Reverse Engineering & 3D Scanning
Reverse engineering means taking a physical part — broken, worn out, or simply undocumented — and turning it into an accurate digital model and set of specifications, with no original drawings or CAD file required. 3D scanning is often the fastest way to get there: a high-accuracy capture of a part's full geometry, especially useful when the shape is too complex to measure by hand.
When you need it
- You have a broken or obsolete part with no drawings or CAD file available.
- A manufacturer has discontinued a component your equipment still depends on.
- A part's geometry is too complex to measure by hand accurately.
- You need to check a manufactured part against its original design (inspection).
Our process
- Intake: send or bring in the part along with any context on how it's used.
- Measurement or 3D scanning: precise physical measurement, or a high-accuracy scan, depending on the part's complexity.
- CAD modeling: rebuilding the part as a fully dimensioned, editable 3D model.
- Review: we walk through the model and fitment with you before anything is finalized.
- Delivery: CAD files, drawings, scan data, or a finished part — whatever the project calls for.
Proof in our own catalog
Every magnetic diesel additive holder in our own catalog started exactly this way: an existing bottle with no manufacturer drawing, reverse-engineered — and in some cases scanned — into a precise mounting design.
Missouri-based, serving clients nationwide
Revolution Engineering is based in Missouri and works with clients across the country, in person and remotely.