Polyworks 3D scan to CAD

Hey guys. Have you all used a 3d scanner to create cad files? We have a romer arm with polyworks. We would like to scan some end of arm tools here and convert the pointcloud into a useable CAD file that we can 3D print.

Have you all done anything like this and how did it turn out? any advice? software suggestions? Tips and Tricks? Is it worth the time and effort?

We spend 4k on each of the parts we want to replace and this method could potentially save us tons of money.

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acgarcia over 2 years ago

Do you have polyworks inspector or modeler? I think modeler (I don't have) would help in the creation of cad files. I have inspector. You can scan a part to create a mesh however it doesn't know what features are in the mesh. You have to tell it these points are a plane, cylinder, cone, etc...Then you can use I think grow and trim options or something like that, export as a polygonal model, import into solidworks and then trim edges, then you can create an actual cad file like .iges or step. There is a youtube video out there showing this in more detail. Very cool stuff.
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acgarcia over 2 years ago

Do you have polyworks inspector or modeler? I think modeler (I don't have) would help in the creation of cad files. I have inspector. You can scan a part to create a mesh however it doesn't know what features are in the mesh. You have to tell it these points are a plane, cylinder, cone, etc...Then you can use I think grow and trim options or something like that, export as a polygonal model, import into solidworks and then trim edges, then you can create an actual cad file like .iges or step. There is a youtube video out there showing this in more detail. Very cool stuff.
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