Other Projects
Uncovering Interior Details of Car Body Parts through 3D Scanning
When modifying a car or analysing how components fit together it can be valuable to see what’s going on behind visual obstructions.
When we scanned the 370z, we also scanned the door assembly including the door card, exterior of the metal and interior of the metal. Our powerful scanner had no problem capturing all the material changes and scanned the glossy black paintwork with ease.
The data we captured, we knew, as always, was super accurate. The metrology grade scanner is accurate to 30 micron and as a result, we know the data can support the development of new parts like carbon doors for example or the analysis of how the separate panels fit together.
With assemblies that fit together and partially or completely obscure the important information behind it, it can be a challenge to really get a grasp of how the two parts interact.
“X-Ray” Vision
In this project, we scanned the metalwork of the door, interior and exterior, and also the door card. Due to the use of targets, we could then align the data perfectly and ‘reassemble’ them digitally.
The result is almost X-ray in appearance and function. Revealing key insight to what’s going on behind the door car including where the window motor was, the location of the speaker and where the fixing points were. We could also use this data to check any clash conditions. As we have both of these parts, a new addition to the inside of the door could be digitally validated and checked for clashes before parts are even made!
