3D Laser Scanning

A decade ago, 3D scanners seemed like an impossible bit of sci-fi. Today, it’s a big part of our daily business at CAD/CAM Services. Our 3D scanners can reverse-engineer a part in a matter of minutes, instead of days. It feels so futuristic whenever we use our 3D laser scanners, and it continues to impress our customers.

Need a digital mockup of your new products? What about engineering simulations to test the strength of your parts? Maybe you need as-builts or engineering drawings of parts that you don’t remember where they came from. No matter what your reasoning is, you can save big when you choose professional outsourced 3D laser scanning services from CAD/CAM Services.

We have an inventory filled with expensive 3D laser scanners that can create point clouds and 3D CAD models from small parts to entire buildings and everything in between. These scanners shoot small lasers or light beams towards a part, then record the reflections. Through some serious computing and real-time math, these scanners can start generating millions of tiny points in space, called a “point cloud”.

Our experts can take these point clouds and generate perfect images of the scanned part. For instance, we can scan a F-35 fighter jet with a handheld scanner, and turn it into a full, finished 3D CAD model in a matter of hours or days. In fact, we did that exact project for the US Air Force, so we know a thing or two about 3D scanning.

3D laser scanning services involve contracting an outside engineering firm and using their 3D scanning equipment to create point clouds of your existing parts. We scan physical parts within your building (or the entire building itself, depending on what you need), and convert them into models that can be used in 3D CAD. By that, we mean that you can open these models, adjust them, make dimensional changes, run engineering simulations, and create 2D manufacturing drawings in a fraction of the time.

With 3d laser scanning services, we are aiming to save you a ton of time. The typical reverse-engineering process takes so long. You need an engineer to use calipers and tape measures to physically measure a part, write down the dimensions, and then reference those dimensions while drawing the part from scratch in CAD.

This process is incredibly slow, has a lot of room for error, and can be really boring for most engineers. Instead, our engineers can perform 3D laser scanning services and expedite the full process, achieve tolerances and accuracies that manual measurements cannot, and take all the error out of the equation.

To put it simply, 3D laser scanning is the best way to reverse engineer any part.

We know that a lot of companies offer 3D laser scanning services, but you need to be careful. If you choose a team that doesn’t have a ton of experience, then you could be in trouble. Plenty of outsourced companies will use inexpensive 3D scanners to save money, and they use an untrained staff to handle the project. In the end, you’re left with unreliable scans and 3D CAD files that don’t even work.

The wrong team can cost you thousands of dollars and waste weeks or months of your time.

Instead, trust CAD/CAM Services. We performed 3D laser scanning services for some of the biggest companies in America, and we have plenty of return customers who love our 3D scanning services. We make the full process incredibly easy, and we have millions of dollars worth of 3D scanners, so we can pick the perfect scanner for each project.

With us, you’ll save time and money, while receiving a better 3D-scanned CAD model.

All of our 3D laser scanning services involve some form of reverse engineering. Most of the time, customers can’t ship the part to us, so we visit their site and perform all of the work. This eliminates some of the logistics headaches, and tends to work pretty well.

In any case, our 3D laser scanning services begin with a free consultation. This is just a quick conversation between you and us, where we learn more about the project and your expectations. Ask us any questions you have, and let us explain exactly why you should choose CAD/CAM Services.

Once the contracts are signed, we’ll arrange a time to visit your building with our 3D laser scanning equipment. Our professionals will set everything up and perform all the scans. Typically, we generate the 3D CAD models in our home office, since we need some serious computing power and multiple hours of non-stop generation.

Once the model is done, we’ll go through some accuracy checks, do peer-reviews, and perform in-house quality assurance checks. If everything is perfect, then we’ll send every file to you digitally through a DoD-trusted filesharing website. We keep everything secure so you don’t need to worry about information leaks.

• 3D Modeling Services
• Reverse Engineering Services
• Tool and Die Reverse Engineering
• Point Cloud Conversion
• 3D CAD Modeling
• And Much More (Including Custom Services)

Choose CAD/CAM Services if you want the best reverse engineering experience. We’ve performed countless 3D laser scanning projects over our 35+ years in business, and we’d love to help you. Allow our pros to streamline the process and make everything super simple. We’re here to do the heavy lifting so you have less to worry about. Contact us for a free quote so we can start saving you time and money today.

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