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When working with data from a Lumafield scanner, you get more resolution than most systems on the market will provide. This means that when you use familiar tools, such as Geomagic Design X, for reverse engineering, you will find new workflows advantageous. Often, this means simple and speedy workflows: Benefits of using Lumafield for Reverse Engineering
  • Faster workflows
    • No data stitching - Lumafield scans provide the whole picture in a single scan.
    • Reduced healing requirements - Lumafield scans provide manifold Meshes by default.
  • No missing details
    • Voyager Meshes have no blind spots - see down bores, around corners, and inside parts.
    • Power advanced workflows such as running FEA on real voids and cracks found in your parts.

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Moving from Lumafield scan to CAD Feature Tree

This workflow requires less Mesh cleanup as you will use the Mesh as a reference geometry. Using a Reverse Engineering software such as Geomagic Design X, you can build a CAD feature tree directly around a Voyager Mesh – referencing it and exporting that full feature tree into your CAD program of choice. Great For: Parts with simple geometry, cleaning up manufacturing variation.

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Moving from Lumafield scan to STEP (generalized)

This workflow requires investing a little more time on Mesh cleanup, but enables you to quickly generate a STEP file of even the most complex geometries by leveraging auto-features of Geomagic Design X. Great for: Parts with complex geometry, getting manufacturing defects into FEA, or moving placeholders into CAD quickly.
The Mesh Workflow Editor may contain more parameters than the ones displayed in the videos above.