Mechanical design
Recreate missing CAD geometry of an existing component.
QUICKSURFACE / REVERSE ENGINEERING SOFTWARE
QUICKSURFACE for SOLIDWORKS
From scan to CAD in SOLIDWORKS.
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QUICKSURFACE for SOLIDWORKS
01 / OVERVIEW
From scan to CAD in SOLIDWORKS.
Reconstruct scanned parts directly in your design environment. The QUICKSURFACE add-in links the mesh, reference geometry, sketches and deviation analysis with SOLIDWORKS Desktop tools.
SOLIDWORKS
work in a familiar environment
An add-in for SOLIDWORKS Desktop 3D CAD.Scan → sketch
references for design
Sections, planes and other geometric features.Colour map
geometry check
Comparing the CAD model with the original scan.02 / 01 / IMPORT
Bring the scan into SOLIDWORKS.
Import scan data as a spatial reference. Mesh tools prepare the starting point for reconstructing a mechanical part.
03 / 02 / REFERENCES
Define planes and key features.
Extract reference geometry from the scan. Use detected planes, cylinders and other features for alignment and later design.
04 / 03 / SKETCHING
Turn the shape into usable sections.
Prepare cross-sections and sketches for extrusions or revolves. This links the measured shape to the design process.
05 / 04 / DESIGN
Continue with tools you know.
Create surfaces or solids with SOLIDWORKS design features. The reference scan remains the basis for checking the reconstructed shape.
06 / 05 / FREEFORM SURFACES
Reconstruct complex shapes.
For freeform and organic shapes use surface fitting. Reconstruct the shape from the scanned mesh and include it in the further design workflow.
07 / 06 / INSPECTION
Make the fit visible.
Compare a surface or solid CAD model with the reference scan. A colour map helps find areas where the model deviates from the measured part.
MANUFACTURER VIDEO / YOUTUBE
Mesh2Surface for SOLIDWORKS — Overview
See the process and features in the official video presentation.
Open video on YouTube08 / FROM TASK TO RESULT
Automotive components
Reconstruct the shape for further adaptation and design.
Industrial design
Connect freeform surfaces with the design model.
09 / TECHNICAL DATA
Details for your decision.
A selection of key parameters. When choosing, consider object size, required accuracy and working conditions.
- Version
- Add-in for SOLIDWORKS Desktop 3D CAD
- Purpose
- Reverse engineering directly in SOLIDWORKS
- Input formats
- STL, OBJ, PLY and PTX
- Reference geometry
- Planes, cylinders, cones, spheres and symmetry plane
- Alignment
- To a coordinate system, CAD or other scans
- Sketching
- Parallel, rotational and outline sections
- Surfaces
- Fitting, freeform and automatic surface modelling
- Verification
- Deviation analysis with a colour map
- Required environment
- Installed and licensed SOLIDWORKS Desktop
- Compatibility
- We match the add-in version to your SOLIDWORKS version
Availability of features and formats depends on the chosen edition. When preparing a quote we check the software version you use and your design workflow.
Older Mesh2Surface for SOLIDWORKS brochure (PDF, EN)Archive material · 2023 · 4 pages · 15.3 MB ↗
The software was previously called Mesh2Surface for SOLIDWORKS. The brochure is older, so not all information may apply to the current version.
10 / RELATED EQUIPMENT
The next step in the process.
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QUICKSURFACE
The scan is the start. CAD is the next step.
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From large parts to the finest details.
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Show us the task.
Let's find the right solution.
What do you want to scan and what result do you need?
Describe the object, its size, material and the intended use of the data. Together we can clarify the basis for choosing equipment.