Focus Area

3D Scanning

3D scanning and reverse engineering for parts, assemblies, and vehicles.

Contact Focus Areas

Scanning.

  • Scans of parts, assemblies, and installed spaces.
  • Clearance and fit checks before cutting metal or printing.
3D scan point cloud showing engine bay, mount structure, and firewall area.
Engine bay scan
3D scan point cloud showing a top front view of a contoured exterior surface and surrounding structure.
Top-front exterior surface scan
3D scan point cloud showing an oblique view of an exterior shell and surrounding form.
Oblique exterior geometry scan
Colored 3D scan point cloud showing a side view of a large curved aircraft structure.
Side view scan

Reverse engineering.

  • CAD from scans for replacement or modified parts.
  • Molds, plugs, and fixtures from scanned geometry.

Example: a radiator duct and louvre panels for a RANS S-20, designed inside the cowl and engine scans, then 3D printed.

Gray scan mesh of the S-20 cowl and engine front, viewed from below.
Combined cowl and engine scans
Semi-transparent cowl scan revealing scanned engine, oil cooler, and radiator structure.
Cowl, engine, and radiator scans combined
Blue and orange radiator duct model shown inside a ghosted cowl scan.
Radiator duct modeled inside the cowl scan
Cross-section through the cowl scan with the duct cross-section shown inside it.
Section check: duct inside the cowl line
Four duct parts pulled apart to show their joints.
Duct split into printable parts
Red hooded louvre panel with three vents, shown on its own.
Louvre panel
Red louvre panel in place on the ghosted cowl scan.
Louvre panel fitted to the scanned cowl