When drawings or CAD files are missing, Maikoot Limited can capture the available geometry, rebuild the part in CAD and prepare it for prototyping, replacement or further manufacturing.
Start with the physical part, photographs or measurements you already have. We will recommend the most suitable route.
Reverse engineering begins with understanding what the part does, how it fits and which features must be retained, corrected or improved.
Depending on the project, we may use 3D scanning, manual measurement, photographs, existing drawings or a combination of methods. The result can be a cleaned mesh, reconstructed CAD model, replacement component or updated design.
Not every project needs every stage, and scanning is not always required.
A 3D scan normally produces a surface mesh. That may be suitable for visual reference, digital archiving or comparison, but replacement-part development often needs further cleanup or CAD reconstruction.
Some parts are faster and more accurately recreated through manual measurement. We choose the method around the geometry, condition of the part and the output you need.
Capture available surface geometry as a digital mesh.
Align, trim, clean or repair scan data where required.
Rebuild editable geometry and prepare agreed manufacturing files.
Recreate components that can no longer be purchased or sourced.
Recover the original intent and correct agreed damage or wear.
Digitise fitted shapes, openings, mounting points and external geometry.
Rebuild functional locating and fixing features around the real assembly.
Develop suitable non-safety-critical replacements and modified parts.
Create usable geometry for future manufacture, updates or archiving.
Existing geometry recreated and prepared as a fitted replacement component.
Complex ducted geometry developed as a practical replacement part.
A digital surface mesh used as a reference for cleanup or CAD reconstruction.
Basic in-house 3D scanning starts from £54.17 ex VAT (£65 including VAT) per suitable object.
Mesh processing, CAD reconstruction, redesign and replacement-part production are quoted separately according to the work required.
Off-site 3D scanning is planned as a Coming Soon service, with call-out from £150 ex VAT within approximately five miles of our Swindon workspace, plus scanning and related work.
Parts can be dropped off at our Swindon workspace by appointment. Off-site scanning is not yet available as a standard service.
We will review the available information and recommend the most useful first step, whether that is measurement, scanning, mesh processing, CAD reconstruction or replacement-part development.
