Reverse Engineering Services: 3D Scan to CAD
3D scan to CAD, done properly. We convert scan data into fully parametric STEP, IGES and XT models, accurate to 0.025mm. Not a mesh, not an STL. A real solid model your CNC or design team can open and edit.
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Scanning accuracy, VDI/VDE 2634
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Typical turnaround after scanning
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What Reverse Engineering Services Actually Cover
Reverse engineering is measuring a physical part and rebuilding it as a dimensionally accurate CAD model. The input is hardware. The output is a solid model with a feature tree, ready for manufacturing.
Most Common Reverse Engineering Projects
Legacy Parts Without CAD
The part exists, the documentation does not, and the original supplier is gone.
Obsolete Components
The part is no longer manufactured and you need to produce it yourself.
Design Iteration From Samples
You have a prototype or a competitor part and you need it in CAD to modify it.
Complex Assemblies
Multiple components that have to fit together with the tolerances preserved.
Tooling, Molds and Fixtures
Often worn, needing the original nominal geometry recovered rather than the worn state.
We Own The Measurement, Not Just The Model
Most firms offering reverse engineering are outsourcing the work. They take scan data you provide, or they coordinate a scanning vendor, then model from whatever they receive. If the capture was wrong, the model is wrong, and nobody in that chain owns the measurement.
You also talk to that engineer directly. There is no account manager relaying questions to a team you never meet. Typical turnaround is 5 -7 business days once scanning is complete.
Our Scanner, Our Lab
Scanning is completed
0.025mm, VDI/VDE 2634
Calibrated and traceable
Mobile Scanning Services Available
For large and immobile projects
US Based Team
One US location, start to finish
3D Scan To CAD Conversion In 5 Steps
01.
Scope The Project
What the part does, which surfaces are functional, and what you plan to do with the model. The single biggest driver of cost.
02.
3D Scan
Captured in our lab, or on site if it cannot travel. Output is a dense point cloud measured to 0.025mm.
03.
Post Process
The point cloud is aligned, cleaned and converted into workable reference geometry.
04.
Rebuild In CAD
An engineer models the part as parametric solid geometry, making the calls on wear, damage, draft and intent.
05.
Verify And Deliver
The model is compared back against the scan data. You get the CAD files, drawings, and the dimensional comparison.
What Gets Delivered
Full CAD Assemblies
Parametric solid models in STEP, IGES or XT, with components separated and named.
Manufacture-Ready 2D Prints
Dimensioned drawings you can send straight to a shop for quoting.
Dimensional Verification Report
A comparison of the finished model against the scan data, so you can see the deviation rather than take our word for it.
When The Part Cannot Come To Us
Some projects cannot ship. They are installed, they are too large, they are on a production line that cannot stop, or they belong to a customer who will not let them leave the building.
We bring the scanner to the part. The HandySCAN is a handheld unit, so the same 0.025mm accuracy applies whether the part is in our lab or on your floor.
Case Studies on Recent Projects
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Precision Reverse Engineering of a Worm Gear for GEMTS
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3D Scanning Is Measurement
It produces a point cloud or a mesh: a dense record of the part's surface as it exists right now. Useful on its own for inspection, for comparing a manufactured part against its design, and for archiving geometry.
Reverse Engineering Is Reconstruction
It uses that measurement as an input and produces a parametric CAD model with features, dimensions and design intent. You can edit it, change a dimension and have the model update, and hand it to a manufacturer. If someone quotes you reverse engineering and delivers a mesh, you got a scan.
Industries We Work In
We work with manufacturers, OEMs, MROs, and product development teams across aerospace, automotive, energy, marine, and heavy equipment. Whether you need one legacy part reverse engineered or a full assembly documented, we deliver finished CAD files ready for downstream use.
Aerospace
Industrial Equipment
Engineering Teams That Rely On Us
Reverse Engineering Services FAQ
Our scanner measures to 0.025mm under VDI/VDE 2634. The accuracy of the finished CAD model depends on the part and what you need from it. A sealing surface gets modeled to measured geometry. A cosmetic outer shell usually does not need to be, and modeling it that way costs you money for no benefit. We agree on this during scoping.
STEP, IGES and XT as standard. Native SolidWorks or other formats on request. 2D drawings in PDF or DWG.
Typically 10 business days after scanning is complete. Scanning itself is usually same day for parts that come to the lab.
It depends almost entirely on how much of the part needs full parametric detail. A single bracket and a multi-component assembly with preserved fit tolerances are different projects. Send photos and rough dimensions and we will give you a real number.
Yes, and this is common with legacy and obsolete components. The engineering work is deciding what the part was supposed to be rather than copying the worn state forward. That judgment is part of what you are paying for.
No. We scan on site when the part cannot travel.
Yes. Assemblies are modeled as separate components with fit relationships preserved, so you can open the assembly and see how the parts relate rather than receiving one fused body.
We can work from your point cloud or mesh. We will tell you honestly if the capture quality is good enough to model from before you commit.
Tell Us About Your Part
Send photos, rough dimensions and what your end goals are for the project. Free quotes are itemized. We scope scanning time, CAD rebuild hours, and delivery format before any work begins.