Geomagic Design X Reverse Engineering Software
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Scan a legacy part, a worn casting or a hand-modified prototype with an Artec scanner, build a parametric model with full design history, and push it straight into SOLIDWORKS, NX, Creo, Inventor or AutoCAD with LiveTransfer. Sold, configured and supported in the U.S. by 3DMakerWorld. 3–10×faster time to CAD Up to 75%cost reduction 0.005 mmmax. accuracy, no targets needed Scanner-agnosticEvery Artec scanner supported Request a quote Book a demo on your part What is Geomagic Design X? Geomagic Design X is reverse engineering software from Hexagon that turns 3D scan data into parametric, feature-based CAD models. It combines history-based CAD modeling with mesh and point cloud processing in a single application, so the model you produce is not a dumb surface body — it carries sketches, features and a rebuildable design tree that an engineer can edit later in their own CAD system. That distinction is the whole reason the software exists. Most scan-to-CAD paths give you a shrink-wrapped surface that matches the scan but cannot be modified. Design X extracts the design intent instead: it finds the planes, cylinders, revolves, extrudes and fillets that the part was originally built from, fits them to the scan within a tolerance you control, and reports the deviation as you work. Typical work it is bought for: recreating CAD for legacy parts with no drawings, reverse engineering competitor or supplier components, capturing hand-finished tooling and clay models, designing custom parts that must mate to existing hardware, and rebuilding obsolete spares for maintenance and aftermarket production. Play — Why Geomagic Design X? Geomagic’s own walkthrough of why teams move up to the standalone Design X application, and what it does that an in-CAD toolset does not. Watch on YouTube → Scan-to-CAD workflow From physical part to editable CAD model Design X sits between the scanner and your CAD seat. Artec scanners are contact-free and target-free, so parts that would need fixturing or hours of CMM programming are digitized in minutes — then Design X does the modeling. STEP 1Capture Digitize the part with one or more Artec scanners — Micro II for small precision components, Spider II for sharp edges and complex geometry, Point for difficult surfaces, Leo for large parts scanned wirelessly on the floor. STEP 2Prepare the data Align, fuse, repair and simplify the scan in Artec Studio or directly in Design X. Fill holes, smooth noise, decimate where detail is not needed, and produce a watertight, modeling-ready mesh. STEP 3Build the solid Segment the mesh into regions, extract features with the modeling wizards, sketch on the mesh, and fit exact surfaces to organic geometry. The result is a solid with a real feature tree. STEP 4Verify & transfer Check the model against the scan in real time with Accuracy Analyzer, then LiveTransfer it — design history intact — into SOLIDWORKS, NX, Creo, Inventor or AutoCAD. Artec reports customers reaching CAD 3–10× faster and cutting tooling iteration cost by up to 75% when Artec 3D scanning is paired with Geomagic Design X. Your own result depends on part complexity, surface condition and operator experience — ask us for an application review before you build a business case on it. Capabilities What Geomagic Design X actually does Rapid modeling wizards Extract complex geometry in a few clicks. The wizards find primitives and swept features in the mesh, and let you control feature location, orientation, and the trade-off between model simplicity and fitting accuracy. LiveTransfer to your CAD system Send the finished model to SOLIDWORKS, Siemens NX, PTC Creo, Autodesk Inventor or AutoCAD as a native parametric model with its feature history intact — not a static solid. Available in every tier, including Go. Accuracy Analyzer Compare CAD bodies, surfaces or sketches against the underlying scan in real time as you model. Deviation is visible while you are still fitting, so errors are caught before they propagate through the tree. Mesh and point cloud processing Hole filling, smoothing, decimation, rewrapping and healing, plus Smart Brush editing. Imports over 60 formats spanning polygon meshes, point clouds and CAD. Advanced repair wizards and point cloud editing come in Pro. Auto and exact surfacing Fit surfaces automatically across an organic scan, or use selective surfacing to control patch layout. Exact Surfacing in Pro produces high-fidelity NURBS for freeform shapes that were never parametric to begin with. Device integration and probing Capture directly inside Design X, or work with data exported from Artec Studio. Scanner plugins and hard probing are included from the Plus tier up, for combining scanned surfaces with probed datums and features. CAD Correct and auto-sketch Pro adds automated sketch recognition and CAD Correct, which cleans