Toy Reverse Engineering

Our customer is a seller of old toys. He wanted to start producing old ack-ack burp action toy guns. This mainly involves creating a mold to manufacture the plastic handles of the toy gun. Applications 3D was called in to help scan and create a mold CAD for production. Toy reverse engineering is not as simple as it may seem. Once the toy is open the inside could be a lot more intricate than its exterior design.

Using a band saw we were able to slice the handle directly in half. This provided us with full access to scanning. Turns out everything on the inside could be mirrored for the CAD models. This is not always the case but since each side is identical it will greatly reduce the time to reverse engineer this toy. To scan this part we used our Comet 5 white light scanner. This scanner is very accurate which will lead to a more accurate final product. With one half scanned the reverse engineering process begins. Using Geomagic design direct, which is a 3D modeling software, a near mirror image of the physical part becomes a CAD model.

The CAD models were 3d printed in nylon material to match what the final product will look like. The plastic tube was added and everything functioned correctly. Click here to learn more about our reverse engineering process.

: Original Ack Ack Guns

: Ack Ack Part

: Part Cut in Half

: Ack Ack 3D print

Kyle Keiser

October 31, 2023.

Great service and responsiveness. The data they provided was cleaned up well and accurate.

C S

August 7, 2023.

WOW! What a great experience. Applications 3D provided us with the best looking scans I've ever seen. Fast, friendly and affordable. I can't say enough good things. Thanks again Raminder!!

Travis O

July 13, 2023.

Really quick and great work. Applications 3D made sure that I received everything I needed for my project.

Eric S

April 25, 2023.

Raminder did a fantastic job scanning some parts for me. VERY reasonable pricing for the quality of scan provided and the turn around time was ridiculously fast. 10/10 would recommend and will be using again!

Adam Barton

March 8, 2023.

The Applications 3D team is a pleasure to work with. They have provided our organization with 3D scanning, reverse engineering, and CAD model creation services. The pricing is great and they have quick turn around times.

Namsag

January 30, 2023.

I found Applications 3D online, wanting to get an item scanned accurately. Couldn't have been happier with their services. They were fast, great communications, and the end result was excellent. I will use them again in the future. This job was for an individual project and they did not hesitate with their services. It was also at a lower cost than I could find anywhere in my state. Highly recommend their services. Thank You Raminder-Applications 3D

Dan Dwyer

January 24, 2023.

Very professional and in depth and detailed with his work. You might find a cheaper source but not a better one.

Ivan Fucich

September 9, 2022.

I approached Applications 3D with an existing 3D scan file that I didn’t know what to do with. After speaking with Raminder over the phone, we scheduled an appointment same day to review the file. He looked at my file, and gave me a quote for his service - to produce a Step file that could be used to CNC a master mold from the shape that I had scanned. He was finished with the design in 1 week, but there was a slight issue which I brought to his attention, and he immediately worked on creating a solution, which was resolved by the end of that same day!! I honestly couldn’t be more happy with the result, and very much look forward to working together with Raminder & his company again for more 3D modeling work.