{"id":16190,"date":"2020-12-22T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-12-22T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/?p=16190"},"modified":"2020-12-18T09:48:16","modified_gmt":"2020-12-18T17:48:16","slug":"scan-to-cad-workflow-peel-3d","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/scan-to-cad-workflow-peel-3d\/","title":{"rendered":"Exploring a Scan-to-CAD Workflow with peel 3d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Jason Evers runs Eversfab<\/a>, a small custom automotive company located in Lousiana, USA. Evers worked as a firefighter with a passion for racing cars. He then started making parts for his own use. His good work started getting noticed \u2014friends would ask for parts, etc. Eventually, he quit his regular job and dedicated himself to creating race car parts. \u201cI\u2019ve had a lot of jobs, but nothing as enjoyable as creating solutions for problems on dedicated race cars,” he says. “I love seeing a customer\u2019s appreciation when their concept or vision was executed above their expectations.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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For one recent project, a customer asked Eversfab to create a custom roll cage for a Corvette<\/a>. Using the peel 3d scanning solution<\/a> combined with Fusion 360<\/a>, Evers designed the full cage in 3D before any parts were made. Designing custom parts usually requires a lot of manual measuring, trials, and errors, plus many alterations to fit everything in place. However, using this workflow, Eversfab had perfect part fitting on the first try.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I chose Fusion 360 for its intuitive interface and because it was Mac-compatible. There was a learning curve, sure. But Fusion 360 has become my go-to app for in-depth design as well as quick sketches.”<\/p>– Jason Evers, Founder of Eversfab<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEven when the roll cage itself is being designed in CAD software<\/a>, if the measurements for the chassis are being taken by hand, there are too many angles and contours to effectively map out the cage the first time with full confidence,” says Evers. “There are often parts scrapped due to trial and error, with several hours of work and raw materials going into each wasted part. When designing from an actual scan, that waste is eliminated.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Combined with the tools from Fusion 360, Evers could design the best product without a background in CAD. \u201cI wasn\u2019t familiar with CAD when I started Eversfab. I had programming and design experience, but not CAD related. I chose Fusion 360 for its intuitive interface and because it was Mac-compatible. There was a learning curve, sure. But Fusion 360 has become my go-to app for in-depth design as well as quick sketches.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Evers uses custom parameters in his designs whenever possible. \u201cMany times, there will be a value that will need to be changed, and basing a measurement on a global variable is very helpful in the parametric design<\/a> workflow. This can mean roll cage tubing ID, bend locations on sheet metal<\/a>, the thickness of metal, etc.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

peel 3d scanning technology has become a staple in Evers’ Fusion 360 workflow, as exemplified in the below YouTube video that shows the peel3d team reverse engineer a Mustang<\/a> \u201969 Exhaust Pipe, teaching how to extract geometric entities from mesh files and save time on CAD creation along the way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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