We work with clients in: South Africa, UAE, Mauritius, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Kenya, Angola, Eswatini, Seychelles, Comoros, Malawi, Tanzania, Lesotho, DRC, Madagascar

3D Scanners, Software & Services

Solutions for Engineering

  • Metrology-class 3D scanners
  • Non-contact, optical inspection automation for mass-production Quality Control
  • Geomagic software for reverse engineering and quality control
  • Precise, accurate 3D scanning service

Specialist in High-Precision 3D Scanning

3DWORX HQ is in Johannesburg, South Africa, with clients across Southern Africa, the Indian Ocean Islands and the Middle East.

Manufacturing: Our solutions support manufacturing and quality control of final parts, prototypes, injection moulds, blow moulds, pressing dies, casting patterns, composite moulds, pumps, valves, hydraulics, gears, drives, and more…

3D scanning can be used with CNC machining, casting, moulding or 3D printing of parts, tooling and patterns for manufacturing.

Industries: We help clients in mining, automotive mass-production, world championship winning motor sport teams, foundries, medical manufacturing, aviation, defence, composite materials, ceramics, food production and other manufacturing industries.

CAD/CAM & CNC: Our solutions are compatible with popular CAD/CAM software like SolidWorks, Autodesk Inventor, Autodesk Fusion, AutoCAD, OnShape, Solid Edge, Rhinoceros, CATIA, Creo, Siemens NX, Mastercam, Edgecam and more.

Services: We offer 3D scanning services and expert consulting on hardware, software and processes. Whether you need a solution to create 3D CAD models or compare your parts with a reference 3D CAD model, we can help you.

Automation: If your mass-production needs quality control, we have non-contact, optical solutions that scale.

Professional, Metrology-class 3D Scanners & Software

For Reverse Engineering and Quality Control

3D Scanning Services

Precise, accurate 3D scanning service

  • Reverse engineering to 3D CAD models for CNC machining and 3D printing of:
    • final and prototype parts
    • replacement components
    • casting patterns
    • injection moulds
    • blow moulds
    • composite moulds
    • pressing dies
    • sculptures, jewelry and more…
  • Non-contact optical inspection of engineering artefacts:
    • for quality control
    • digital comparison of 3D scanned parts with reference 3D CAD models

Example: 3D Scanning and Reverse Engineering A Rotor

A South African Case Study with eviXscan and Geomagic Design X

Rapid Engineering Design and Part Improvement

When production stops due to failure of a critical part, and the lead time for a replacement is 12 months, how do you quickly manufacture a replacement part?

Even with 2D drawings it may take weeks or months to create a 3D CAD model for a replacement part that has complex or organic-shaped geometry without suitable measuring equipment and software.

With an eviXscan 3D scanner and Geomagic Design X software, a precise 3D CAD model can be created in days to get your machinery working as soon as a possible.

3D Scanning to Measure Geometry

3D scanning a part is the first step to reverse engineering geometric and organic features to create a 3D CAD model.

Scan data is combined with measurements and data sheet information for bearings, seals, keyways, etc.

The 3D CAD model can be used to CNC machine or 3D print prototypes or final parts, or sacrificial or reusable casting patterns.

Reverse Engineering and 3D CAD Modelling

Shown above is a 3D CAD model for a 900kg rotor shaft for mixing rubber, which had to be remanufactured quickly.

The model was created using an eviXscan 3D scanner and Geomagic Design X software.

The replacement rotor could be CNC machined from a casting or a billet depending on material availability and the manufacturing techniques chosen to quickly return the host machine to use.

3DWORX can help you choose a suitable 3D scanner for your use cases, and provide coaching on Geomagic Design X software for reverse engineering, and Geomagic Control X software for non-contact optical inspection and quality control.