With just two clicks, the MakerBot Digitizer Desktop 3D Scanner’s easy to use, yet sophisticated software creates clean, watertight 3D models that are ready to 3D print. We’ve optimized the whole process to work seamlessly with MakerBot Replicator Desktop 3D Printers, but you get standard design files to use on the 3D printer of your choice. You don’t need any design or 3D modeling skills to get started, and it all happens in just minutes.

Remake
Your World

See things differently. When you scan an object, you give it a brand new life in the digital world. The MakerBot Digitizer Desktop 3D Scanner outputs standard 3D file formats so that you can improve, shape, mold, twist, animate, and transform objects in a third-party 3D modeling program.

The file you get from your scan is a great starting point for something new. Make your own new gnome with the file below!

Download Gnome

ADD A HAT
Adding one 3D model to another is easy, like putting a hat on top of a gnome. Either scan a second object, or search for it on Thingiverse.com.

USE
MeshMixer (free)

MULTIPLY
Scale your objects down and multiply them to create charms or game pieces. It only takes seconds in our free software MakerBot MakerWare.

USE
MakerBot MakerWare for Digitizer

MORE BEARD
Many tools let you sculpt a 3D model like you’re sculpting clay. We added a fluffy beard and some pointy ears
to transform our gnome.

USE
ZBrush

Sophisticated
Software

Behind the two-click simplicity is a powerful and complex reconstruction process. MakerWare for Digitizer contains an algorithm that connects hundreds of thousands of points into a seamless digital mesh in just seconds. There’s no patching, stitching, or repairing required, so you can skip straight to your creative process. We’ve worked hard to create software that saves you time.

Introducing
MakerBot MultiScan Technology

Scan objects from multiple angles

Create Better 3d Models

MakerBot MultiScan Technology allows you to
scan objects from multiple angles to capture the
top, bottom, and hidden parts of your object.
You can then “merge” them together to create
the best possible 3D model.

Imagine the Possibilities

Downloads

FAQ

User Manual

Quick Start Guide

EC Declaration of Conformity

Education Series

Download Document

Please add your email address to begin your download.

Technical Specifications

Performance

Scan volume

Up to 20.3 (diameter) x 20.3 cm (H)
[8 x 8 in.]

Dimensional accuracy

± 2.0 mm [± 0.079 in]

Detail resolution

0.5 mm [0.0197 in]

Triangles per 3D model

Approx. 200K

Scan speed

Approx. 12 minutes

Steps per rotation

800 per rotation

Optimal Light Conditions

Artificial indoor light

Maximum weight on turntable

3 kg [6.6 lbs]

Software

Included Software

MakerWare for Digitizer

Exported File Types

STL, Thing

Operating Systems

Windows (7+)
Mac OSX (10.7+)
Linux (Ubuntu 12.04+)

Components

Lasers

Two eye-safe Class 1 laser line generators

Camera

1.3 megapixel CMOS image sensor

Enclosure Material

PC ABS

Connectivity

USB connection

Stepper Motor

0.9° step angle with 1/16 micro-stepping

Dimensions

Product Dimensions

47.5 L x 41.1 W x 20.3 H cm
[18.7 x 16.2 x 8.0 in]

Shipping Dimensions

52.1 L x 47.0 W x 24.4 H cm
[20.5 x 18.5 x 9.6 in]

Product Weight

2.1 kg [4.7 lbs]

Shipping Weight

5.0 kg [11.0 lbs]

Storage Temperature

0°–55° C [32°–90° F]

Operating Temperature

15°–32° C [60°–90° F]

AC Input

100–240 V, ~2 amps, 50–60 Hz

Power Requirements

12 V DC @ 2.08 amps

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Replacement parts due to accidental damage and normal wear and tear
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