Lixel K2
Second-generation handheld LiDAR. Built-in RTK standard. Real-time colorized point cloud. One configuration, no add-on modules, ready to scan out of the box.
K2 at a Glance
What the K2 Is Built For
The Lixel K2 is the second-generation handheld LiDAR scanner from XGRIDS. It is a lightweight, single-operator capture device designed for the work that fills most professionals' weekly reality capture schedules: real estate measurement, construction progress documentation, heritage preservation, stockpile volume measurement, and as-built capture for engineering and BIM workflows.
The K2 is one configuration. One SKU. Built-in RTK is standard, not an upgrade.
Where the K2 Performs Best
Indoor and mixed indoor/outdoor environments at single-building scale. Offices, apartments, commercial interiors, finished or under-construction sites, mechanical rooms, warehouses, retail spaces, and heritage interiors. The K2 also handles outdoor capture comfortably out to its 100 m maximum range on high-reflectivity surfaces (polished concrete, white walls, metal cladding), with 40 m effective range at 10% reflectivity covering most outdoor scopes adjacent to a building.
The 1.2 kg (2.65 lb) form factor is light enough for hours of handheld scanning without fatigue. The on-device built-in RTK module means you can step from a parking lot into a building and back out with continuous georeferenced output, no module swap required.
The K2 pairs well with the L2 Pro as a companion scanner on multi-scanner teams. The L2 Pro handles large outdoor or mixed environments at extended range. The K2 handles the interior detail work, finished-building captures, and tight spaces where a full-size system would be cumbersome.
K2 Capabilities
Built-in RTK. Standard.
Every K2 ships with an integrated RTK module built directly into the device. WGS84, CGCS2000 and ITRF2008 coordinate systems are supported with geodetic height, and both RTK and PPK GNSS modes work out of the box. Walk in, scan, deliver coordinates that match your survey control or BIM model straight off the device.
Real-Time Colorized Point Cloud
Colorized point clouds appear during the scan, not after processing.
Three-Camera System
Two 200° fisheye cameras plus one 100° × 85° forward-facing front camera, for more complete coverage and coloring fidelity.
Dynamic Object Removal
Real-time denoising and dynamic object filtering during capture. Moving people and vehicles are filtered as the scan progresses rather than in a separate post-processing step.
Leveling Accuracy
0.05°, on par with the Lixel L2 Pro. Tighter geometric foundation for vertical references and floor plan extraction.
Injection-Molded Housing
Industrial design with an aviation-grade aluminum frame.
Range and Storage
100 m maximum range and 512 GB internal storage.
K2 vs. L2 Pro: Which One Fits Your Work
The L3, L2 Pro, and K2 use the same LixelStudio processing software and produce the same types of point cloud deliverables. The difference is the environments they are optimized for and the tradeoffs that come with each. If the work is survey-grade, or vehicle-mounted capture is part of it, weigh the L3 as well: it has a survey-grade GNSS RTK module built in at 0.8 cm + 1 ppm horizontal, 1.5 cm + 1 ppm vertical, and it is covered on the L3 buying guide. A drone mount for the L3 is in development for the DJI Matrice 400.
Choose the K2 when:
- Your work is primarily indoors or mixed indoor/outdoor at single-building scale
- Portability and quick deployment matter more than extended range
- You are adding a second, lighter scanner to a team that already has an L2 Pro
- Real estate, construction progress, heritage, or stockpile measurement are typical project types
- Built-in RTK out of the box is a workflow priority
Choose the L2 Pro when:
- Work spans large outdoor or mixed environments at multi-building or campus scale
- You need extended range (120 m or 300 m) for infrastructure or open sites
- Vehicle-mounted or drone-mounted capture is part of your workflow
- Survey-grade absolute accuracy with higher-gain RTK is required
- You need higher point density for complex outdoor geometry
K2 Accuracy
Relative Accuracy: Internal Geometry
How closely the scan represents the actual dimensions of what was captured. For the K2's primary use cases (real estate, interior documentation, floor plans, as-builts), this is the number that matters most in practice.
Absolute Accuracy: Position on Earth
How closely the scan's location aligns with real-world geographic coordinates. The K2 ships with built-in RTK, so absolute accuracy is available out of the box on every K2.
Repeat Accuracy
If you scan the same space on different days, the datasets align within the following tolerance. This matters for progress monitoring and change detection workflows.
At ±1 cm relative accuracy with built-in 3 cm absolute georeferencing, the K2 is appropriate for floor plans, BIM coordination, renovation documentation, real estate measurement, stockpile volumes, and as-built verification. For survey-grade dimensional control work outdoors, the L2 Pro with Survey-Grade RTK is the right tool.
LiDAR, Camera, and Field Performance
LiDAR
Camera System
Field Readiness
Two Processing Paths from One Capture
Every K2 includes three perpetual LixelStudio licenses for point cloud processing. LCC Studio for photorealistic 3D Gaussian Splatting walkthroughs is available as a separate subscription. Both run on the same raw K2 capture data and produce different output types for different downstream uses.
LixelStudio: Point Cloud Processing (Included)
No subscription, no annual fees. Process unlimited projects across up to three workstations.
LCC Studio: 3D Gaussian Splatting Walkthroughs (Optional)
LCC Studio processes the same raw K2 capture data into photorealistic 3D Gaussian Splatting models. Useful for client presentations, marketing assets, virtual tours, and any deliverable where visual fidelity matters more than dimensional measurement.
The K2 runs all three LCC Studio reconstruction modes. Single Model for one continuous scan, Map Fusion for combining multiple scan segments into one model, and Aerial-Ground Map Fusion for merging drone imagery with ground scans. HD Enhancement is supported for K2 data.
Single-scene length is bounded by the 90-minute device capture ceiling and by the memory on your processing workstation, not by any limit in the software. LCC Studio imposes no duration-based rejection at all; it will accept a scan larger than the machine can finish and fail out of memory partway. For a site larger than one comfortable scan, split the capture and combine the segments with Map Fusion. See the LCC Studio Buying Guide for licensing tiers, and 6.2 Scan Splitting for the segmentation method.
Field Use Notes
Full field technique guidance for the K2 is in the Field Technique reference within the XGRIDS Pro Guide. Includes route planning, scanning posture, environmental handling, and turning technique.
What Your Processing Workstation Needs
LixelStudio and LCC Studio both require a Windows workstation with an NVIDIA GPU. AMD graphics cards are not supported, though AMD processors are.
LixelStudio Requirements
K2 datasets are smaller and faster to process than L2 Pro data, so a minimum-spec workstation handles K2 production work for typical single-building documentation.
LCC Studio Requirements (Optional)
If you add LCC Studio for photorealistic walkthroughs from the same scan data, the GPU and VRAM requirements are higher. A workstation built for LCC Studio runs LixelStudio comfortably.
Full specifications for both software platforms are in the LixelStudio Buying Guide and LCC Studio Buying Guide.