D printing, streamlining workflows in design and manufacturing.
Beyond its specs—its tight scanning range, and fine-tuned resolution—the MetroX is a portal into the tactile details we often overlook. For users, this means not only the ability to “see” but to truly capture: it translates texture, form, and dimension into something that holds up, whether projected on a screen or reconstructed in a 3D printer. User experiences so far praise the MetroX’s simplicity, its ergonomic design, and, most of all, the effortless way it bridges the physical and digital with each scan.
One might ask: who exactly needs this tool? The answer, it turns out, is as broad as the imagination. The potential applications of the MetroX 3D scanner ripple across various fields, some familiar, others just beginning to take shape. In manufacturing, it tackles pragmatic tasks like reverse engineering and quality control, translating parts into precise digital models that can be scrutinized, modified, and perfected. In the medical field, its precise measurements enable detailed anatomical models, reshaping possibilities in prosthetics and surgical planning. For archivists and historians, the MetroX is a boon for preserving artifacts in digital form, capturing what time might erode. In its deft marriage of technology and practicality, the MetroX appeals to a spectrum of users, from industrial titans to inventive students, meeting even the most detailed demands.
In the hands of Revopoint’s MetroX, the act of 3D scanning becomes less about technology and more about translation—the rendering of reality into digital permanence. Revopoint has designed the MetroX to make high-quality scanning accessible and intuitive, blending cutting-edge innovation with a familiar ease of use. Now available on Kickstarter at a discounted price of $689, the MetroX offers a vision for scanning that feels both futuristic and surprisingly familiar—a reminder that the future of creation is as much about revisiting the old as it is about inventing the new.
