Rhino 7 Basic Reverse Engineering Tutorial: STL to CAD (NURBS)

[@marcoerra4738]

Your videos have saved me so many times i've lost count. So helpful and informative. I can never thank you enough.

[@simpernchong]

You are so welcome!

[@dainiskivkucans]

Just started with Rhino, and this WAS FIRST helpful video in NURBS objects!

[@simpernchong]

Thank you :)

[@007jtylert]

Thank you for this tutorial. It helped me solve a problem for making an electrode from an stl file that needed to be nurbs to make a curve from an intersection so I could extrude a straight part. So helpful!

[@simpernchong]

Wow.. sounds interesting. Glad it was useful 😁

[@alancooke9357]

Rhino 7 is great value for the buck. This is going to make reverse engineering more affordable.

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[@simpernchong]

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[@simpernchong]

LOL... thanks for the offer. Really appreciate it. Have a nice day :)

[@tleasca101]

This is very helpful thanks for the guide! I look forward to upgrading to version 7 soon

[@simpernchong]

Glad it was helpful! With Rhino 7, the ability to speed up the reverse engineering process is a huge advantage for me. I used to do much reverse engineering work and it was tedious with the older versions of Rhino. To me, this tool alone (Quadremesh) is worth the upgrade as similar reverse engineering tools are very expensive.

[@simpernchong]

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[@donpayne1040]

Great video buddy! The only one to explain this, in fact.

[@simpernchong]

Thanks. Glad you think so!

[@jaranedaaran8843]

Very useful video... helped me not give up...thanks!

[@simpernchong]

Thanks.

[@anrarh2121]

Thank for the video. I'm a professional in reverse engineering. However, this method is not suitable for recognising surfaces with e.g. dimensioned radii. However, this is needed in technical objects that require high dimensional accuracy for industrial production. For visual objects that are required for games, for example, this works fine. It will probably take a few more versions for such properties to be recognised automatically. Even with V8 this does not yet work satisfactorily. Nevertheless, this function is also used by me. Good that gives it to us. Regards

[@simpernchong]

Thank you.

[@mryasuo2534]

i hope you do more reverse engineering tutorials

[@khennababdelghani7122]

How can we convert an mesh solid to an solid in order to save it as step cause now i only can save the geometry that i create as an stl file while i need it as step plz help me

[@naimassoul]

this is the best tuto ever seen thanks a lot

[@simpernchong]

Thank you

[@ataarturk2411]

your mesh seems to be converted from a cad file so this is the reason the functions works fine; I would use a real scan data exported from a scanner software and retry.

[@simpernchong]

I have did that before (using real scanned data).. it works. However, I will have to fill up holes first using a mesh tool such as Mesh mixer. The reason for not using a scanned data is because I do not have one that I am allowed to use.. all the scanned datas that I have are from clients for their reverse engineering project...hence bounded by legal agreements. And I do not have a 3D scanner. Because of this, I have to resort to using 3D mesh model that is created by myself for this video demo. Cheers.

[@ataarturk2411]

yes, I know that many scan files are confidental; but I wanted to see the performance of this tool on real scans which have irregular surfaces; It seems to be a very useful tool and looks much better than many other auto surface tools; thank you for the introduction; I am planning to install the trial version of Rhino and give a try myself :)

[@simpernchong]

@@ataarturk2411 Bro, this is the tool i was using to fix the scanned data. meshmixer.com/download.html To be honest, I don't think it is possible to take freshly scanned data and convert them into NURBS. This free tool is quite useful for smoothing and autofilling of holes. cheers.

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[@simpernchong]

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[@simpernchong]

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u saved my life thx alot!!!!

[@simpernchong]

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[@HD-qq3bn]

amazing feature

[@simpernchong]

I think so too..

[@metahimik]

thank you - it was useful!

[@simpernchong]

Glad it was helpful! Thanks 😁

[@SandeepSingh-43]

I need help to convert my blender file to step as an editable file in solidworks.

[@SandeepSingh-43]

Hi, what version of Rhino does the SubdTool get introduced.

[@simpernchong]

Version 7.

[@SandeepSingh-43]

@@simpernchong can you help me with a blender file, to transfer its format to step, so i can edit it in SW

[@larryfroot]

Excellent and to the point. Thank you.

