3D Reverse Engineering Service
Application sectors
Mechanical Engineering
Manufacturing
Food
Biomedical
Materials and plastics
Cultural heritage
These listed are just some of the possible application sectors in which reverse modeling is required, starting from data acquired with a 3D scanner, but the applications of reverse engineering are unlimited.
Overview
Processi3D offers the "Reverse Engineering" service of mechanical objects, in the various industrial sectors or in all those cases in which the 3D geometry of an object is not available. The functionality of this technique consists in being able to trace the compositional geometries of the real object, thus being able to proceed with modifications, adaptations or simply for subsequent reproduction. In many cases the production process of an object begins with manual creation. sculpture created by an artist or designer with materials such as wood, clay or special plastics. The prototype is modeled in such a way as to give it specific functional and aesthetic characteristics; often, however, it is then changed during the production cycle. In the case of free geometry surfaces, changes to the original parts of the design are very difficult to make, often they cannot even be analyzed or described in relation to the original design. Therefore, the usefulness of a technique aimed at creating, automatically and quickly, the CAD model of the physical object to be created appears clear. The task of reverse engineering is precisely to satisfy this need.
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Scans for all applications
Therefore, the usefulness of a technique aimed at creating, automatically and quickly, the CAD model of the physical object to be created appears clear. The task of reverse engineering is precisely to satisfy this need. Starting from a prototype, or from an object that you want to reconstruct, or from specific parts of which you want to carry out particular analyses, through the reverse engineering process, obtain the relevant CAD model. This is used to easily carry out modification of existing parts, development of new parts, dimensional analysis and start the production process (CAM process). 3D scanning and reverse engineering are revolutionizing the way of working in many sectors, allowing you to recreate the CAD mathematics of components, spare parts, worn molds, manufactured goods, shoe lasts, car parts, or any object you don't know you have the original drawings.
Types of 3D scans
Using a 3D scanner, the measurement of objects becomes incredibly fast and effective compared to the case of manual, 2D or point-to-point measurements, and the times that would have been necessary to design the component from scratch, without having any initial trace, are reduced. The mesh acquired with the 3D scanner can then be transformed into CAD entities, curves, solids or NURBS surfaces through reverse engineering, with appropriate software. 3D scanners can be of different types, for example they can be contact 3D scanners - also called probes or CMMs, or non-contact optical 3D scanners, with laser light or structured light technology, which are generally more manageable and allow you to do detections by easily moving around the object, without constraints. The CAD model obtained from reverse engineering can be modified, redesigned or used to create new projects, based on the shape acquired by the 3D scanner. Depending on your needs, we can deliver the 3D scan file to you in mesh format, such as STL, OBJ, PLY, etc., or carry out the reverse engineering service and return the result to you in interchange CAD formats, such as IGES, STEP, PARASOLID, etc. , but also in the native format of the CAD software you use.
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Starting from a prototype, or from an object that you want to reconstruct, or from specific parts of which you want to carry out particular analyses, through the reverse engineering process, obtain the relevant CAD model. This is used to easily carry out modification of existing parts, development of new parts, dimensional analysis and start the production process (CAM process). In the case of free geometry surfaces, changes to the original parts of the design are very difficult to make, often they cannot even be analyzed or described in relation to the original design. Processi3D offers decades of experience and competitive prices to allow all professional companies to start improving their work, increasing productivity and saving on design and production costs thanks to reverse engineering.