Reverse Engineering

Reverse engineering is the process of analyzing and deconstructing a thing to learn what it is made of and how it is constructed. Reverse engineering commonly is used to answer questions about software code or manufactured products, but it can be applied in various scenarios. 

Reverse Engineering

Reverse engineering is the process of deconstructing a thing to learn how it works, what it’s made of, and how it is assembled.

Reverse Engineering Examples in Product Design

Competitors often use reverse engineering to find product strengths they can adapt, or weaknesses they can improve. Reverse engineering can also be used to find information that is lost or unavailable – such as when revising someone else’s work or tracking the work of a criminal. Reverse engineering is also useful for digitalizing physical models or prototypes into computer-aided design (CAD) files. Modern design software usually has reverse engineering functionality built-in to accomplish this.

3D Scan to CAD

Easy scan to CAD workflow for reverse engineering

NX Scan to Part

NX Cloud Connected-Scan to Part comes as a cloud application and allows you to combine facets, surfaces, and solids in a single 3D model, without requiring data translation. The targeted features of NX Cloud Connected-Scan to Part enable you to focus on your Scan to CAD workflows.