{"id":3209,"date":"2024-09-26T15:07:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-26T15:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tetravision.be\/case\/reverse-engineering-van-een-drijfstang\/"},"modified":"2026-02-13T15:21:54","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T15:21:54","slug":"reverse-engineering-of-a-connecting-rod","status":"publish","type":"case","link":"https:\/\/tetravision.be\/en\/case\/reverse-engineering-of-a-connecting-rod\/","title":{"rendered":"Reverse engineering of a connecting rod"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Scanning in combination with Reverse Engineering<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>To reproduce this part, we made an optical 3D scan and used it as a reference for reverse engineering a new CAD model.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We used an \u2018auto-surface\u2019 modelling approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tetravision.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Crankshaft-difference-scan-and-model.avif\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"688\" data-id=\"2285\" src=\"https:\/\/tetravision.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Crankshaft-difference-scan-and-model-1024x688.avif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2285\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tetravision.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Crankshaft-difference-scan-and-model-1024x688.avif 1024w, https:\/\/tetravision.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Crankshaft-difference-scan-and-model-300x202.avif 300w, https:\/\/tetravision.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Crankshaft-difference-scan-and-model-768x516.avif 768w, https:\/\/tetravision.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Crankshaft-difference-scan-and-model-650x437.avif 650w, https:\/\/tetravision.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Crankshaft-difference-scan-and-model.avif 1205w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tetravision.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Crankshaft-model.avif\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"688\" data-id=\"2286\" src=\"https:\/\/tetravision.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Crankshaft-model-1024x688.avif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2286\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tetravision.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Crankshaft-model-1024x688.avif 1024w, https:\/\/tetravision.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Crankshaft-model-300x202.avif 300w, https:\/\/tetravision.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Crankshaft-model-768x516.avif 768w, https:\/\/tetravision.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Crankshaft-model-650x437.avif 650w, https:\/\/tetravision.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Crankshaft-model.avif 1205w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tetravision.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Crankshaft-scan-1.avif\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"688\" data-id=\"2287\" src=\"https:\/\/tetravision.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Crankshaft-scan-1-1024x688.avif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2287\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tetravision.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Crankshaft-scan-1-1024x688.avif 1024w, https:\/\/tetravision.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Crankshaft-scan-1-300x202.avif 300w, https:\/\/tetravision.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Crankshaft-scan-1-768x516.avif 768w, https:\/\/tetravision.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Crankshaft-scan-1-650x437.avif 650w, https:\/\/tetravision.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Crankshaft-scan-1.avif 1205w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Process: step by step<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Process<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>NO spray needed<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Scanning in \u201cfree state,\u201d with some reference points on the rod.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Digitizing the whole thing + converting to CAD<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Technology<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>GOM Atos III<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Triple scan<\/strong>\u00a0with\u00a0<strong>320MV<\/strong>\u00a0(measuring volume)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Automatic\u00a0<strong>rotation table<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Geomagic Design X<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Post-processing<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Plugging holes + Auto-surfacing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Scan filtering to reduce file size.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3D Scan results<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The screenshots below show the final&nbsp;<strong>mesh and reverse engineering CAD model<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tetravision.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Crankshaft-scan-results-1.avif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"431\" data-id=\"2289\" src=\"https:\/\/tetravision.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Crankshaft-scan-results-1-1024x431.avif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2289\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tetravision.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Crankshaft-scan-results-1-1024x431.avif 1024w, https:\/\/tetravision.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Crankshaft-scan-results-1-300x126.avif 300w, https:\/\/tetravision.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Crankshaft-scan-results-1-768x324.avif 768w, https:\/\/tetravision.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Crankshaft-scan-results-1-1536x647.avif 1536w, https:\/\/tetravision.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Crankshaft-scan-results-1-650x274.avif 650w, https:\/\/tetravision.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Crankshaft-scan-results-1.avif 1645w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tetravision.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Crankshaft-scan-results-4.avif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"464\" data-id=\"2290\" src=\"https:\/\/tetravision.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Crankshaft-scan-results-4-1024x464.avif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2290\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tetravision.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Crankshaft-scan-results-4-1024x464.avif 1024w, https:\/\/tetravision.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Crankshaft-scan-results-4-300x136.avif 300w, https:\/\/tetravision.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Crankshaft-scan-results-4-768x348.avif 768w, https:\/\/tetravision.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Crankshaft-scan-results-4-1536x696.avif 1536w, 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you can view the file.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>RE_Crankshaft_Auto Surface_igs<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>.zip &#8211; <strong>size: 12.3 MB<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/portal.tetravision.be\/sharing\/Ri284sQN4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>RE_Crankshaft_Auto Surface_stp<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>.zip &#8211; <strong>size: 11.9 MB<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/portal.tetravision.be\/sharing\/ErlEcT5HS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer 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