up imported CAD geometry so an inherited model can be repaired rather than rebuilt from scratch. Automation Scan Process and Batch Process in Pro run repeatable routines across sets of parts — the tier that matters if reverse engineering is a production activity rather than a one-off project. Plans & licensing Which Geomagic Design X tier do you need? Design X comes in three varieties, each aimed at a different kind of user. Every one of them reads scan data, edits mesh, models solids and LiveTransfers to CAD — they differ in how much automation and surfacing control you get, and in how fast support answers. Go and Plus can both be upgraded later, so starting small does not strand you. Design X Go Entry tierfor those just starting out Start your reverse engineering journey with straightforward software. Point, mesh & CAD data import/export LiveTransfer Mesh editing and repair tools Solid & surface modeling essentials Basic deviation analysis Email support, 3-business-day response Get a Go quote Design X Plus Professional tierfor regular, complex work Enhanced tools for complex use cases that plug straight into your existing workflow. Everything in Go, plus: Scanner plugins and hard probing Advanced solid and surface modeling 3D mesh sketching Auto-surface with selective surfacing Detailed Accuracy Analyzer Phone and remote-session support, 1-business-day response Get a Plus quote Design X Pro Complete tierexpert-level toolset A complete toolkit for turning virtually anything into an accurate 3D model. Everything in Plus, plus: CAD-native file import/export Advanced mesh editing wizards Automatic regioning Auto-sketch and Exact surfacing Texturing tools and CAD Correction Scan Process and Batch Process automation Get a Pro quote Design X is available as a subscription or a perpetual licence, with maintenance programs and separate commercial and educational terms. Tell us the parts you need to model and we will recommend a tier and quote it — including Artec scanner bundles, which are priced better than buying scanner and software separately. Full feature comparison: Go vs Plus vs Pro Capability Go Plus Pro Scanner support Scanner interfaces ✓ ✓ ✓ Scanner plugins & probing — ✓ ✓ Import / export Standard mesh, points, DXF, CAD & scan formats ✓ ✓ ✓ Native CAD formats — — ✓ Selection Basic selection tools ✓ ✓ ✓ Advanced selection tools — — ✓ Scan editing & repair Mesh repairing & editing ✓ ✓ ✓ Point cloud repairing ✓ ✓ ✓ Advanced mesh editing & wizards — — ✓ Advanced point cloud editing — — ✓ Roll / unroll scan — — ✓ Texturing — — ✓ Alignment & regions Manual alignment ✓ ✓ ✓ Automatic alignment (auto guess, global, fine) ✓ ✓ ✓ Advanced alignment tools & wizard — — ✓ Manual region creation & editing ✓ ✓ ✓ Automatic regions — — ✓ Solid & surface modeling Reference geometry, 2D mesh sketch, 2D sketching ✓ ✓ ✓ Basic solid & surface modeling, basic 3D sketching ✓ ✓ ✓ Solid & surface primitive wizards ✓ ✓ ✓ Advanced solid & surface modeling and editing — ✓ ✓ 3D mesh sketch — ✓ ✓ 3D curves & direct editing tools — — ✓ Advanced 2D sketching tools — — ✓ Advanced 3D sketching & editing — — ✓ Auto-Sketch — — ✓ Modeling wizards — — ✓ CAD Correct — — ✓ Surfacing & accuracy Mesh fit, Auto Surface without selective surfacing ✓ ✓ ✓ Advanced surfacing, Auto Surface with selective surfacing — ✓ ✓ Exact Surfacing — — ✓ Deviation analysis ✓ ✓ ✓ Detailed Accuracy Analyzer — ✓ ✓ CAD transfer & automation LiveTransfer to SOLIDWORKS, NX, Creo, AutoCAD, Inventor ✓ ✓ ✓ Scan Process automation — — ✓ Batch Process automation — — ✓ Support Email support, licensing support, knowledge base ✓ ✓ ✓ Case response time 3 business days 1 business day 1 business day Phone and remote-session support — ✓ ✓ Usage / workflow support (valid maintenance required) — ✓ ✓ Feature allocation follows the published Geomagic plan comparison and can change between releases. We confirm the current build and inclusions at quoting. Artec scanner pairing Artec scanner Type 3D accuracy, up to Typical reverse engineering work Artec Micro II Desktop, automated 0.005 mm (5 µm / 0.0002 in) Small machined and molded parts, dental, jewelry, medical devices Artec Point Handheld laser 0.02 mm (0.0008 in) Shiny, dark and otherwise difficult surfaces; industrial metrology Artec Spider II Handheld 0.05 mm (0.002 in) Complex geometry, sharp edges, castings, tooling, inserts Artec Leo Handheld, wireless 0.1 mm (0.004 in) Large parts, weldments, fixtures, machinery scanned in place Artec Eva Handheld 0.1 mm (0.004 in) Medium to large parts where capture speed matters most Accuracy figures are Artec's published specifications for the scanner alone. Achievable model fidelity depends on part size, surface finish, environment and operator technique. Design X is scanner-agnostic: it also reads data from non-Artec scanners and CMMs through standard mesh and point cloud formats. Data, file formats & languages Import Over 60 file formats