Reverse Engineering

Richard Black Zack Garcia

Reverse Engineering: The Basics

● Rebuilding a part based of an existing design

● Used to recreate older parts

● Faster prototyping, production and efficiency

● Reverse engineering has been used as long as

manufactured parts have been made.
The Process (Part 1)
● Scan/Measure
There are many tools that can be used to find the dimensions of an
object.

● Data Process
Once every necessary dimension is know, this information can be
assigned to a 2D or 3D drawing or rendering of a part.

● Assembly
Combining all parts drawing into a diagram.
The Process (Part 2)

● Reconstruction/Prototype
Building a functional 3D copy of the machine based on the technical
drawings.

● Production
The finished product.
Examples of Reverse Engineering

● Creating a less expensive version of a product

● Reproducing a machine part that no longer exists

● Learning how a product/part/system works

● Analyzing a broken or damaged part

Advantages/Challenges

Challenges

Advantages ● Requires lots of equipment

● Requires a large skill set

● Requires a deep understanding of

● Leads to higher understanding of
the subject
the object

● Finding faults in the design of a

product

● Ability to implement new design

innovations to old things

Conclusion

How you can apply it

● The reverse engineering process requires the use of hardware like measuring tools and 3D
Printers

● CAD programs like AutoCAD and Solidworks are essential parts of the design process

● Similar techniques in the reverse engineering process are used to fabricate objects from a
design sheet
Sources
● https://www.adapttechteam.com/what-is-reverse-engineering/
● https://www.techtarget.com/searchsoftwarequality/definition/reverse-engineeri
ng
● https://astromachineworks.com/what-is-reverse-engineering/#:~:text=Reverse
%20engineering%2C%20sometimes%20called%20back,individual
%20components%20of%20larger%20products.