ZEISS REVERSE ENGINEERING (ZRE) & Tool Correction
Rapidly create CAD models based on submillimeter-accurate scan data to accelerate iteration, slash lead times, and generate manufacturing-ready designs.
Boost shop floor productivity
Spend less time on training, keep staff on the factory floor, and boost productivity with ZEISS REVERSE ENGINEERING’s step-by-step CAD modeling guide.
Save with an all-in-one software
Turn any mesh or point cloud into a 3D model for redesign, prototyping, or analysis in a single technology-agnostic program.
Up to 2x faster design iteration
Reduce trial and error with Tool Correction, a ZEISS REVERSE ENGINEERING app that can minimize the iterations required to find the best possible design by up to 50%.
Powerful software for rapidly refining complex designs
Create feature-based CAD models of the most intricate objects with ZEISS REVERSE ENGINEERING’s advanced yet easy-to-use iteration and analysis tools.
Fast-track product design
Sketch sectional planes optimized by dimensions and constraints, auto-generate CAD surfaces, and export for rapid prototyping and manufacturing.
Accelerate tool iteration
Refine tooling at pace with ZEISS Tool Correction, an app that calculates optimization possibilities and suggests changes that help meet desired tolerances.
Guidance for immediate results
ZEISS REVERSE ENGINEERING offers interactive guidance through each scan-to-CAD stage, so users can easily achieve the best possible results.
Build off freeform surfaces
Use Surface Approximation to Points, an advanced tool with curvature-dependent weighting, to turn freeform scans into detailed CAD models.
Extract geometry with ease
Simply select a surface – a plane, cylinder, cone, or sphere – based on calculated curvature values, add constraints, and create solid bodies for reverse engineering geometric parts.
Faster symmetric modeling
Don’t design symmetric parts point-by-point. With rotational geometries like gear teeth, you can create a surface, apply it all around the main body, and unite these elements into a single part.
Capture limitless detail
Import as dense a dataset as you like, ZEISS REVERSE ENGINEERING can handle it. Data-rich point clouds ensure peak precision, surface accuracy, and project results.
Analyze on the spot
ZEISS REVERSE ENGINEERING comes with all the analysis essentials required to ensure that products perform as required, before they enter production.
Uncover common design flaws
ZEISS Tool Correction offers fixes that cut out demolding, erosion, and warpage in early tooling prototypes, whether they be 3D printed, injection molded, or sheet metal fabricated.
An all-in-one metrology toolkit at your fingertips
Tailor ZEISS INSPECT to meet your needs, or pair it with other metrology solutions via the ZEISS Quality Suite.
Clamp hang-on parts virtually
Digitally mount and measure items with Virtual Clamping, an app that compensates for gravity deflection, simulates intended position, and identifies deviations with minimal human input.
De-warp plastics for analysis
ZEISS’ de-warping app virtually compensates for plastic warpage and shrinkage, while allowing you to compare scans to CAD models, and assess whether they meet tolerances.
Easily get from scan to CAD
Seamlessly convert scan data into high-precision CAD models for simulation, further modeling, or manufacture with a dedicated auto-surfacing app.
*ZEISS Quality Suite apps do not come as standard and must be downloaded separately. For more information about the ZEISS Quality Suite, please visit our FAQ below.
Why use ZEISS REVERSE ENGINEERING with Artec scanners?
Rapidly reverse engineer objects of all shapes and sizes based on up to 5-micron-accurate, high-resolution datasets captured with Artec 3D scanning.
A metrology-grade 5-micron accuracy desktop 3D scanner and automated, one-click solution.
| Scanner type | Desktop |
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Object size
Typical object sizes:
XS: <5 cm S: 5–20 cm M: 20–50 cm L: 50–200 cm XL: >200 cm |
S, XS |
| Accuracy | 0.005 mm |
| Resolution | 40 microns |
User-friendly portable laser 3D scanner with an inbuilt touchscreen and intuitive UI for easy 3D scanning.
| Scanner type | Handheld |
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Object size
Typical object sizes:
XS: <5 cm S: 5–20 cm M: 20–50 cm L: 50–200 cm XL: >200 cm |
M, L |
| Accuracy | up to 0.1 mm |
| Resolution | up to 0.2 mm |
Powerful long-range laser 3D scanner for precise capture of massive objects and scenes with remarkable speed and high accuracy.
| Scanner type | Long-range |
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Object size
Typical object sizes:
XS: <5 cm S: 5–20 cm M: 20–50 cm L: 50–200 cm XL: >200 cm |
L, XL |
| 3D point accuracy, up to | 1.9 mm @ 10 m |
| Resolution | 3 / 6 / 12 mm @ 10 m |
Our bestselling structured-light 3D scanner. Fast, versatile, and accurate.
| Scanner type | Handheld |
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Object size
Typical object sizes:
XS: <5 cm S: 5–20 cm M: 20–50 cm L: 50–200 cm XL: >200 cm |
M, L |
| Accuracy | up to 0.1 mm |
| Resolution | up to 0.2 mm |
Built for scanning in advanced resolution and perfect color, this target-free 3D industrial scanner captures complex geometry and sharp edges.
| Scanner type | Handheld |
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Object size
Typical object sizes:
XS: <5 cm S: 5–20 cm M: 20–50 cm L: 50–200 cm XL: >200 cm |
S, M |
| 3D point accuracy, up to | 0.05 mm |
| 3D resolution, up to | 0.05 mm |
Built for industrial metrology, this lightweight, robust laser handheld scanner captures tricky surfaces with metrological accuracy and repeatability.
| Scanner type | Handheld |
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Object size
Typical object sizes:
XS: <5 cm S: 5–20 cm M: 20–50 cm L: 50–200 cm XL: >200 cm |
S, M, L |
| 3D point accuracy, up to | 0.02 mm |
| 3D resolution, up to | 0.02 mm |
Submillimeter accuracy data
Digitize objects with up to 5-micron accuracy using Artec 3D scanning for reliable data that yields one-to-one 3D models for iteration and manufacture.
