XGRIDS Lixel L3: Complete guide to features and specs

XGRIDS has launched the Lixel L3, a flagship handheld spatial scanner engineered for high-accuracy capture, imaging-grade colour, reality capture, and more efficient field-to-deliverable workflows. Integrate the L3 into your workflows with end-to-end support from the heliguy™ in-house survey department.

Key takeaways

• New flagship scanner: The Lixel L3 brings validated 5 mm post-processed relative accuracy to professional mobile mapping.

• Two configurations: Choose between 16-channel and 32-channel LiDAR versions, both with a range of up to 120 m.

• Imaging-grade vision: Triple 50 MP cameras, a 1/1.3-inch sensor, and 4K HDR preserve natural colour and tonal detail.

• Field-ready data: Integrated RTK, real-time optimisation, and AI filtering generate a usable true-colour point cloud during capture. The L3 also has an integrated on-device display.

• Three deliverables: A single dataset produces a point cloud, textured mesh, and photo-realistic 3DGS scene - supporting both precise measurement and true-to-life visualisation.

• Expert support: heliguy™ is an XGRIDS partner, backed by an in-house survey team for deployment and workflow advice.

XGRIDS introduces the Lixel L3

The XGRIDS Lixel L3 brings high-accuracy LiDAR, imaging-grade vision, and integrated positioning together in one handheld system.

Designed for surveying, construction, BIM, infrastructure, asset management, and creative reality capture, it is built to shorten the path from walking the site to working with the data.

Its headline specification is 5 mm post-processed relative accuracy. It also boasts an absolute accuracy of 2 cm.

The Lixel L3 has a 120-metre scan range, and is available as a 16-channel or 32-channel unit.

This flagship XGRIDS scanner is equipped with a high-accuracy LiDAR, a 4K HDR camera system, an integrated RTK module, and an on-device display, bringing together efficient mobile capture and professional data quality.

A single scan produces a high-accuracy point cloud, a photo-realistic 3D Gaussian Splatting (3DGS) scene, and a mesh, all of which integrate directly into professional workflows.

XGRIDS Lixel L3 key specifications

The table below provides an at-a-glance overview of the key specifications of the XGRIDS Lixel L3 scanner.

Accuracy you can apply to professional decisions

The L3 is designed to produce dimensions that can be used confidently for survey outputs, CAD drafting, BIM modelling, and engineering decisions.

Its 5 mm relative accuracy is paired with 5 mm point-cloud thickness and improved levelness, helping teams represent structural edges cleanly and reduce ambiguity during extraction and modelling.

Integrated RTK also supports stronger absolute positioning and 0.005° levelness with RTK fusion. For work without RTK fusion, the L3 can achieve 0.02° levelness.

A major step forward in true-colour capture

The L3 uses a 1/1.3-inch sensor and three 50 MP cameras to deliver 4096 x 3072 imagery with 4K HDR.

Compared with conventional colourisation, HDR helps retain information across bright and dark areas, making pipework, materials, signage and fine site features easier to identify.

Local point-cloud enhancement can upsample selected objects where extra detail matters. The improved imaging feeds every visual output: the true-colour point cloud, the textured mesh, and the 3DGS scene (through Lixel CyberColor).

The video below provides a sample of the L3's 3DGS capabilities. If it does not play in high-res, click the settings cog to select the highest possible resolution.

More stable mapping in demanding environments

Real-time loop-closure optimisation, a high-accuracy IMU, and integrated RTK work together to constrain the scan trajectory over larger areas.

This is particularly valuable in urban canyons, long or repetitive structures, and sites with GNSS obstruction, weak texture or reflective interference.

The L3 has also been optimised for tunnels and other low-feature environments.

The aim is practical: reduce misalignment, layering, interrupted scans, and the need to revisit a site.

Usable data before leaving site

The L3 creates a true-colour point cloud in real time and displays the point cloud, trajectory and coverage on its 4.3-inch, 1000-nit built-in screen.

Operators can identify omissions while they are still on site, without relying on a connected phone.

On-device processing includes real-time noise filtering and smoothing, loop closure, levelness optimisation, WGS 84 and CGCS2000 coordinate conversion, and dynamic removal of moving people.

Together, these capabilities make the real-time cloud a working output, not simply a coverage preview.

One scan for engineering and immersive workflows

The same capture produces three complementary deliverables.

• The true-colour point cloud supports measurement, plans, elevations, sections, CAD and Scan-to-BIM.

• The textured mesh communicates material surfaces and structural form.

• The LCC 3DGS result creates an immersive, photo-realistic scene for digital twins, heritage, client engagement and film production.

Creator Data gives technical teams access to perspective images, COLMAP datasets, original imagery and 3DGS intermediate data.

LCC outputs can also move into platforms such as Unreal Engine and NVIDIA Isaac Sim, while SDKs and plugins support more specialised pipelines.

Built for practical field operation

The scanner weighs 2.5 kg and includes an ergonomic support rig with shoulder strap, torso brace and telescoping arm. The rig carries the device weight, leaving the operator to guide and steady the scanner during longer sessions.

A control-point tip at the base of the handle enables wall control points to be captured without tilting the unit. It can be triggered from the display or power button, while direct compatibility with standard RTK survey poles avoids the need for a proprietary extension pole. Clip-on batteries and fast charging support continuous fieldwork.

The L3 is a rugged device, with a IP54 rating, an operating temperature range of -20°C to 50°C, and a runtime of 100 minutes.

Lixel L3 16-channel or 32-channel: Which should you choose?

Both Lixel L3 variants provide a scanning range of up to 120 m, but they suit different project requirements.

Choose the 16-channel L3 for routine surveying and reality-capture projects where the additional data density of the 32-channel is not required.

The 32-channel L3 provides a higher scan rate and denser coverage, making it the stronger choice for efficient capture of complex structures, fine features, and detail-intensive engineering environments. Denser data can also reduce the need for additional passes.

In short, select the 16-channel model for general-purpose capture, or the 32-channel version when greater speed, coverage, and detail are priorities.

How heliguy™ can support your Lixel L3 workflow

heliguy™ is an XGRIDS partner with an in-house survey team that understands both capture hardware and the downstream deliverable.

Our specialists can help you compare the 16-channel and 32-channel L3 configurations, plan field workflows and integrate point-cloud, mesh and 3DGS outputs into your existing operation.

Support extends from product selection and onboarding to data capture, processing and workflow advice, helping teams deploy the L3 confidently and scale its use across projects.

Summary

The XGRIDS Lixel L3 combines validated 5 mm relative accuracy, integrated RTK, 4K HDR imaging, built-in screen, and on-device processing in a single field-ready scanner.

With a choice of 16-channel or 32-channel LiDAR and three outputs from one scan, it is designed to serve both measurement-led and immersive spatial workflows.

For organisations that need accurate geometry, richer visual context and fewer steps between capture and delivery, the L3 represents a significant addition to the XGRIDS range.

View the XGRIDS Lixel L3 and start to integrate it into your workflows.