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They can reverse engineer a complete car from the 3D scan data. One of the projects Tom has on his desk is to create a service to scan classic cars, imagine the priceless classics that are hooning around Goodwood Circuit and how hard it is to track down the parts if they have a 'coming together'. As Tom says, it is not unusual to nd that the chassis of a 1950’s AC Cobra can be an inch shorter on one side, so his proposal is take the original car and scan it. This then documents the very DNA of the vehicle to the millimetre in every aspect. So, on that unfortunate day that it all goes wrong you have a clear road map of exacting dimensions to rebuild the priceless classic. Not only the data but the ability to form moulds of the damaged parts to their original size and shape, you could even replicate a dent or scrape in the body work onto the new panel. This was genius.
Meanwhile in the design of ce, the images of the Jenny’s “well worn” race deck are being manipulated, cleaned up and the concave dimensions tweaked to suit her requirements. The end result is a variation of designs with subtle differences so Nuno’s team in Portugal can create a set of prototypes in different woods from the data and we move to the testing phase where Jenny rides the decks down a mountain road whilst we time the performance to see which is the nal board for manufacture.
The project continues using the latest technology to develop a racing deck for the season, but the discovery of Central Scanning and the guy's ideas for scanning classis cars is certainly something we’ll be revisiting. So, if you have a cherished collectable tucked away in the garage and want to arrange the for a full 3D scan give the guys a call, even if you never need to rebuild the car it certainly makes a cool piece of art for your of ce.
Central Scanning can be contacted by emailing Tom White at Tom@central-scanning.co.uk
WORDS CRAIG BLAKE-JONES / IMAGES JENNIFER SCHAUERTE
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