Scanner (Subnautica)

The Scanner is a Tool capable of scanning Fragments, which are then used to create Blueprints. To acquire the blueprints of a particular item, the player needs to scan its corresponding fragments multiple times. The amount of times scanning is required varies based on the object. It takes about ten seconds to finish scanning. The Scanner is also able to scan Life Forms and Harvesting Nodes, doing so will add its specific entry into the PDA.

When the cursor is pointing at a scannable object, a white circle appears in the middle of the screen. If scanning is interrupted, the player can resume scanning with no loss of progress. The Scanner has a range of 5 meters.

If the scanner is not out, and the object is scannable, a small scanner icon will appear in the bottom right of the screen.

Scannable Entities

 * Advanced Theories
 * Stalker Tooth (Listed as Stalker behavior and physiology)
 * Alien Lifeforms
 * Coral
 * Brain Coral
 * Common Coral
 * Table Coral
 * Tree Mushroom
 * Fauna
 * Carnivores
 * Biter
 * Blood Biter (counts towards Biter)
 * Crabsquid
 * Crash
 * Mesmer
 * Reaper Leviathan
 * Sand Shark
 * Stalker
 * Warper
 * Herbivores
 * Airsack
 * Boomerang
 * Cute Fish
 * Eyeye
 * Garryfish
 * Gasopod
 * Holefish
 * Hoopfish
 * Hoverfish
 * Jellyray
 * Peeper
 * Rabbit Ray
 * Reefback
 * Reginald
 * Sea Treader
 * Spadefish
 * Spinefish (counts towards Hoopfish)
 * Scavengers & Parasites
 * Bleeder
 * Blood Crawler (counts towards Cave Crawler)
 * Cave Crawler
 * Floater
 * Shuttlebug
 * Flora
 * Acid Mushroom
 * Bloodvine
 * Blue Palm
 * Bulbo Tree
 * Cave Bush
 * Chinese Potato Plant
 * Crash Plant
 * Creepvine
 * Drooping Stingers
 * Deep Shroom
 * Fungal Sample
 * Furled Papyrus
 * Gabe's Feather
 * Grub Basket
 * Jaffa Cup
 * Jellyshroom
 * Koosh Bush
 * Ming Plant
 * Pink Cap
 * Purple Brain Coral
 * Pygmy Fan
 * Red Branches
 * Redwort
 * Regress Shell
 * Rouge Cradle
 * Sea Crown
 * Speckled Rattler
 * Spiked Horn Grass
 * Spotted Dockleaf
 * Tiger Plant
 * Tree Leech
 * Veined Nettle
 * Violet Beauregarde
 * Voxel Shrub
 * Writhing Weed
 * Aurora
 * Lifepod
 * Metal Salvage
 * Planetary Geology
 * Basalt Outcrop
 * Limestone Outcrop
 * Sandstone Outcrop
 * Shale Outcrop
 * Equipment
 * Chair
 * Desk
 * Exterior Growbed
 * Floodlight
 * Habitat Builder
 * Interior Growbed
 * Lab Counter
 * Lab Trash Can
 * Lightstick
 * Living Wall
 * Observatory
 * Planter Pot
 * Spotlight
 * Stasis Rifle
 * Trash Cans
 * Vending Machine
 * Habitats
 * Moon Pool
 * Observatory

Trivia

 * The Scanner replaced the Fragment Analyzer in the game, which was originally the only way of analyzing fragments.
 * Currently, the Scanner cannot scan some life forms, but will most likely be updated accordingly in the future. It will also be able to scan precursor structures.