Structured Light 3D Scanner Market

Global Structured Light 3D Scanner Market Size

The global structured light 3D scanner market was valued at USD 2.32 billion in 2024. The global market is projected to grow at a CAGR of 22.21% from 2025 to 2033 and be worth USD 14.11 billion by 2033 from USD 2.84 billion in 2025.

3D scanners are devices used to capture the details of real-world objects that include properties such as texture, and color which can be used to produce a 3D object. The automotive industry also uses this 3D scanner to check quality control and to inspect the applications whether the components are manufactured within the specified levers or not.

As the number of applications is increasing, the market is also expected to have rapid growth. These 3D scanners are among the innovations that have changed the world. Across the major end-user industries, the 3D scanner has been witnessing commercial applications. The usage of 3D scanners provides quality control of small and big components of manufacturing and production. The end-users use the Structured Light 3D Scanner for various purposes. As for health care, the 3D scanner is used to generate the body implantation and to model the body parts in three dimensional. To enhance the quality of the product, this technology is preferred as it saves time, cost and effort during the process of production. 3D scanning has become popular across the major end-user industries, by customizing the technology to meet professional needs in various streams. Cost is one of the critical factors that restrain the rise in adoption of 3D Scanners.

MARKET DRIVERS

The increasing applications in automotive and aerospace designing drive the global structured light 3D scanner market.

The increase in the number of wearable devices makes the human- techno interaction more realistic to the world and immersive. These technologies made data capturing very easy and fast. A considerable amount of 3D data is being used nowadays, which is used to define a product for inspection. The significant factors that drive the 3D scanners market are reduced manufacture time and the rise in adoption of 3D Scanner to improve the quality of the product.

The increase in the adoption of 3D scanning material in industries like aerospace, defense, and healthcare, is likely to drive the global structured light 3D scanner market during the forecast period. There are cost-effective alternatives to 3D scanning. Although the 3D scanners provide us with quick and accurate scanning, the cost-effective alternative is restraining the growth of the target market.

REPORT COVERAGE

SEGMENTAL ANALYSIS

By Product Insights

The structured light scanner is regarded to grow significantly. With a stable light uniform electron flow such as LEDs.

By Range Insights

Short-range 3D holds the most substantial share value with low cost and brings awareness to designing the product, modeling, and material inspection.

By Application Insights

Quality control & inspection has a large share of market value which is caused by bringing awareness about advanced medical treatment and also there is a need to capture a large amount of 3D data analysis.

By Type Insights

Fixed CMM-based has a significant share value where it captures the entire object from different angles from a fixed location. This is also one of the factors that drive demand.

The portable CMM-based segment is projected to have promising growth through the foreseen period. These scanners are versatile and flexible when compared to 3D scanners and capture objects of various sizes in three dimensions.

By End-User Insights

In the global structured light 3D scanner market, automotive holds the larger share of market value where it is attributed to obtaining the processing of material, material inspection, manufacturing and designing of automotive.

By Component Insights

Hardware holds the most considerable share value because of the increasing demand for a 3D scanner for printing and imaging applications.

REGIONAL ANALYSIS

In the regional segmentation of the global structured light 3D scanner market, the Asia-Pacific (APAC) is anticipated to have immense growth opportunities from the automotive and architectural sectors over the forecast period. The 3D scan is used in several areas like dentistry, civil, architecture, quality archaeology, and dimensional mechanical inspection. This region comprises developing economies such as India and China. In APAC, there are some significant factors that drive the growth of the 3D scanner market such as the rise in the number of engineering and infrastructure projects, to ensure better and faster recovery and also the growth of dental restoration surgeries in APAC.

KEY PLAYERS IN THE MARKET

Companies playing a major role in the global structured 3D scanner market include Hexagon AB (Sweden), FARO Technologies, Inc. (US), Nikon Metrology NV (Belgium), Trimble Inc. (US), Topcon Corporation (Japan), 3D Systems Corporation (US), Perceptron Inc. (US), Kreon Technology (France), Shapegrabber (Canada), Fuel 3D (UK), Arctec 3D (Luxemburg), Next Engine (California), Shining 3D Tech (China), RangeVision (Russia), Exact Metrology (US), Trimet (US), 3D Scanco (US), Maptek Pty Ltd (US), True Point Laser Scanning LLC (US), Basis Software Inc. (US), Capture 3D (California) and Creaform, Inc. (Canada).

RECENT HAPPENINGS IN THE MARKET

• FARO introduces Cobalt Design 3D Scanning Solution. This has been combined with recently added RevEng, a software platform where small to medium objects are scanned with precision, with multiple levels of resolution. This Cobalt Design is specially created for design applications, jewelry and fashion design and is ideal for scanning complex surfaces.

• SHINING 3D’s Free Scan X5 3D scanner helps Student Formula racing team improve the housing structure. The students of the DHBW Engineering Stuttgart eV selected to scan this year’s monocoque using SHINING 3D’s handheld laser 3D scanner, the FreeScan X5.

• Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence has launched PartInspect L, the first automated 3D measurement cell product based on AICON scanner technology. To meet the demand for increased high-speed, high-quality measurement and analysis, PartInspect L uses advance automation expertise.

MARKET SEGMENTATION

This research report on the global structured light 3D scanner market has been segmented and sub-segmented based on product, range, application, type, end user, component, and region.

By Product

• Optical Scanner
• Structures Light Scanner
• Laser Scanner

By Range

• Short Range
• Medium Range
• Long Range

By Application

• Reverse Engineering
• Quality Control & Inspection
• Virtual Simulation
• Face/Body Scanning
• Others

By Type

• Tripod Mounted
• Fixed CMM Based
• Portable CMM Based
• Desktop

By End-User

• Aerospace & Defence
• Healthcare
• Architecture & Construction
• Entertainment & Media
• Automotive
• Others

By Component

• Hardware
• Software
• Services

By Region

• North America
• Europe
• Asia-Pacific
• South America
• Middle East & Africa