Not every measurement task at sigma3D is, at first glance, related to surveying.
But the customer’s needs are always at the heart of every measurement, and in this case, those needs involved a shift in the focus of our services—a change we were able to help facilitate.
“Our requirements for manufacturing a hair dryer call for a precise 3D model based on scan data. With the solution provided by sigma3D GmbH using Geomagic Design X software, this was achieved perfectly.”
- EAMS Engineering & Management GmbH, Project Manager, Marvin Schleck -
CUSTOMER REQUIREMENT:
EAMS Engineering & Management GmbH wants to be perceived by its customers as a full-service provider. To date, the company has primarily gained experience in the global automotive industry and now also wants to bring back the radial hair dryer!
And it plans to do so using the latest electrical engineering technology. To this end, sigma3D GmbH is to create a full-scale replica based on the existing original hair dryer from the 1980s. The replica should be parametrically structured and represented in a CAD model.
The goal is a design object that is optimally tailored to its functionality.
MEASUREMENT TASK:
When a fully editable (parametric) CAD model is required, the designer uses the point cloud as a reference for building the model, especially when the model is built entirely from scratch in any CAD environment. The CAD model is necessary to integrate modern technology into the original 1980s hair dryer.
Each step in building a CAD model depends on the design intent. An experienced designer needs this information to create a complete model that includes the exact geometry, parting lines, draft angles, fillets, and the assembly tree, so that the model can be modified accordingly later on.
In this case, the goal is to create a fully functional design piece featuring the latest electrical engineering.
The measurement task is performed using a GOM ATOS 5. The result of the 3D scan is a polygonal model. The CAD data is modeled based on the polygonal model.
RESULT:
The measurement result is a fully parametric solid model in native format. The generated surfaces align with the scan data with a high degree of accuracy and thus precisely reflect the real object. The CAD models can be further edited without restriction, offering the ideal—and, above all, modern—approach to design.
By scanning with the GOM ATOS 5, we were able to create a fast and highly precise model of the radial hair dryer. Our CAD model not only helps our customer with the positioning of the technology but also serves as the design basis upon which production will later be built.
For our client, this means that, as a company, they have taken another step toward becoming a full-service provider, and the hair dryer has entered the 21st century through reverse engineering. And with that, it’s back in style!
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