State-of-the-art 2D and 3D scanning
Digitize your materials and components to showcase your collections at their best
State-of-the-art 2D and 3D scanning
Digitize your materials and components to showcase your collections at their best
Get digital-ready
Digitize workflows
Brands are integrating 3D workflows into their product development processes. Increase business opportunities by adding digital twins of your materials which can be utilized in the 3D workflow.
Present your materials
Quality material scans alongside detailed material attribute data help brands get an accurate picture of your materials.
Decrease costs
Lower the cost of sending material samples to multiple brands. Scan materials once and seamlessly share with multiple brands.
Be more sustainable
Digital samples reduce the circulation of physical samples, lowering both waste and CO2 emissions.
Our scanning services
Material Exchange offers a high-quality digitization service which includes scanning, processing, and rendering as well as photography and videography to help you digitize your material inventory and showcase your materials to brands.
Scanned materials can be used in 2D and 3D CAD tools as well as rendering software like CLO, Adobe, Browzwear, and more.
Photography
Precisely captured
Offers an accurate representation of a material.
- Fixed standard light source - CIE D65 Light Box
- Fixed background color - Munsell N7
- Professional color calibration process
- Standardized workflow
- Reliable and consistent results
Flatbed scan
2D done right
Provides accurate material scans for 2D workflows.
- Ideal for 2D centric product development
- Flatbed scans combined with pho- tography ensures a correct visual representation of the material
3D digitization
As simple as 1, 2, 3D
Provides superior visualizations of 3D materials to be used in 3D CAD design tools.
We use a cutting-edge 3D VIZOO Scanner to create color-calibrated scans and a seamless material scanning experience for 3D designs. All 3D material scans can be exported to multiple 3D creation software and can be viewed through our 3D Viewer.
- Support all major fashion CAD and rendering software (CLO, Browzwear, KeyShot, etc.)
- Rendering software agnostic
Scanning options
Scanning hubs
Send your fabrics to one of Material Exchange’s scanning hubs.
On-site scanning
Receive scanning teams right at your door with 2D or 3D options, then upload the files to our Digital Sourcing Platform (DSP).
Training service
Learn how to scan your materials as photos, videos, or in 2D design and upload the files to our Digital Sourcing Platform (DSP).
Where to digitize your materials
Scanning hubs
We provide a superior scanning service to help suppliers digitize their material inventory and showcase these materials to brands through our strategically located scanning hubs around the world (with more to come!).
- Dongguan, China
- Mumbai, India
- New York, US
- Subotica, Serbia
- Paris, France
- Vicenza, Italy
- Munich, Germany
Start your scanning today
Digitizing your materials and components as high-quality scans is critical to getting your offerings in front of your target audience. Get the ball rolling today by reaching out to us about the scanning service that best suits your needs!