Direct Dimensions specializes in mobile data capture, bringing museum-grade 3D scanning directly to your artwork or collection’s location to eliminate transportation risks and protect irreplaceable artwork and artifacts. Our portable scanning systems enable on-site digitization in galleries, storage facilities, private collections, and historic sites—safeguarding fragile or high-value pieces that cannot be safely moved.

With roots in aerospace field documentation, we’ve perfected the art of delivering laboratory-quality results in any environment and our clients in the art world have benefited from this expertise for decades. Our team arrives fully equipped with professional-grade portable scanners, controlled lighting and calibrated equipment to capture artifacts in situ with exceptional accuracy. Whether documenting a single masterpiece in a collector’s home or an entire exhibition before deinstallation, cataloging or repatriation, we minimize handling, eliminate shipping damage risks, and work around your schedule and security requirements.

On-site 3D scanning also enables documentation of large-scale installations, architectural elements, objects integrated into their display environments, even large buildings themselves—all while maintaining the archival standards museums and conservators demand.

Why Use On-site 3D Scanning?

   • Over 30 years of on-site digitization and field scanning expertise

   • Full-service mobile 3D scanning lab deployed to your location

   • In situ documentation for objects that cannot be deinstalled or relocated

   • Monument and architectural heritage scanning in instances where transportation is impossible

   • Safe capture of fragile artifacts, clay sculptures, and deteriorating objects

   • Risk mitigation—eliminate shipping damage, insurance costs, and handling concerns

   • Cost-effective alternative to crating, transporting, and insuring high-value collections