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Replicate
Capture an existing object so it can be reproduced, whether you need one more or a batch.
Capability / 01 3D Scanning
Physical. Captured. Digital.
High-detail 3D capture for engineering, reproduction, design and digital workflows.
Scanning is available on its own. Continuing into design or manufacture is entirely your choice.
02 What can you do with a scan?
One capture. Multiple possibilities.
A scan turns a physical object into measured digital geometry. What happens next depends entirely on what you are trying to achieve.
02
Repair
Record a damaged or worn component, including the surfaces a replacement part has to match.
03
Modify
Use the captured geometry as the reference for changing, improving or adapting a design.
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Fit & integrate
Measure the real object so a new part, bracket or enclosure can be designed around it.
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Mould & tooling
Provide the starting geometry for moulds, jigs, fixtures and other tooling work.
06
Digitise
Keep an accurate digital record of an object for archiving, presentation or digital work.
- 3D scanning
- Measuring a physical object and producing accurate digital capture data, such as a point cloud or mesh. This is the capture step.
- Reverse engineering
- Developing usable design geometry from that capture data. Scan data is a measurement, not a finished CAD model, so anything to be modified or manufactured needs this separate design step.
03 Your scan. Your choice.
Use one Studio Variant capability, or use the whole system.
Both routes below are complete services. You are never required to continue into manufacturing.
Physical object
3D scan
Digital capture
Route 01 — complete service
Scan only
We capture the object and hand you the data. It is yours to use however you like, with your own engineers, designers or suppliers.
- Capture of the object, in the studio or on site where suitable.
- Processed capture data in a format agreed with you.
- A clear explanation of what the data does and does not include.
- No obligation to continue with Studio Variant.
Route 02 — complete service
Full project
We start with the scan and carry it through, from capture to a finished part, with one studio responsible at every stage.
- 01 Scan
- 02 Reverse engineer / design
- 03 Prototype
- 04 Manufacture
04 On-site scanning
We can come to the part.
Some things cannot travel. Where on-site capture is suitable, we can scan the object where it is, rather than asking you to move it.
Suitability depends on the object, the environment and access, so on-site work is always discussed and confirmed with you first.
- 01 Installed machinery
- 02 Large components
- 03 Fixed assemblies
- 04 Vehicles and equipment
- 05 Architectural and built features
- 06 Objects that cannot be moved
05 How it works
From physical object to digital workflow.
01
Capture
We scan the object, working around its size, surface and access. Where a single pass cannot see everything, we take multiple passes.
02
Process
Passes are aligned and cleaned into usable capture data, and we tell you plainly what the result covers.
03
Deliver
You receive the data in a format agreed with you. For many projects, this is the finish line.
Steps 04 and 05 are optional. Take the data and go, or keep going with us — the choice is made after delivery, not before the scan.
Or continue with Studio Variant
04
Develop
Reverse engineering and design work turns capture data into geometry that can be modified and made.
05
Manufacture
Prototyping and production, using the manufacturing processes that suit the part.
06 Recreating what is gone
When the original part no longer exists.
No drawing. No CAD file. A physical part can be the starting point.
Stage 01
Damaged / obsolete component
The part in hand, worn, broken or unavailable.
Stage 02
3D scan
Measured capture of the geometry that still survives.
Stage 03
Reconstructed CAD
A separate reverse engineering step, where missing or damaged geometry is reconstructed as a design.
Stage 04
Replacement component
A new part, manufactured from that design.
Scanning records what is there; it does not invent what is missing. Reconstruction is design work that follows the scan, and not every object can be reproduced practically or economically — condition, complexity, materials and intellectual property all affect what is sensible. We will tell you what we think is realistic before any work begins.
07 Scanning technology
The right capture method for the object.
Different objects need different approaches: size, surface finish, detail and access all change what is appropriate. We choose the method to suit the object and what you need the data for, and we explain that choice in plain language.
What matters is the outcome — capture data you can actually use. Equipment detail is available on request for projects where it is relevant.
Capture notes
Confirmed per project
- Method
- Selected to suit the object
- Object size
- Assessed at enquiry
- Detail level
- Agreed with you
- Location
- Studio or on site
- Output
- Format agreed with you
08 Who scanning is for
Businesses and individuals, equally welcome.
Commercial
Manufacturers, engineers, maintenance teams and product developers needing measured data for replacement parts, tooling, integration or design work.
Individuals and creators
Restorers, makers, artists, collectors and anyone with a single object that matters. One part is a perfectly good project, and no technical knowledge is assumed — bring the object and the question.
09 Scan-to-part workflows
Example workflows.
Two worked examples of how a physical object moves through scanning into a finished part. They illustrate the workflow, not completed customer projects. Each stage is drawn from the same object so the continuity is clear.
Example 01 · Replacement part
Motorcycle mirror housing with a broken mount
A damaged housing where the mounting boss has snapped. The scan captures the intact geometry; the mount is rebuilt in CAD and a replacement is made and fitted.
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01 Physical object
The damaged mirror housing with its broken mount.
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02 Scan
Handheld capture of the housing from every side.
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03 Mesh
A clean mesh of the housing; the damage is visible.
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04 CAD
A CAD model with the mount repaired and dimensioned.
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05 Finished result
A replacement housing, fitted.
Example 02 · Reproduction
Ornate heritage door handle
A decorative lever handle that is no longer made. The scan preserves the ornament, the mesh is tidied, the CAD is prepared for manufacture and a matching handle is produced.
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01 Physical object
The original handle with its decorative backplate.
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02 Scan
High-detail capture of the ornament and profile.
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03 Mesh
A watertight mesh of the whole handle.
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04 CAD
CAD prepared for manufacture, with the fixings defined.
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05 Finished result
A reproduced handle, ready to fit.
Illustrative examples of the workflow. Not completed customer projects.
The scan can be the finish line. Or just the beginning.
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