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3D scanning & reverse engineering

Ship us the part or bring it by appointment. We scan it and hand back a clean mesh, a workable STEP file, or fully rebuilt parametric CAD.

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Some jobs start with a part, not a file. We 3D scan it and turn the scan into something you can use: a clean mesh to print, a solid STEP file to build on, or a fully parametric CAD model. See 3D scanning and reverse engineering explained.

What you get

  • Scan to mesh. A watertight, cleaned STL or OBJ of the part as scanned.
  • Scan to a workable STEP. A clean, solid STEP file you can open in CAD and keep working, not a raw mesh.
  • Full reverse engineering. A parametric CAD model rebuilt from the scan, delivered as native CAD and STEP.

How it works

  1. Bring or ship us the part. Local customers can drop it at the North Charleston shop by appointment.
  2. We scan and process it to the level you asked for, and send a preview to approve.
  3. You get the files, and if you want, we print or machine the part in the same job.

Good fit for

  • A discontinued or obsolete part that has to be recreated
  • A hand-made or modified part that only exists physically
  • Bringing a competitor or reference part into your own design process
  • Digitizing sculpture, props, patterns, and one-of-a-kind objects

Shown below: parts we scanned. The photos are the original parts, beside the CAD models made from the scans.

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The original cast gate latch part we scanned, seen from its hollow underside: black paint chipped to bare metal along the rim, a large round bore in a raised ring, a rectangular opening between two screw bosses, and four corner holes, on a wood table.
CAD model of the gate latch part, made from a scan of the original, seen from the underside with its ribs and bore.
The original cast gate latch part we scanned, seen from its top face: black paint worn to bare metal at the edges, a large round bore, a raised angled section beside a rectangular opening, and four corner holes, on a wood table.
CAD model of the gate latch part, made from a scan of the original, seen from the top face with its bore and mounting holes.
The original panel we scanned, seen from its front face: a row of five rectangular openings along the top edge, a large rounded pocket, and four round holes down the right side, with worn, scuffed surfaces, on a black table with white dots.
CAD model of the panel, made from a scan of the original, seen from the front with its row of five rectangular openings, deep rounded pocket and four round holes.
The original panel we scanned, seen from its back face: four round holes with raised rims, small screw bosses, a rectangular frame around the large opening with one broken corner, and five box-like housings along the top edge, on a black table with white dots.
The original fitting, glued together: a white neck threaded on the inside, set into a gray ribbed ring, with black sealant smeared over the joint, on a wooden deck.
CAD model of the fitting as one piece, made from the original, seen from the narrow end: a neck threaded on the inside with ribs around it, above a wide ribbed base.
CAD model of the same fitting from the wide end: a ribbed collar around a stepped bore that narrows to the inside thread.
CAD model of a long curved part: a large round opening in a raised ring, two rounded bars at one end, and a scooped channel that narrows to a tube-like outlet, with small clip tabs along the edge.
CAD model of the same curved part from another angle: a tube-like body with a round rimmed opening at one end and a large round opening with clips and short fins at the other.

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