3-10x

faster time to CAD

Reverse engineering can shave days or weeks off the time it takes to turn a product idea into a finished design. Using the combination of Artec 3D scanners and Design X software, scan prototypes, existing components, tooling, or similar objects to develop designs in a tenth of the time it would take to physically measure and create CAD models from scratch.

0.01 mm

max. accuracy (no targets needed)

Create metrology-precision and bespoke products that cannot be designed without reverse engineering. Design components that seamlessly fit the existing products. With Artec scanners and Geomagic Design X, you can recreate complex geometries that would be impossible to measure without reverse engineering.

Up to 75%

cost reduction

Save a lot of money and effort when modeling as-built and as-designed parts. Reduce tool iteration costs by correcting your CAD with actual part geometry captured with a 3D scanner, and eliminating part spring back issues. Reduce the number of costly errors caused by mismatch of components.

Prototyping

Modify designs of Digitized objects according to capabilities supported by the respective 3Dprinters and supported formats.

Step 1:

Capturing an object with one or multiple Artec 3D scanners

Depending on the accuracy and resolution you require or would like to achieve with your model, you can scan an object using one of Artec’s handheld, desktop, or tripod-based 3D scanners. If the object is particularly complex, you can use multiple scanners and merge the captured data in our scanning and processing software, Artec Studio.

Step 2:

Processing, refining & optimizing data in Artec Studio

Once scanning is complete, the next step is to process the data in Artec Studio, where all captured frames will be precisely aligned to each other and fused into an accurate, highly detailed 3D model. If needed, you can further refine the model using mesh optimization and repair tools. It may also be necessary to reduce the number of polygons to simplify the data you’re working with, as well as align it to the global coordinate system. Then, you can export the model directly from Artec Studio to Design X.

Step 3:

Creating a feature-based CAD model in Design X

Once in Design X, the mesh is ready to be reverse engineered into a solid CAD model. Depending on the model’s complexity and shape, this can require one or a mix of multiple workflows which include:
Mesh segmentation and extraction of solid or surface features, such as cones, cylinders, planes and others, Building 2D or 3D sections and using standard CAD tools (extrusion, rotation, etc.) to create geometrical features, or Auto-surfacing if the object you’re working with has an organic, free-form shape.

Step 4:

Exporting the final CAD model for manufacturing or simulation

The final CAD-ready model can be compared to the mesh using Accuracy Analyzer, and then exported to any popular CAD platform such as SOLIDWORKS, Catia, Autodesk Inventor, and others.