REVERSE ENGINEERING

Reverse engineering, also known as backwards engineering, is a process to measure a product and reconstruct it as a 3D model for product design when there is no original drawing at hand. Engineers analyze and research a target product to deduce its structures and functions. It is widely adopted in the machinery, aerospace, and automotive industries for product design and optimization.

Reverse engineering is a difficult and time-consuming process with traditional measuring method, as the techniques and designs of products are getting more and more complex. With easy-to-use 3D scanners we help to break through the dilemma by capturing geometries of products precisely and effectively.

Our industrial-grade 3D scanners can obtain 3D data through professional 3D measurement solutions, and help to create 3D drawings of various products with intricate details and complex geometric features.

 3D scan data captured by scanners serves as a visual guide for creating a CAD model. Engineers can extract dimensions ready for creating CAD models, which greatly shortens design cycles and accelerates iterations. 3D scanning technology in turn reduces ever-increasing costs of development for enterprises.

Traditionally, many industries use scanned 3D data as part of their design processes. In the past, this has required a time-consuming, and sometimes complicated process. Irregular shapes, in particular, required extensive reverse engineering so that they could be used for 3D printing, mold design, analysis, or other uses. NX allows you to bring the scanned data in as facets, so there’s no need to map surfaces, create solids, or do any other manual shape creation. You can scan your data and immediately begin building supports for 3D printing, creating molds based on the shape, including it in an assembly, analyzing it, or performing any other operation that you would do with CAD data.

Industry challenges

• Legacy designs often exist only as drawings, outdated CAD models or have no documentation at all.
  • Fast, flexible CAD tools to accurately capture (scan) designs, manipulate that data, and quickly
  reconstruct as needed to leverage in downstream engineering workflows.

Key benefits of NX Reverse Engineering

• Single, integrated, end-to-end workflow support from scan data handling and CAD reconstruction to simulation, validation, and manufacturing.
  • NX Convergent Modeling allows companies to work directly with scan data without the need for reverse engineering.
  • Full reverse engineering workflow support within a robust, parametric modeling system offers
  significant productivity gains over competitive software

NX for Reverse Engineering

• Best of all worlds modeling capabilities in a single system
• Accelerate use of scan data in design workflows
• Convergent Modeling™technology
• Flexibility with Synchronous Technology

Reverse Engineering is made up of powerful features that allow you to build a custom solution. Read more about these features below.

Convergent Technology

The first technology of its kind, Convergent Modeling ™ Technology allows designers to combine facets, surfaces, and solids in one model without converting data. This allows facet data to now be an equal part of the design process.

Import Scanned Data

Easily import and optimize scanned data. NX directly imports polygon facet data acquired by scanning physical objects. NX allows you to bring the scanned data in as facets, so there’s no need to map surfaces, create solids, or do any other manual shape creation. You can scan your data and immediately begin building supports for 3D printing.