PolyWorks Modeler is reverse engineering software that turns 3D scan data and polygonal meshes into CAD-ready geometry fast. The path from physical part to usable design data has three stages in PolyWorks Modeler, and each one feeds cleanly into the next. Raw point clouds first become clean, watertight polygonal meshes using real-time quality meshing technology and a full suite of hole-filling, boundary-cleaning and sharp-edge recovery tools. From there, an intuitive NURBS surfacing workflow uses interactive curve placement and automatic patch generation to build a continuous surface network ready for IGES or STEP export into any CAD or CAM application. For teams working in feature-based solid modeling environments, Modeler extracts parametric 2D sketches directly from scanned geometry so the resulting solid models arrive in SOLIDWORKS, NX or Creo as fully editable, associative parts rather than imported shells. A symmetry plane tool lets engineers scan or model only half an object and mirror it automatically, cutting reverse engineering time significantly on symmetric components.
Why use PolyWorks Modeler?
- Rebuild CAD data for legacy parts with no surviving design files
- Reconstruct molds, tooling and fixtures from physical scan data
- Create NURBS surfaces for aerodynamic simulation and CFD
- Prepare scan data for direct CNC milling or 3D printing
- Accelerate symmetric part workflows with automatic mirroring
- Feed clean geometry into SOLIDWORKS, NX, Creo or any major CAD platform
- Combine with PolyWorks Inspector for a complete scan to model to inspection pipeline
