Powerful Reverse Engineering in SolidWorks®
Mesh2Surface is a reverse engineering add-in for SolidWorks that lets you convert 3D scan meshes into CAD models. It provides efficient tools to generate surfaces and curves to help reconstructing a professional CAD model.
Mesh2Surface empowers SolidWorks users to efficiently convert 3D scan meshes into CAD models. Its tools simplify surface and curve generation, streamlining the process of creating professional CAD models.
Mesh2Surface simplifies the handling of scan data by seamlessly importing information from scanners in industry-standard formats like STL, OBJ, or PLY mesh files. Furthermore, it features a built-in polygon reduction function that ensures a mesh with an appropriate number of triangles while maintaining quality. With user-friendly tools such as the magic wand, brush, and freeform selection, you can quickly pinpoint areas of interest, making it easy to identify features or freeform surfaces.
Mesh2Surface accelerates the extraction of primitives, enabling the rapid reconstruction of planes, cylinders, cones, and spheres. These extracted primitives can be seamlessly integrated into SolidWorks as reference geometries, surfaces, or solid bodies, enhancing your reverse engineering process. Additionally, the software offers automatic symmetry plane detection using a color map analyzer, and you can fine-tune the results manually for optimal precision.
Mesh2Surface simplifies the process of aligning scan data in 3D space by positioning objects within the world coordinate system using extracted primitives. This interactive approach allows users to finely adjust the object’s orientation for precise alignment. Additionally, the software offers quick and accurate alignment to existing CAD models, ensuring seamless integration. Users can also combine multiple scans of the same part to create a unified representation of the object, streamlining the reverse engineering workflow.
Mesh2Surface empowers users with the capability to draw style lines and points directly on scan data, ensuring precise adjustments using interactive tools. The true real-time deviation analyzer guarantees the utmost precision. Additionally, the software allows for the selection of areas of interest for free-form surface approximation. The resulting surface is extended for optimal trimming, and a real-time deviation color map provides instant quality assessment. For added convenience, an automatic option enables the creation of surfaces that closely match the reference mesh, enhancing the reverse engineering process.
With DezignWorks Pro Mesh for SolidWorks, effortlessly transform 3D scan meshes from a wide range of sources into precise and editable CAD models, saving you valuable time and resources.
Benefit from real-time deviation analysis, enabling you to maintain the utmost accuracy in your reverse engineering projects. Visualize deviations as heat maps to quickly identify areas that need attention.
Enjoy a seamless integration with SolidWorks, your trusted CAD platform. DezignWorks Pro Mesh is natively integrated within SolidWorks, providing a familiar environment for your reverse engineering tasks, streamlining your workflow, and ensuring compatibility with your existing CAD projects.
It simplifies converting scans into parametric CAD models by enabling users to integrate 3D scan data into SolidWorks directly.
As a plugin for SolidWorks, it’s crucial to ensure your system meets the requirements for both SolidWorks and DezignWorks to ensure optimal performance.
Yes, DezignWorks offers comprehensive training and support for users to get the most out of their software solutions.
Absolutely. DezignWorks Pro Mesh provides tools for refining and enhancing scan data before integrating it into your CAD workflow.
While the core functionality remains the same, each version is tailored to integrate seamlessly with its respective CAD platform, optimizing the user experience.
| Types | Reverse Engineering |
|---|---|
| Industries | Aerospace, Automotive, Manufacturing & Design |
| Compatible 3D Scanners | All Artec, FARO Arms, FARO Scanners that produce mesh outputs, Scantech |
| Primary Applications | Design and Modeling, Rapid Prototyping, Reverse Engineering |
