Reverse Engineering, Legacy Engineering, & Product Verification
Today’s tooling and manufacturing processes require digital data to create, re-create, document, and duplicate products, machines, prototypes, or legacy products.
Reverse engineering is a multi-step process of creating 3D CAD data from existing products. This is typically a legacy project that does not have the necessary digital CAD data needed to reproduce or change an existing product. This process is often used for clients that have old products that need to be re-tooled, or who acquired physical product lines or equipment without the needed 3D CAD data. Even when a product is developed from a physical model such as clay, wood, or similar techniques, Reverse Engineering can be utilized to document and tool the existing part.
Broadview will create the 3D CAD data for YOUR project through a variety of methods such as scanning, CMM, metrology, measurements, or from any 2D data or existing legacy drawings.
Reverse Engineering
Scan
Cad Creation
Prototype
Production
Scanning
Laser Scanning
White Light / Blue Light Scanning
CT Scanning
Metrology
Coordinate Measurement Machine (CMM)
Measurements
Manual calipers, mics, tapes, templates, etc.
2D to 3D Conversion
Old or legacy drawings can be used to create 3D CAD models.
3D CAD Creation
Broadview creates the 3D CAD data that YOUR project requires based on your needs and goals.
Point Cloud Data - raw scan data, typically not enough to complete your goals.
STL surface files - sufficient for 3D-printing
Parametric Models - typical for tooling, CAM, CNC requirements
Advanced surfacing - needed for complex organic shapes that need to be duplicated in high tolerance and appearance tooling.
Engineering to Bring Your Products into the Digital World
Engineering Drawings for Tooling, Production, Sales Support
Laser Scanning and Conversion to CAD
CMM Metrology and Creation of CAD
Compare measured data to your existing CAD model to ensure dimensional accuracy
CAD model creation in
Solidworks
Creo(Pro/E)
Autodesk Inventor,
Fusion360,
AutoCAD
Providing Solutions
Broadview Product Development can assist you with your products and projects to verify dimensions or prepare to retool an existing product. Perhaps you acquired a new product line without the original drawings or data, or you need to make changes to product but you don’t have the original data. We can help.
Why People Choose Broadview
YEARS OF EXPERiENCE
For over 30 years clients like you have trusted Broadview with projects large and small, from corporate projects to individual inventors, concept development or product launch through production.
Under one roof
3D Printing, CNC, Urethane Casting, Show ready Models, welding & fabrication, Finishing and complete functional assemblies, in the same building as our Engineers and Designers. Collaboration is a cornerstone of our success.
Solutions
Creating the solutions YOU need through working with you, your team, and your suppliers.