spanning polygon meshes, point clouds and CAD From Artec Studio Polygonal mesh and point cloud export — the standard handoff for Artec scan data, no bridge software required Native CAD (Pro) CATIA, Siemens NX, PTC Creo, Autodesk Inventor, SOLIDWORKS LiveTransfer targets SOLIDWORKS, Siemens NX, PTC Creo, AutoCAD, Autodesk Inventor — parametric model with design history preserved Neutral CAD export Standard neutral formats including IGES and STEP Units Metric and imperial Interface languages English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Polish, Czech, Turkish, Japanese, Korean, Chinese System requirements Component Published minimum 3DMakerWorld recommendation for Artec scan data Operating system Windows 8.1 (64-bit) Windows 11 Pro (64-bit) Processor Intel or AMD, 2.0 GHz minimum Intel Core i7 / Ryzen 7 class or better, high single-core clock Memory 8 GB RAM 32 GB RAM or more Storage 30 GB free (additional space for cache) NVMe SSD with 500 GB+ free for project and cache data Graphics OpenGL 3.0+ card with 4 GB RAM or more NVIDIA RTX professional card, 8 GB VRAM or more Display 32-bit true color, 1280 × 960 1920 × 1080 or higher The published minimum is a floor, not a working configuration. Dense Artec scan data — particularly Spider II and Micro II projects — pushes memory and GPU harder than the minimum anticipates. We also spec and supply workstations known to run Artec Studio and Design X together properly. Get a quote, or a demo run on your own part Send us a part — or a scan and a drawing — and we will show you the actual modeling workflow, not a canned demo. We will also tell you honestly if a lower tier, or Geomagic for SOLIDWORKS, fits your work better. Name Company Work email Phone What do you need? Quote for Geomagic Design X Which tier — Go, Plus or Pro? Demo on my own part or scan data Artec scanner + Design X bundle Educational pricing Upgrade or renew an existing licence Training Reverse engineering as a service (we scan and model for you) Artec scanner you own or are considering Not sure yet — help me choose Artec Micro II Artec Point Artec Spider II Artec Leo Artec Eva Non-Artec scanner Other / multiple The parts, the CAD system you use, and what the model has to do Send request We reply the same business day. No newsletter signup, no drip sequence — a person reads this and answers. Questions Geomagic Design X FAQ How much does Geomagic Design X cost? Geomagic Design X comes in three varieties — Go, Plus and Pro — each aimed at a different kind of user, and each available as a subscription or a perpetual licence with optional maintenance. Commercial and educational terms differ, and Artec scanner bundles are priced better than buying scanner and software separately. Because tier, licence term and bundle all move the number, we quote rather than publish: send us your application through the form above and we will return a written quote, usually the same business day. What is the difference between Design X Go, Plus and Pro? Go is the entry tier: it imports scan data, repairs mesh, does basic solid and surface modeling and LiveTransfers to CAD. Plus adds scanner plugins and probing, advanced solid and surface modeling, 3D mesh sketch, selective surfacing and the detailed Accuracy Analyzer — plus phone support and one-business-day response. Pro adds the full automation and freeform toolset: native CAD import/export, modeling wizards, Auto-Sketch, CAD Correct, Exact Surfacing, automatic regioning, texturing and batch processing. Most shops doing regular reverse engineering land on Plus; Pro pays for itself when reverse engineering is a production activity or the parts are organic rather than prismatic. Does Geomagic Design X work with Artec 3D scanners? Yes. Design X is scanner-agnostic and works with every Artec scanner — Eva, Leo, Micro II, Point, Ray II and Spider II. The normal workflow is to capture and process in Artec Studio, export a polygonal mesh or point cloud, and open it in Design X. From the Plus tier up, Design X can also drive supported scanners directly and combine scanned surfaces with hard-probed features. Why should I use Geomagic Design X with Artec 3D scanning? Together they are a complete reverse engineering solution rather than two tools bolted together. The scanner supplies dense, target-free geometry of the real part — including the wear, warp and hand-finishing that a drawing never shows. Design X turns that into a parametric model your engineers can edit. Scan data feeds straight in from Artec Studio with no conversion step, which is why Artec sells and supports the two as a pair, and why the published time and cost savings come from the combined workflow rather than either half alone. I already have Artec Studio. Why do I need Design X? Artec Studio captures, aligns, fuses and cleans scan data, and it can fit basic primitives and export to CAD formats. What it does not do is build a parametric, history-based