# \#reverse-engineering

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## [Reverse Engineering from Mesh to Volume](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/reverse-engineering-from-mesh-to-volume/218205)

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**Author:** [@Marwan0](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Marwan0)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 21, 2026, 10:37am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/reverse-engineering-from-mesh-to-volume/218205 "2026-04-21T10:37:21Z")

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Hi everyone, I am currently working on a reverse engineering workflow in Grasshopper for an X-joint. So far, I have successfully reconstructed the main geometry, the Brace and the Chord. Both are already modeled as a c…

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## [Shrinkwrap for curves?](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/shrinkwrap-for-curves/215294)

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**Author:** [@ciradrak](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/ciradrak)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 31, 2026, 1:57pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/shrinkwrap-for-curves/215294 "2026-01-31T13:57:28Z")

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Hello. I’m trying to take GIS output & create a cutting path. I was hoping that Rhino would be the right tool to do this, but many problems have arisen. There are hundreds, if not thousands of lines to process, so any…

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## [Shrinkwrap challenge](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/shrinkwrap-challenge/161480)

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**Author:** [@lander](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/lander)\
**Replies:** 56\
**Last updated:** [September 1, 2025, 10:19pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/shrinkwrap-challenge/161480 "2025-09-01T22:19:59Z")

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Ok, so I’m posting this as per special request. I’m providing a sample of an original state of a mesh that needs to be shrinkwrapped. I was originally working on this back in 1/28/23, and yes I went a long way with the…

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## [Heat Method for generalized signed distance (from SIGGRAPH 2024)](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/heat-method-for-generalized-signed-distance-from-siggraph-2024/207857)

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**Author:** [@JKolodner](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/JKolodner)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 1, 2025, 2:37am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/heat-method-for-generalized-signed-distance-from-siggraph-2024/207857 "2025-08-01T02:37:52Z")

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I came across this video and paper from Siggraph 2024, and wondered if it would be possible (and reasonable) for inclusion of heat methods for SDFs in Isopod for those of us who are neither mathematicians nor programmers…

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## [How to make curves intersect at point so I can use network srf?](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/how-to-make-curves-intersect-at-point-so-i-can-use-network-srf/202873)

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**Author:** [@andreaw](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/andreaw)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 10, 2025, 8:02pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/how-to-make-curves-intersect-at-point-so-i-can-use-network-srf/202873 "2025-04-10T20:02:15Z")

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I have a mesh geometry like this, which I have been trying to remodel as a NURBS manually. I tried to use quad remesh/to subD/to NURBS workflow but it didn’t give me quite enough control to get what I wanted, so I’m tryi…

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## [Mesh2Surface Compatibility](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/mesh2surface-compatibility/180020)

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**Author:** [@craig\_ray](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/craig_ray)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 23, 2024, 12:13am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/mesh2surface-compatibility/180020 "2024-04-23T00:13:59Z")

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Does anyone know if Mesh2Surface is compatible with Rhino version 8? If not, are there any other plugins that are recommended?

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## [How to build or rebuild a surface with pre-defined normals](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/how-to-build-or-rebuild-a-surface-with-pre-defined-normals/159467)

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**Author:** [@Salomon\_Alcantar](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Salomon_Alcantar)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [May 8, 2023, 7:56pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/how-to-build-or-rebuild-a-surface-with-pre-defined-normals/159467 "2023-05-08T19:56:34Z")

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Hello all, I am fairly new to grasshopper, though I’ve come to understand the basics well enough. I am trying to learn through what few resources I’ve found on the subject how to approach reverse engineering of forms to …

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## [Get rid of small surfaces in reverse engineering pipeline?](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/get-rid-of-small-surfaces-in-reverse-engineering-pipeline/158273)

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**Author:** [@Xiao](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Xiao)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 14, 2023, 5:27pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/get-rid-of-small-surfaces-in-reverse-engineering-pipeline/158273 "2023-04-14T17:27:12Z")

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Hi there, so lovely that Rhino 7 has nice functionalities of reverse engineering complex objects. My task I am new to Rhino, and I am trying to turn very dense triangular meshes (from medical images) into CAD geometry. …

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## [Reverse engineering in Rhino (without external plugins)](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/reverse-engineering-in-rhino-without-external-plugins/133582)

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**Author:** [@mdesign](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/mdesign)\
**Replies:** 25\
**Last updated:** [September 22, 2022, 5:45am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/reverse-engineering-in-rhino-without-external-plugins/133582 "2022-09-22T05:45:02Z")

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I have some 3d scans and I would like to do reverse engineering on the base version of Rhino. Could you advise me which commands will be helpful to me or please share some tutorials about it (free or paid). I think abou…

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## [Reconstruct surface from point data?](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/reconstruct-surface-from-point-data/138879)

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**Author:** [@jeskenis](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/jeskenis)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 4, 2022, 5:38am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/reconstruct-surface-from-point-data/138879 "2022-03-04T05:38:40Z")

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Is there a way in Rhino (/Grasshopper) to create a surface from point data? I’ve just upgraded my mill with a touch probe. I can set it to measure surface - it returns a file with a set of coordinates for each measured …

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## [Best approach to reverse engineer starting with a STL file](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/best-approach-to-reverse-engineer-starting-with-a-stl-file/138623)

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**Author:** [@nms](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/nms)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [February 27, 2022, 8:53pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/best-approach-to-reverse-engineer-starting-with-a-stl-file/138623 "2022-02-27T20:53:53Z")

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Hello everyone, Freelance designer here, i have been given a STL mesh to work on and supply a CAD model with some modifications in regards of the original mesh. I know this can be a tricky subject and while I have done…

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## [3D scan of shiny reflective, large outdoor objects, namely yachts and motorboats](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/3d-scan-of-shiny-reflective-large-outdoor-objects-namely-yachts-and-motorboats/53835)

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**Author:** [@jaybee63](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/jaybee63)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [January 29, 2018, 7:50am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/3d-scan-of-shiny-reflective-large-outdoor-objects-namely-yachts-and-motorboats/53835 "2018-01-29T07:50:02Z")

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Has anyone had success scanning yachts and powerboats in an outdoor enviroment? We have trialled many different platforms over the years without success.