Reverse engineering

3D scanning & reverse engineering

Have a part with no CAD? We scan it with a Creaform HandySCAN BLACK+|Elite™ and rebuild a printable model.

What reverse engineering means

From a physical part to a printable model.

If you have a broken spare, a legacy mechanical part, or a prototype with no digital source, we can rebuild it. The HandySCAN captures millions of points from the object's surface at 0.025 mm accuracy; we then reconstruct clean, editable geometry (STEP or mesh) that can be printed, modified, or archived.

When it helps

Typical cases we see.

Discontinued spare parts

Out-of-production components for machinery, appliances, or vintage vehicles where OEM supply is long gone.

Custom-fit hardware

Brackets, mounts, and enclosures that need to match an existing surface exactly on the first try.

Legacy tooling & fixtures

Jigs and fixtures with no drawings — scan the part, recover the geometry, modernise the design.

Dimensional QC

Compare a manufactured part against its original CAD to verify tolerances and detect warpage.

How it works

Four steps from part to file.

Bring or ship the part

Drop it off at our workshop or ship it insured. For sensitive parts we can sign an NDA first.

Scan with HandySCAN

Portable, dynamic referencing — no fixed tripod. Works on-site if the part can't be moved.

Mesh cleanup & CAD rebuild

We decimate the point cloud, align it, and rebuild parametric CAD or deliver a watertight mesh — your choice.

Delivery + optional print

STEP, STL, or 3MF by email. If you want, we print the first revision on the same platform.

The scanner

Creaform HandySCAN BLACK+|Elite™

The industry reference for portable, high-accuracy metrology. Used in aerospace, automotive, and heavy industry QC.

HandySCAN BLACK+|Elite

Accuracy: 0.025 mm
Volumetric accuracy: 0.020 mm + 0.040 mm/m
0.020 mm + 0.015 mm/m (with Accu+ Kit)
Acceptance test: VDI/VDE 2634 part 3 & ISO 10360
Measurement capabilities
Light source: 30 blue laser lines (+1 extra line)
Working distance: 200 – 750 mm
Part size range: 0.05 – 4 m
Laser class: 2M (eye safe)

Performance figures obtained with scale bars included in the Accu+ Kit. Acceptance tests done in Creaform's ISO/IEC 17025 accredited calibration laboratories.

Ready to scan a part?

Tell us what you have and we'll reply with a quote and timeline within one business day.

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