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Problem:   To duplicate an internally damaged aerospace component for the purpose of part reproduction. Full 3-Dimensional representation needs to be acquired (including hole size and location).

Process:   The aerospace component was measured using a ‘line’ laser scanning machine. This allowed for full part surface definition totaling close to 2,500,000 data points. The component was digitized from a number of different orientations which were all later associated together into the same coordinate system.

Solution:   The digitized data was used as reference to construct a fully detailed, accurate, solid model which was then exported as a STEP solid model. The STEP format can be imported into most mainstream CAD packages.