Send the physical part or your scan data. Get back clean parametric CAD with real features, not a mesh. Modify it. Print it. Mold it. Hand a drawing to a machine shop.
A raw scan is millions of triangles. It looks right. It prints once. You cannot edit it, dimension it or send it to a molder. Reverse engineering rebuilds the part as proper geometry. Round holes. Flat walls. Real fillets. Dimensions where the designer meant them. That is a file you can keep using.
The clip that broke. The bracket nobody sells any more. The housing for a machine whose maker is gone. Rebuilt, improved if you want, and printed or quoted for molding.
Parts you make or sell but only have samples or paper drawings for. Turned into CAD so the next run, the next supplier and the next revision start from a file.
While the model is open: thicker where it broke. A better snap. The mounting boss that was always missing. This is the cheapest moment to fix a design.
| Good fit | Talk first | Not this service |
|---|---|---|
| Hand-sized to shoebox-sized plastic and simple metal parts | Large parts. Complex sculpted surfaces. | Copying patented or trademarked parts for resale |
| Replacement and obsolete parts for your own use or products | Very tight tolerances or mating features that need metrology-grade inspection. Medical, military or food-contact parts: you own testing, validation, compliance and fitness for the end use. | |
| Parts you make but only have samples or paper drawings for | Assemblies with many parts |
Replacing a part on equipment you own is fine. Reproducing someone else's protected product to sell is not. We will say so rather than take the job.
Usually yes. Measurement and a fit check need it in hand. If you already have a good scan, send that with photos and a couple of hand measurements.
It will be what the original was meant to be. Worn, warped or broken features are rebuilt to their intended geometry. The deviation note tells you what changed.
Yes. That is the best time. Say what failed or what you wish it had. It goes into the brief.
Yes. Printed in FDM or SLA. Or redesigned for molding if you need quantity. Or take the files anywhere.
Parts are measured, not destroyed. They come back with the files. If a part is irreplaceable, say so and it is handled that way.
Send a photo and a sentence on what it is and what you need it for. You get questions or a written quote within two business days.
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