NTI East Midlands

  Reverse Engineering - 4 day short course

Activity each day

What will you learn?

Day 1
AM

Introduction to RE and geometric inspection

Overview of the RE process chain

Detailed review of RE methods and hardware
PM
Demonstration and hand-on use of contact RE methods

The basic principles of RE

How and why to use RE methods

The RE process from part to final application

How the different RE methods work and the advantage /disadvantage in a range of applications

How to use a Faro® articulated measuring arm and Renishaw Cyclone® contact scanning system.

Day 2
AM

Application case studies of contact & non-contact RE methods

PM

Demonstration and hand-on use of contact RE methods

How RE can be used in typical industrial applications

How laser scanning based RE methods work
How structured light and photogrammetry systems work

Day 3
ALL DAY

RE data processing
Hands on training with CopyCAD
CopyCAD practical assignment**

How RE data can be processed to generate different file formats which can be used in different applications.

How to use CopyCAD to manipulate RE data to provide high quality files including CAD (translation, trimming/ rationalisation, surfacing etc.)

Day 4
AM

Visit to/presentations by RE technology end-users
PM
Phase test **

How RE is used in real word examples to improve the efficiency of the product development process