Reverse engineering is the process of creating the design and engineering specifications for a product based on an existing physical product. Technologies such as 3D scanning and computer-aided design (CAD) software are often used to aid in this process.
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Exact Metrology Offers the Artec Micro 3D Scanner
New scanner is Artec 3D’s most accurate 3D scanner to date, company says.
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Artec 3D Releases Artec Studio 14 with Functionality for Quality Inspection
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Artec 3D Launches Artec Micro Professional Industrial Desktop 3D Scanner
Scanner offers quality control of small objects, reverse engineering design and more, a solution for the metrology market, company says.
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Verisurf 2019 Software Introduced
The software offers enhanced CMM programming, productivity features and universal compatibility.
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VeriSurf Debuts Latest Master3DGage 3D Inspection and Reverse Engineering Solution
The complete hardware/software solution delivers automated "in-process" inspection to the shop floor.
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FARO Launches FARO RevEng for Design Professionals
This is a scan-to-CAD software solution for the FARO Design ScanArm.
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Hexagon Kicks off Production Software Business
Vero Software, FASys and SPRING Technologies unite under Hexagon brand to strengthen product offerings.
Design
Cyborg3D MeshToCAD Launches
Cyborg3D MeshToCAD is a standalone software product that is designed to improve the process of converting mesh geometry into...
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Putting Engineering in Reverse
How 3D scanning and an underlying hunger to compete is driving the design quest for reverse engineering in global industry.
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FARO Acquires Open Technologies
In its purchase of Open Technologies, FARO extends 3D capabilities into dental and across various design-driven industries.
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