Casting part. 2D Manufacturing drawing from 3D scan

13 May

Creating a 2D manufacturing drawing from 3D scan data involves several steps. Here's some basic information to guide you through our 3D CAD Reverse Engineering workflow. For more information regarding our 3D Scan & Reverse Engineering services Get in touch

Importing the 3D scan data (STL file) within a specific 3D CAD Reverse Engineering software. Typically we extract all the information/feature to generate a STEP/Iges/Parasolid CAD file
Create a 2D sketch: Thanks to our 3D CAD software we create a set of 2D sketches of the casting part. This involves creating 2D profiles of the part from different views (e.g., top, front, side). You can use tools like project, intersect, or trace to extract these profiles from the 3D model.
Dimensioning:Adding dimensions to the 2D sketches to specify the size and tolerances of features such as holes, fillets, Threads and overall dimension paying attention that the dimensions comply with the requirements for manufacturing and assembly. This stage can also inccludes annotations, symbols, and notes on the drawing to convey important information to the manufacturer, such as material specifications, surface finishes, and special instructions.
Data exporting: Once the drawing is complete and approved, we typically save the 2D drawing as DWG or Adobe PDF.