Safely scanning historic artifacts

Which of the Revopoint scanners are best suited for safely scanning historic artifacts.

Additionally, are there any good resources for understanding the difference between scanner types in general. I would like to learn more about the tech inside.

Hi Gary ,

All infrared scanners are actually suited for safely scanning of historic artifacts, even MINI since it uses only Class 1 laser what is safe .

Regarding scanning color using included scanner LED or Mini visible blue light , it may be not always allowed , it depends if the artifact is sensitive to light or not .

But infrared at this level is not .

I don’t think that (short-timed) light emissions can be a risk to historic artefacts.
I am working for the National Heritage administration of my country.
The only thing here: you should avoid even self-vanishing scanning spray
Independently from this question, the most suitable scanner depends from what you want to scan.

some paintings are … No direct LED lighting no flash lighting

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I don’t know if revopoint has scanners for paintings, where every brush stroke should be catched;-)
But yes, bright light can do harm if often and/or long-time. Not only LED/flash, but also daylight. But not for 15 min.

I saw already scans of paintings and other museum artifacts just for that purpose , antique wood sculpture and art work

One of our forum member @dfodaro is doing also the work and scans as conservator of antique art in museums and beyond.

Good evening everyone (from Italy),
I am a professional art conservator and I work for an important Italian government institution.
For several years now I have been using 3D scanners of various types in my work (IR laser scanners, green light laser scanners, blue light lasers, white light and blue light scanners).
The works of arts I have scanned are of various types and materials, including paintings and works on paper (which are perhaps among the most sensitive).
Revopoint scanners are all safe for use on works of art. I have no idea what class of blue laser is used in the new MetroX, so I can’t comment on that.
However, the problem with exposure to light (even white light) is time. The UV component of natural light can cause discoloration of certain works of art (which however occurs with long exposure times). Scanning a work of art is an operation that can be resolved in a relatively short time.
As already written, there may be negative interactions between some 3D scanning sprays (not all) and some artistic surfaces (usually varnished, lacquered and/or painted).

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It is class 2 laser and you need to use safety glasses to protect your retinas. Not a joke

With Lazer mode like that the time of scanning is very long and a lot of frames need to be collected , small fragment can already need 4K or more frames to finish the area so very time consuming and high level light exposure .

Thank you so much Davide for your insight on this matter and for your costly time , very much appreciate it !

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