[@simpernchong]

Thanks :)

[@andreeca]

Great video as allways !! Thank you!

[@simpernchong]

Thanks for watching! Have a nice day 😁

[@andreeca]

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[@drobad5851]

This is Not Reverse Engineering of Scanned Data It is merely translation of an stl file to cad (the file is previously converted from CAD or other type to STL mesh). It is important to note that scanning will not produce perfect mesh or polygonal model, even with the greatest technological advancements; so the scan needs repair. This whole process may be applicable to items with large tolerance of 0.125" and more. Accuracy of the produced cad file is utmost important in many industries. This software and the operator do not show capability to accuracy. Don't kid your self, there is no 5 minutes reverse engineering as well as scanning. It takes time to preproduce the scanned object to a useable cad file with decent accuracy. Other software packages depend on engineering work such as sketching and solid modeling from the scanned data. So far I have not found or seen a comparative way in this software to do reverse engineering. It may be good for other tasks but not what the title of this video says. Get a real scanned data with holes and other imperfections, repair it, prep it, and than show me the same steps as you did in the video. Cheers to all, DR

[@simpernchong]

Noted on your sharing. Thx

[@g-lurk]

that disclaimer makes me feel like i'm gonna be put on trial if i try these commands. yikes! however... the video was quite worth it. so maybe #worthit

[@simpernchong]

Haha... Of course not. 😆Just to protect myself.

[@serdarklnc4759]

Hi, thanks a lot for the video. How can it be used for reverse engineering of 3d scan data. Could you please elaborate? I work with point clouds and getting into modeling lately.. Thanks in advance

[@simpernchong]

Hi, ehmmm... i think point cloud will be more tricky. I know in Grasshopper point cloud can be converted to mesh using the Delauney component. Perhap, need to use Grasshopper for process the point cloud to mesh and then process to use the process as illustrated in this video. Cheers.

[@팡현-v7w]

Thank you always!!

[@simpernchong]

Thank you too!

[@Utilisateur-02]

there is lot of good tips there

[@simpernchong]

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[@khaled1saidi277]

Great man

[@simpernchong]

Glad you like it. Have a nice day :)

[@mamalojzka]

Very useful video. Thank you.

[@simpernchong]

So nice of you

[@marcusboyd8197]

Can you do a video on adding gems on stl

[@simpernchong]

Sorry... rhino does not excel in stl or mesh works.

[@marcusboyd8197]

@@simpernchong can you turn into nurbs and then add/remove gems then turn back to stl. I honestly don’t know but I think it’s possible. If not then ok.

[@antonsteblikov6789]

Good , thanx!

[@simpernchong]

Thanks Anton :)

[@lebrun9425]

Thanks.

[@simpernchong]

You're welcome

[@steve32767]

brilliant. thank you for this

[@simpernchong]

Glad it was helpful to you. Thanks. 😁

[@km.mertkorkmaz]

Hey dude could you make videos about reverse engineering

[@simpernchong]

Most probably. Thanks.

[@Laylaalba]

Thank you so much

[@jkdj4471]

Hi, can you edit my STL file to stp file? For money, of course

[@talgtalga3767]

this is working for rhino5?

[@simpernchong]

No

[@talgtalga3767]

@@simpernchong thanks for clarification and for the great video! Good job.. i watch your video and really enjoy...question, any videos of formatting i mean to import stl to rhino 3dm to rhino i thinks solid is stl format right? and i have parts plastic want to know how to squeez the plasric through all my parts but as i kow solidworks plastic fit on it but whole solid works cant download with many reasons ..any programm which i can do it with rhino 3dm format? because i would like to know how the polimer melts going through whole my parts as simulation during injecting... shortly i did my 3D parts but am not sure where and how to build hole and lines which is melt polimer goes proper ways and filling my prts in the metal mold.....

[@simpernchong]

@@talgtalga3767 Hi, so sorry. I do not know of any injection mold simulation software. Cheers.

[@talgtalga3767]

@@simpernchong strange so many it companies and technolgies the world doing business with plastic more than 10 years and no simple programm ...except Solidworks:-(

[@simpernchong]

@@talgtalga3767 😁😁 I see...

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