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.
Our work
Real parts 3D printed in our workshop, from functional brackets to multicolor promotional keychains.
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.
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.
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 & certification
- Accuracy
- 0.025 mm
- Volumetric accuracy
- 0.020 mm + 0.040 mm/m0.020 mm + 0.015 mm/m (with Accu+ Kit)
- Acceptance test
- VDI/VDE 2634 part 3 & ISO 10360
Measurement capabilities
at 0.3 m working distancePin
0.750 mm
Hole
1.250 mm
Step
0.025 mm
Wall
0.500 mm
Optics & range
- 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.
Request a scan