solid model. Design X extracts the design intent — sketches, extrudes, revolves, fillets — into a rebuildable feature tree that an engineer can edit in SOLIDWORKS or NX afterward. If all you need is a watertight mesh for 3D printing or a quick surface, Artec Studio may already cover it, and we would rather tell you that than sell a second licence. What is LiveTransfer? LiveTransfer sends a Design X model into SOLIDWORKS, Siemens NX, PTC Creo, AutoCAD or Autodesk Inventor as a native parametric model with the design history intact — not a dumb imported solid. The receiving CAD system sees editable features, so downstream design changes are made the normal way. LiveTransfer is included in every tier, including Go. Should I buy Design X or Geomagic for SOLIDWORKS? Geomagic for SOLIDWORKS runs the reverse engineering tools inside the SOLIDWORKS environment, which suits teams that live in SOLIDWORKS and want one window. Design X is the standalone, more capable application: broader mesh and point cloud tooling, more surfacing control, automation, and it feeds several CAD systems rather than one. If SOLIDWORKS is your only CAD system and your parts are straightforward, Geomagic for SOLIDWORKS is often enough. If you handle organic geometry, difficult scan data, or multiple CAD targets, Design X is the right tool. Can Design X reverse engineer organic and freeform shapes? Yes. Alongside feature-based solid modeling for prismatic parts, Design X fits accurate surfaces to organic scans. Auto Surface handles freeform geometry automatically; selective surfacing (Plus and up) lets you control patch layout; Exact Surfacing (Pro) produces high-fidelity NURBS on shapes that were never parametric — hand-sculpted models, worn tooling, anatomical forms, styling surfaces. What are the system requirements? The published minimum is 64-bit Windows 8.1, a 2.0 GHz Intel or AMD processor, 8 GB RAM, 30 GB of free disk space, a 1280 × 960 32-bit true-color display, and an OpenGL 3.0 or newer graphics card with at least 4 GB of memory. For real work with dense Artec scan data we recommend Windows 11 Pro, an i7-class or better CPU, 32 GB RAM or more, an NVMe SSD, and an NVIDIA RTX professional card with 8 GB or more of VRAM. Which file formats does it read and write? Design X imports over 60 formats covering polygon meshes, point clouds and CAD. It exports to standard neutral CAD formats such as IGES and STEP, and the Pro tier adds native CAD import and export for CATIA, NX, Creo, Inventor and SOLIDWORKS. Artec scan data arrives as a mesh or point cloud exported from Artec Studio — no conversion utility or bridge software is required. Is there a trial version of Geomagic Design X? Yes — evaluation licences are available. Contact us through the form above and we will arrange the trial along with a walkthrough on your own data, which is a far better test than a blank workspace. Sending us a scan and a drawing of a part you actually need to model is the fastest way to know whether the software solves your problem. Do you offer educational pricing? Yes. Hexagon maintains separate educational pricing and maintenance programs for Design X, and Artec offers educational packages that bundle scanners with software. We quote educational, multi-seat, lab and consortium configurations regularly — tell us the institution and the seat count and we will put it together. Do you provide training and support? Yes. Every licence carries Hexagon support at the level of its tier, and 3DMakerWorld provides U.S.-based application support on top of that. We run Artec scanners and reverse engineering work in our own service bureau every day, so you are calling people who use this workflow rather than a switchboard. Offices in Naperville, Illinois and Lenexa, Kansas. Can you just do the reverse engineering for us? Yes. 3DMakerWorld runs an Artec-based 3D scanning and reverse engineering service bureau. For a one-off legacy part, an obsolete spare or a supplier problem, we can scan the part and deliver a CAD model without you buying any software. It is also the cheapest way to find out whether the workflow is worth bringing in-house. Why buy Geomagic Design X from 3DMakerWorld Gold-Certified Artec 3D reseller — scanner, reverse engineering software and training from one vendor, with one point of contact when something goes wrong. We run this workflow ourselves. Our service bureau scans parts and builds CAD models with this exact toolchain. Application advice comes from production experience, not a spec sheet. Honest tier guidance. If Go covers your parts, or Artec Studio already does, we will say so before you buy. U.S.-based sales and technical support — offices in Illinois and Kansas. 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Commercial and educational terms differ, and Artec scanner bundles are priced better than buying scanner and software separately. 