Turn a Physical Part Into a Manufacturable 3D Model
When a part breaks and the original drawings don’t exist, we measure the real thing and rebuild it as a clean, accurate 3D file your team can manufacture from — no guesswork, no tracing by hand.
When reverse design saves the day
Obsolete & legacy parts
The supplier’s gone, and the drawings are lost — but you still need the part. We rebuild it from the physical original.
No CAD on file
Inherited equipment with no documentation? We create the model that should have come with it.
Improving an existing part
Want to refine or upgrade a part? Start from a digital model of the part and iterate from there.
Damaged or worn parts
Where a component is worn or partially damaged, we can reconstruct the required geometry from unworn regions, mating parts and any records available — with the reconstruction basis and its limits stated in the deliverable.
What you walk away with
Parametric CAD model
A clean, editable 3D model in SolidWorks, Inventor, or your preferred format.
Manufacturing-ready files
Drawings and files your shop can quote and cut from directly.
Defined dimensional basis
Critical features and interfaces are developed from the measured part, available records and stated reconstruction basis. Wear, damaged areas, assumptions, inaccessible features and remaining verification needs are identified where material.
Design improvements
Optional refinements — stronger, lighter, or easier to make — can be built into the model.
How reverse design works
Scan & measure
We 3D scan the physical part and capture its measured surface geometry at the agreed level of detail.
Rebuild in CAD
We turn the scan into a clean, parametric model — not just a mesh, but a model you can edit.
Deliver & manufacture
You get manufacturing-ready files, and we can help take the part to production.
Got a part with no drawings?
Send us a photo or bring us the part. We’ll review it and tell you what it takes to turn it into a usable 3D model.