PolyWorks | Inspector™

Artec Studio captures and processes scan data — registration, fusion, mesh cleanup, texture, and comparison. PolyWorks | Inspector evaluates that finished data against a specification: full ASME and ISO GD&T, datum reference frames, tolerance zones, repeatable multi-piece routines and formal inspection reports. Most customers own both and run them in sequence. If you only need a visual deviation map, Artec Studio may already be enough — we would rather say so than sell you a second licence.

Standard or Premium. Those are the two packages that include point cloud digitizing and meshing, which is what scanner data requires. Standard covers scan-based inspection completely. Premium adds PolyWorks | Modeler Standard, which fits NURBS surfaces over a scanned mesh for CAD work, and carries CMM capability you only need if you run a coordinate measuring machine. The other packages are probing and gauge-collection tools and do not apply to Artec workflows.

Process the scan in Artec Studio, then export it as a polygonal mesh or point cloud and import it into PolyWorks | Inspector. PolyWorks reads 38 point cloud and mesh formats, so no conversion utility or third-party bridge is needed. Your CAD nominal comes in through IGES or STEP, or through an optional native translator for CATIA, NX, Creo, Inventor or SolidWorks — which also brings in the PMI, so tolerances do not have to be re-keyed.

A node-locked licence is tied to a USB dongle. The software runs on whichever machine holds the dongle, so it moves between computers one at a time — the right choice for a single dedicated inspection workstation. A floating network licence is served from your network and checked out by any seat that needs it, so a team can share a smaller number of licences across shifts, departments or sites. Floating costs more per licence; whether it pays off depends on how many people need the software at the same moment.

Pricing depends on the package, the optional modules added, and the licence terms. Because configurations vary this widely, InnovMetric does not publish list pricing. Send us your application through the form above and we will return a written quote — usually the same day.

It depends on the tolerance and the scanner. Artec Micro II resolves to 5 microns and Artec Point to 0.02 mm, which supports genuinely tight work; Leo and Eva at roughly 0.1 mm suit larger parts and looser features. The honest answer is that scanning excels at full-surface characterization — profile, warp, flush and gap, form deviation — and is the wrong tool for a bore diameter held to a few microns. Send us a drawing and we will tell you which controls a scanner can defend and which it cannot.

Yes. The GD&T engine implements algorithms prescribed by both the ASME and ISO standards, and you choose which standard a project follows. It supports datum feature patterns, composite datum features, datum targets, material condition and datum modifiers, and radial, slab-like, unequal bilateral and unilateral tolerance zones.

Yes. Measure a piece from the first production run and transfer the results automatically into AS9102 and PPAP-compliant Excel templates using PolyWorks | ReportLoop. Reports also export to PDF, Word and HTML.

Yes — this is where the software pays for itself. Build the inspection once, then replay it with the Play Inspection tool and Sequence Editor on each subsequent scan. Multi-piece statistics accumulate automatically, so you get trend charts and process capability data instead of a folder of one-off reports.

A 64-bit Windows 10 or 11 Pro workstation with a professional OpenGL graphics card. InnovMetric's minimum is a quad-core CPU with 8 GB RAM; for dense Artec scan data, treat their recommended configuration — an i7-class CPU, 32 GB RAM or more, and an NVIDIA RTX or Quadro professional card — as the practical starting point. Consumer GeForce cards and ARM processors are not supported.

Yes. Every package includes one year of InnovMetric support and maintenance, plus two complimentary seats at a basic classroom training session (travel and lodging are yours). On top of that, 3DMakerWorld provides application support in the U.S. — we run Artec scanners in our own service bureau every day, so you are calling people who use this workflow, not a switchboard.

Yes. Contact us and we will arrange an evaluation or a live demo. Sending us a scan and the CAD file of a part you actually inspect is the fastest way to know whether it solves your problem.

Yes. 3DMakerWorld runs an Artec-based 3D scanning and inspection service bureau. For a one-off validation, a warranty dispute or a supplier problem, we can scan the part and deliver the inspection report without you buying anything.