Field notes / Immensa
From physical part
to digital precision.
A look inside my internship.
One part. Eight stages of reverse engineering.
01 / Observe
The part.
Every digital model starts with something real. A simple bolt is the starting point for this walkthrough.
↓ Scroll to follow the process
Reverse engineering / Study 001Physical part
SPECIMEN 001 / HEX-HEAD BOLTReady to scan
Signed surface deviationExample tolerance ±0.10 mm
Blue / inward
< −0.10 mmGreen / within tolerance
−0.10 to +0.10 mmRed / outward
> +0.10 mm
< −0.10 mmGreen / within tolerance
−0.10 to +0.10 mmRed / outward
> +0.10 mm