Reverse Engineering Service
The most efficient way to generate a CAD model from a physical object that has any kind of complex or freeform shape is through a reverse engineering service.
The Reverse Engineering Process
T3DMC have over 25 years experience in utilising 3D scan data for reverse engineering projects. We pride ourselves on producing highly accurate and reliable data for our customers.
Parts can either be sent to us or collected by a member of our team at a convenient location. We then capture accurate full field 3D data using our blue laser scanners. The 3D scan data is then used by our engineers as a high detail guide to produce CAD surfaces.
We work across a range of software packages and can deliver parametric models with full design history, giving your team complete control over your own CAD with access to design parameters if there are redesigns required in the future. With our comprehensive range of 3D scanners and other measurement equipment, no part is too large or small.
Initial Benchmarking
Analyse competitor components to help guide product development.
Redesign Outdated CAD
Achieve a highly accurate CAD, further developed and redesigned.
Repair and Replace
Take control through 3D models. Use your parts to create real scan data.
Digitally Archive Data
Digitally store data of your legacy components for future reference.
Work with our Engineers
Enhance your product development and manufacturing processes with T3DMC’s expert reverse engineering services. Whether you’re looking to improve an existing component using high-accuracy 3D scan data or assess how your parts perform against industry standards through detailed Competitive Benchmarking, our experienced metrology team is here to support you. Using advanced 3D scanning technologies and engineering expertise, we help you optimise design, ensure quality, and stay ahead of your competitors.
Competitive Benchmarking ›
3D scanning for competitive benchmarking is a time-efficient and cost-effective way of keeping up with rapid advancements being made across an industry. The technology allows customers to gain a deeper understanding of why some competitor parts fail to help to avoid making the same mistakes themselves.
Redesign of outdated CAD ›
It is commonplace that a component will be developed and adjusted over time without the time taken to update the digital version from its original design intent. In these instances where a component has matured, it is vital to update the CAD model to reflect the current as-manufactured state of the component so that any future design decisions can be based on up-to-date CAD rather than historic models.
Repairs and replacements ›
Now more than ever, our customers have the requirement to source multiple suppliers of spare parts, either locally or internationally. T3DMC combines 3D scanning and data processing expertise to accurately capture the digital form of a component and create accurate parametric 3D CAD models and manufacturing drawings.
Digitally Archive Data ›
Historically, parts or tools no longer in use; prototypes, old model variants, crash test bodies etc., were put into storage, taking up valuable operating space and adding significant cost to businesses. Digital archiving is the process of capturing accurate 3D surface data and reverse engineering that data into working, up-to-date as-manufactured CAD files which are then stored digitally. The original part or tool can then be scrapped, bringing about huge cost savings through reuse of storage space and the improved workflows of having data stored digitally where it is easy to access and work from.
Our team of 3D scanning experts are ready to help!