Jun 4, 2025 | BIM CAD Model, LiDAR 3D scanning for AEC (as built structure)
Client Objective: BIM model and drawings for more than 100-year-old Mechanical Room A facility housed in a building over a century old required structural upgrades to its mechanical room. The primary challenge was that there were no existing drawings or CAD...
Jun 2, 2025 | 3D Laser Scanning, Heritage Perservation, Scan to CAD Reverse Engineering, Woodworking
Client Objective: A Modern Altar Rooted in Tradition A historic church faced a unique challenge: they needed to replace their aging altar with a new one that preserved the visual essence and intricate craftsmanship of the original while allowing for updates in...
Apr 14, 2025 | 3D Laser Scanning, Scan to CAD Reverse Engineering, Tools & Dies
The Challenge: Injection molding is an essential manufacturing technique utilized across various industries, including automotive and consumer goods. Over time, the tools used in this process deteriorate, which can result in product defects. Additionally, many older...
Apr 14, 2025 | 3D Laser Scanning, Musical Instrument, Scan to CAD Reverse Engineering
The Challenge: The piano plate, also known as the frame or harp, is a crucial structural component of a piano, providing the necessary support for the immense string tension. Typically made of cast iron, the plate ensures stability and durability while allowing the...
Mar 27, 2025 | 3D Laser Scanning, Scan to CAD Reverse Engineering
The Challenge: Boiler Tube Panels from a steel mill had reached its end of life and needed to be replaced. Each door panel was 300” long and had some tubes running straight and some in 3-dimensions from one header to the other. Original panels were built a few decades...
Apr 17, 2024 | 3D Laser Scanning, Scan to CAD Reverse Engineering
The Challenge: Often legacy parts don’t have drawings and CAD models to produce their replacements. One of our customers experienced a similar situation with a 21” diameter impeller. After years in service, the blades of a legacy impeller broke. A replacement...
Apr 15, 2024 | LiDAR 3D scanning for AEC (as built structure)
The Challenge: The new owner of the existing 3-story building needs to make changes to the building interior. However, they did not have 3D models and architectural drawings of the building to give to the architecture firm for designing new interiors. Traditional...
Apr 9, 2024 | Scan to CAD Reverse Engineering
The Challenge: Suppliers sometimes discontinue manufacturing of certain models with no replacement offered or their lead times for replacement parts are extensively longer which severely impacts current users & businesses. One of our customers found themselves in...
Mar 28, 2024 | 3D Scanning, 3D scanning of Industrial Facility, LiDAR 3D Scanning, Matterport 3D WalkThru
The Challenge: New wastewater treatment equipment to be designed to replace aging old equipment in the existing facility. No drawings or dimensions are available of the existing facility, existing plumbing, and equipment which must be the basis of new equipment...
Feb 26, 2024 | Automotive, Sample Projects
The Challenge: A custom car designer wanted to design a new headlight and corner light for a custom-designed car. It was extremely difficult to accurately measure the size of the lights and their mounting points which had to be in the same precise location in...