3DMakerWorld quotes rather than publishes pricing and returns a written quote, usually the same business day."}}, {"@type":"Question","name":"What is the difference between Design X Go, Plus and Pro?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Go imports scan data, repairs mesh, does basic solid and surface modeling and LiveTransfers to CAD. Plus adds scanner plugins and probing, advanced solid and surface modeling, 3D mesh sketch, selective surfacing, the detailed Accuracy Analyzer, and phone support with one-business-day response. Pro adds native CAD import and export, modeling wizards, Auto-Sketch, CAD Correct, Exact Surfacing, automatic regioning, texturing and batch processing."}}, {"@type":"Question","name":"Does Geomagic Design X work with Artec 3D scanners?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Yes. Design X is scanner-agnostic and works with every Artec scanner, including Eva, Leo, Micro II, Point, Ray II and Spider II. The normal workflow is to capture and process in Artec Studio, export a polygonal mesh or point cloud, and open it in Design X. From the Plus tier up, Design X can also drive supported scanners directly and combine scanned surfaces with hard-probed features."}}, {"@type":"Question","name":"Why should I use Geomagic Design X with Artec 3D scanning?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Together they form a complete reverse engineering solution. The Artec scanner supplies dense, target-free geometry of the real part, including wear, warp and hand-finishing that a drawing never shows, and Geomagic Design X turns that into a parametric model engineers can edit. Scan data feeds in directly from Artec Studio with no conversion step."}}, {"@type":"Question","name":"I already have Artec Studio. Why do I need Geomagic Design X?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Artec Studio captures, aligns, fuses and cleans scan data and can fit basic primitives. It does not build a parametric, history-based solid model. Geomagic Design X extracts design intent into a rebuildable feature tree that an engineer can edit afterward in SOLIDWORKS or NX. If you only need a watertight mesh for 3D printing, Artec Studio may already be enough."}}, {"@type":"Question","name":"What is LiveTransfer in Geomagic Design X?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"LiveTransfer sends a Design X model into SOLIDWORKS, Siemens NX, PTC Creo, AutoCAD or Autodesk Inventor as a native parametric model with the design history intact, so the receiving CAD system sees editable features rather than a static solid. It is included in every tier, including Go."}}, {"@type":"Question","name":"Should I buy Geomagic Design X or Geomagic for SOLIDWORKS?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Geomagic for SOLIDWORKS runs reverse engineering tools inside the SOLIDWORKS environment and suits teams that use SOLIDWORKS exclusively on straightforward parts. Design X is the standalone, more capable application with broader mesh and point cloud tooling, more surfacing control, automation, and support for several CAD targets. Organic geometry, difficult scan data or multiple CAD systems point to Design X."}}, {"@type":"Question","name":"What are the system requirements for Geomagic Design X?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"The published minimum is 64-bit Windows 8.1, a 2.0 GHz Intel or AMD processor, 8 GB RAM, 30 GB of free disk space, a 1280 by 960 32-bit true-color display, and an OpenGL 3.0 or newer graphics card with at least 4 GB of memory. For dense Artec scan data, 3DMakerWorld recommends Windows 11 Pro, an i7-class or better CPU, 32 GB RAM or more, an NVMe SSD, and an NVIDIA RTX professional card with 8 GB or more of VRAM."}}, {"@type":"Question","name":"Which file formats does Geomagic Design X support?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Design X imports over 60 formats covering polygon meshes, point clouds and CAD, and exports to neutral CAD formats such as IGES and STEP. The Pro tier adds native CAD import and export for CATIA, NX, Creo, Inventor and SOLIDWORKS. Artec scan data arrives as a mesh or point cloud exported from Artec Studio with no bridge software required."}}, {"@type":"Question","name":"Is there a trial version of Geomagic Design X?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Yes. Evaluation licences are available. 3DMakerWorld arranges the trial together with a walkthrough on your own scan data, which is a more useful test than a blank workspace."}}, {"@type":"Question","name":"Is educational pricing available for Geomagic Design X?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Yes. Hexagon maintains separate educational pricing and maintenance programs for Design X, and Artec offers educational packages that bundle scanners with software. 3DMakerWorld quotes educational, multi-seat, lab and consortium configurations."}} ] } ] }
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