Reverse Engineer a Part

How this works

Open a saved job, or start a new one.
Scan the physical part from several angles with the machine camera.
Reconstruct an editable STEP from the cloud with the AI model.
Review the deviation map, then download the STEP.

The camera and its calibration live behind the cog in the header. They are set once per machine, not per job.

Camera connection

Calibration (camera to flange)

Camera rides the flange. By default the live KUKA flange pose is read automatically at each shot. Capture from several angles and they merge in KUKA BASE.

For best results, overlap each new angle by about one third with the previous one.

Enter pose manually

Resolution

Fast: quicker, smoother (2x2 binning). High: full sensor detail — recommended for reverse engineering; can take up to 2 minutes per shot.

An AI model reads the scanned cloud and writes the CAD, returning an editable STEP that is automatically registered onto your scan. The first run of the day can take a minute while the GPU model wakes.

Output Describe the part / intent (optional)

Guides the AI. If you only scanned one side (a mould A-surface), choose Surface only so it returns an open surface to reverse engineer from rather than a closed solid.

Known dimension — longest side (mm, optional)

If the scan only covers part of the surface, enter the part's true longest length so the reconstruction is scaled correctly.

Reconstruction quality

Thorough asks the AI for more candidate shapes and retries when the fit is poor, so it handles complex parts better but takes longer on the GPU.

Live build view — watch each draft take shape in the viewer

Build log

Mean deviation (mm)	—
RMS deviation (mm)	—
Max deviation (mm)	—
Registration error (mm)	—
Scan coverage of surface	—
Faces in reconstruction	—
Designer toolbox	—
Unscanned sides	—
Datums	—
Manufacturability flags	—
Recovery	—