ABSTRACT
Reverse engineering is a process used when an existing component must be reproduced, but the designs are not accessible. The part must be measured and redrawn to obtain new records, as well as to allow for the remanufacture of the component. This can be done several ways, from simply measuring the dimensions with calipers or micrometers and recording the data to be redrawn, to today’s sophisticated techniques of translating x-ray imaging or threedimensional laser scan data into computer-aided design (CAD) data files.
