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How does 3D scanning work?

3d scanning services real world objects into a digital file format for use in CAD programs for reverse engineering, rapid prototyping, inspection, troubleshooting and animation.

With over 10 years’ experience digitizing and reverse engineering products in a CAD environment we can take your project to any level you seek with the utmost accuracy and quality.

3D Scanning Services / Applications

Reverse Engineering

Reverse engineering is the process of capturing the existing geometry of physical part or artifact duplicating it directly or modifying its original design for an entirely different purpose.

Reverse engineering of an existing product that is not already in a CAD environment was a very time consuming process of measuring and creating the digital model by hand in a CAD program.

We can scan your existing physical geometry into digital product development environments for modifications in your own cad department or our team can do the modifications. We can provide your digital 3d scanning services representation in many different compatable file formats.

Inspection

It is very important for any manufacturing company to know if the as built object they are producing matches the CAD design it was intended to represent.

Loss of tolerance during the manufacturing phase is a known problem for most types of materials.

Traditional point inspection may not accurately locate any trouble with the manufacturing tooling involved in the process. 3D Scanning Services captures the entire as built object and the entire surface can then be compared to the original CAD data the result is a complete picture of what may be happening during your manufacturing process. The data is captured in a full color map of the surface detailing any defects as highs and lows.

Digital Archiving Scanning

Preservation and duplication of original historical artifacts. So far the liberty bell, the monitors propeller and even the Statue of Liberty have been scanned and archived for historical purposes.

Digital archiving is a unique and stimulating idea that recently has started to take off. Imagine scanning a complete museum collection and producing replicas in minute detail using rapid prototyping technology allowing visitors to touch and hold the objects while providing historians and enthusiasts access to rare and delicate specimens for study. A digital library could also be compiled creating a virtual museum for all with Internet access to view.

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3D Scanning Services How Are They Beneficial to Mechanical Design

Let’ s look at six ways, how 3D scanning services advantage mechanical design.

Front-end engineering

Front-end engineering refers to the "front-end" of a mechanical task, when changes can be executed with negligible impact on venture cost. Laser scanning simplifies front-end engineering by demonstrating problems such as distorting, under cutting, over cutting, and execution surface issues. Engineers right these problems by altering a CAD information show that contains an article's scan data. Dissimilar to drawings delivered by conventional surveying methods, CAD models can be straightforwardly fabricated from.

Retrofitting existing plants and facilities

Retrofitting is a cost-compelling option in contrast to supplanting more seasoned machines in plants and facilities. Before the retrofitting process commences, the accompanying measurements might be required: measurement of parts that connect the existing innovation with the new innovation, measurement of different elements inside the machinery environment (e.g., channeling), and the measurement of accessible floor space inside the machinery's environment. Laser surveying can accumulate these measurements in a single surveying session.

Fabrication inspection

Fabrication inspection is the inspection of created parts, such as parts for bridges, street signs, and automobiles. Problems usually experienced by manufactured parts incorporate twisting, under cutting, over cutting, and ill-advised thickness. Laser surveying identifies these problems using shading map deviation, which can show twisting, under cutting, and over cutting; cross-sectional analysis, which can distinguish an ill-advised thickness; and geometric dimension and tolerancing, which can follow specific measurements across different parts. 

Reverse engineering

Reverse engineering projects that use scanning incorporate, designing new parts to fit inheritance parts; modeling superior surfaces; and redesigning parts to wipe out assembling defects. Laser surveying benefits reverse engineering by offering precise information that can be expressed in editable information models.

Obstruction checking

Obstruction checking assesses whether design plans meddle with an existing design or are feasible in the first spot. Some regular concerns of obstruction checking are leeway and association points, pipe runs, code deviation, and feasibility of construction.

3D laser scanning services for reasonable designs

Laser surveying allows engineers to display calculated designs using three types of information models. The first is polygon mesh models, which are slightly editable and are used for visualization purposes. The second is surface models, which are editable at their surface and are perfect for modeling natural and artistic shapes. The third is solid CAD models, which are completely editable and can join design purpose.