Project Description:

3D scanning and reverse engineering was required to produce  “natively parametric” CAD files  in SOLIDWORKS®, CATIA®, and PTC Creo® formats for a manufacturer of marine carburetors.

Feature trees were required to facilitate downstream design changes.

Team:

Scansite3D

For this project, a large manufacturer of marine engines required the reverse engineered files of a carburetor to be delivered in “native parametric” format for the company’s three software packages, SOLIDWORKS®, CATIA®, and PTC Creo®.

At Scansite3D we usually deliver reverse engineered CAD files in either STEP or Solidworks® X_T (parasolid) format.  These formats suffice for most applications and are the least expensive option – and if the downstream process does not extensive involves  design changes, then these are the preferred formats.  Note, however, that STEP and X_T formats will not import into your CAD software with a full feature tree.  Rather, the imported files will be a single item in the feature tree, usually called “imported solid”.

If you are making more than cursory changes to your reverse engineered file, and you are using SOLIDWORKS®, CATIA®, or PTC Creo®  software, you may be interested in Scansite3D’s  ability to provide files for these software packages that include full “natively parametric” feature trees.

Scansite3D provides these files using the unique reverse engineering abilities of our Geomagic DesignX software.  Using DesignX, the feature tree in built from the scan data and then exported to the downsteam software – SOLIDWORKS®, CATIA®, or PTC Creo®.

Case study of 3D scanning a marine carburetor part

Boat engine carburetor part.

3D scan data of a carburetor part created with a Breuckman Stereoscan 3D scanner

3D scan data of carburetor part.  The scanning was done with an ATOS 3D scanner and is viewed here in Geomagic DesignX software.

SOLIDWORKS CAD file reverse engineered from 3D scan data using Geomagic DesignX software.

“Natively parametric” (with feature tree) file produced for SOLIDWORKS®

Solidworks CAD file with feature tree created from 3D scan data using Geomagic DesignX software

“Natively parametric” (with feature tree) file produced for SOLIDWORKS®

CATIA CAD file with feature tree created from 3D scan data

“Natively parametric” (with feature tree) file produced for CATIA®

CATIA CAD file reverse engineered from 3D scan data using Geomagic DesignX software.

“Natively parametric” (with feature tree) file produced for CATIA®

“Natively parametric” (with feature tree) CAD file produced for PTC CREO®

“Natively parametric” (with feature tree) file produced for PTC CREO®

PTC CREO CAD file with feature tree created from 3D scan data using Geomagic DesignX software

“Natively parametric” (with feature tree) file produced for PTC CREO®