Rapidly go from scan to CAD
At up to 35 million pts/s, Artec 3D devices are lightning-fast, so users can spend less time on data capture and more time reverse engineering with ZEISS software.
Recreate the tiniest details
Capture thin ridges and sharp edges in HD with Artec 3D scanning to make models true to original designs – even those with high complexity.
Iterate without limits
Artec 3D’s scanning range features a device for every project need, making it possible to capture on any scale, with or without targets, even in tight areas.
Ensure 100% data capture
Make sure you capture objects in full with real-time feedback and leave no stone unturned using ZEISS REVERSE ENGINEERING deviation analysis.
Automate with AI
Automate your workflow with Artec Studio, an AI-powered 3D data capture and processing software, packed with tools for rapid reverse engineering.
Learn to scan in <2 hours
Artec 3D scanners are so intuitive, users can get to grips with them in under two hours, and the technology is easy to integrate into existing workflows.
Avoid modeling from scratch
Quickly, easily capture original products with Artec 3D scanning, reverse engineer them in ZEISS software, and start iterating at pace.
Digitize your workflow
Switch from contact-based to digital data capture, and accelerate your workflow, while unlocking end-to-end manufacturing traceability.
Cross-technology integration
ZEISS REVERSE ENGINEERING slots seamlessly into the ZEISS ecosystem without necessitating workflow changes.
Accelerate your workflow: Scan-to-CAD in three simple steps
Turbocharge surface reconstruction with advanced tools for rapidly capturing and refining mesh data, before generating ultra-accurate CAD models.
Digitize any object & process data
Rapidly scan complex parts, tooling, heavy machinery, and more to create highly detailed 3D meshes, ideal for iteration.
Scan with Eva, Micro II, Point, Ray II, or Spider II
Connect your scanner to Artec Studio, digitize anything from micro-parts to entire facilities, and maximize results with real-time feedback.
Or scan & share data with Leo
Scan with the wireless Artec Leo to capture accurately, with complete freedom, and send data directly to Artec Studio for tidying up.
Optimize mesh data in Artec Studio
Quickly, easily prepare mesh data for prototyping or production with AI algorithms and editing tools that automate and enhance results.
Export to ZEISS REVERSE ENGINEERING
Turn even the most complex, organic-shaped mesh surfaces into CAD bodies with an advanced toolset.
Align data & establish planes
Ensure that you have a watertight mesh using ZEISS REVERSE ENGINEERING hole filling and outlier removal, then align data using best-fit or pre-alignment and establish planes.
Add/remove features
Add chamfers to edges and remove primitives from surfaces to add features like buttons and screw holes, adjusting diameter, height, and more as required.
Rapidly create CAD bodies
Generate scan-based CAD surfaces with best-fits, feature extraction, or approximations to automatically, accurately recreate organic surfaces.
Hybrid modeling
Extract solid bodies, extend surfaces, and add chamfers & fillets to combine freeform & standard geometries and make CAD models of parts like gears.
Analyze & share results
Ensure products meet requirements, seamlessly share findings, and submit final models for iteration or production.
Ensure product quality
Compare nominal and actual values, or analyze further in ZEISS Tool Correction, an app that finds undercuts, checks forced demoldability, examines draft angles, and more.
Share your findings
Report your findings with ease, using point-by-point evaluation, color-coded models to show deviations, and charts indicating where designs meet tolerances.
Iterate, inspect, & start production
Export to ZEISS INSPECT Optical 3D for further inspection, iterate upon designs in 3D modeling programs like SOLIDWORKS, or send directly for manufacture.
Have a question about using ZEISS REVERSE ENGINEERING with Artec scanners?
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Is ZEISS REVERSE ENGINEERING related to GOM Inspect?
GOM Inspect was rebranded ZEISS INSPECT in 2023. ZEISS INSPECT offers the same advanced feature set as before, only it’s marketed as variants like Optical 3D, so users can select the version that best meets their needs.
ZEISS INSPECT Optical 3D can be used in tandem with ZEISS REVERSE ENGINEERING to achieve a complete scan-to-CAD, inspection, and manufacturing workflow.
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Are there any limitations to using Artec 3D scanning with ZEISS REVERSE ENGINEERING?
No. ZEISS REVERSE ENGINEERING is compatible with the entire Artec 3D scanner range: Eva, Leo, Micro II, Point, Ray II, and Spider II, plus any Artec Studio-exported 3D mesh.
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How do I access ZEISS REVERSE ENGINEERING?
Simply contact us, and we’ll get you set up. Once you’ve acquired a license, we’ll supply you with everything needed to access your software via the ZEISS Quality Suite.
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Can I try ZEISS REVERSE ENGINEERING first?
Sure! All you need to do is contact us, and we’ll guide you through your options.
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Is there an Artec and ZEISS Education Package?
Yes. We offer a few special bundles of Artec 3D scanners and ZEISS software at discounted rates for educational and research applications. For more information, please contact us at sales@artec3d.com.
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How do I use a 3D scanner with ZEISS REVERSE ENGINEERING?
Above, we’ve outlined the basic reverse engineering workflow. For more information, users can find a wealth of resources including tutorials and relevant forums on the ZEISS Quality Suite software hub.
