RECORD LOCATED / 2026.08.20

Scan to CAD Field Workflow

The scan-to-CAD series treats scanning as a way to recover useful geometry, not a magic replacement for design intent. Planned notes cover lighting, overlap, top-and-bottom alignment, cleanup, scale recovery, reference geometry, and comparing the scan against a remodel.

EXP-0031REV A

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A CLOSER LOOK

Compare a scan surface with design intent

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An irregular sampled profile overlays a smoother rebuilt contour. Separate scale and datum marks show what needs checking rather than implying automatic accuracy.Explanatory drawing based on this record

Capture: Overlap and alignment
Reference: Scale and datum geometry
Compare: Scan against remodel

CLASSIFICATIONEXP

STATUSUNDER TEST

MATERIALMESH / CAD

DISPOSITIONFIELD STUDY

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TECHNICAL NOTES///

A practical scanning workflow for capturing usable shape, recovering scale, and remodeling what the mesh cannot explain.

DEVELOPMENT HISTORY///

2026.08.20Rev A

Defined the shop-friendly scan, cleanup, and remodel sequence.

SPECIFICATION///

CapturePortable / phone-friendly

Tools consideredCreality Pika / MeshLab / Meshroom

GoalUsable remodel geometry

StatusWorkflow testing

RELEASED MATERIAL///

This entry is a notebook record. Original project files can be added as the work develops.

WHERE THIS STANDS

UNDER TEST

The record keeps what is known at this revision. Unfinished tests stay unfinished here.