In November 2024, 3D Wonders became an authorized Verisurf partner, combining metrology-grade 3D scanning hardware with Verisurf's CAD-based inspection, reverse engineering, and CMM programming software: one connected path from first scan through alignment, inspection, analysis, and final reporting.
The partnership
What the 3D Wonders and Verisurf partnership means
Verisurf is the CAD-based 3D metrology platform used across manufacturing for inspection, reverse engineering, CMM programming, and tool building. The partnership expands 3D Wonders from a scanner supplier into a provider of complete metrology workflows: capture a part, bring the data into Verisurf, and generate the documentation your quality process requires without switching between disconnected tools.
What customers can now accomplish
Why it matters
Why this partnership matters for manufacturers
Most metrology-capable scanners already produce a precise scan. The harder problem is turning that scan into something a quality team can act on: a CAD comparison, a documented deviation, a report that holds up in an audit.
Pairing 3D Wonders' scanners with Verisurf keeps the entire chain inside one interoperable environment.
Hardware-neutral by design: Verisurf interoperates with virtually any portable or stationary CMM, laser tracker, or 3D scanner in one interface. The value isn't lock-in; it's a documented, repeatable path from whichever scanner you use into CAD-based inspection.
Workflow
How the integrated 3D metrology workflow works
The practical, step-by-step version of what the partnership enables:
Capture
A 3D Wonders scanner digitizes the part as point cloud, mesh, or surface geometry.
Import & prepare
Verisurf opens the native or neutral CAD file and imports associative MBD data, including GD&T callouts.
Align & measure
Guided, graphical AutoAlign routines align measured data to the CAD reference.
Analyze
Point clouds are compared with CAD surfaces using 6-DOF best-fit, shown as color maps and whisker plots.
Identify deviations
Out-of-tolerance features, distortion, and misalignment appear as arrows and readouts tied to the CAD model.
Report
Customizable HTML, Excel, or PDF reports with embedded 3D color deviation maps for FAI and GD&T.
The platform
What Verisurf adds: a modular, CAD-native metrology platform
Verisurf is built on a CAD foundation rather than being a scan-comparison tool bolted on top of one, so the CAD model, with its GD&T and MBD data, is the authoritative reference for every measurement.
Pre-configured suites
Verisurf packages modules into suites, so you don't build a license from scratch:
Quality reporting
Key inspection and quality reporting capabilities
First Article Inspection (FAI)
Compares measured parts against CAD-associated MBD data and generates the deviation reports aerospace and precision manufacturing require.
GD&T inspection
Model-associative callouts mean tolerances are evaluated against the same reference used for alignment and measurement, not a separate tolerance sheet.
CAD-to-part comparison
Nominal CAD vs measured part, resolved into a visual deviation map and a numeric report.
Traceable documentation
HTML, Excel, or PDF reports with embedded 3D color deviation plots, tied back to the specific CAD reference used.
Early deviation detection
Analysis happens in the same environment as capture and alignment, so deviations surface earlier rather than after a separate downstream review.
In the field: Coast Composites, Inc., an Irvine, California aerospace fabricator producing large-scale precision molds and tooling, including tooling for Boeing 787 wing components, has cited Verisurf's model-based inspection as central to meeting its tolerance requirements across measurement devices, including laser trackers.
Reverse engineering
How the partnership supports reverse engineering
Reverse engineering is a core Verisurf use case, not an add-on. The REVERSE module turns dense point clouds or meshes into smooth, manufacturable solid CAD models or surfaces using AutoSurface routines and mixed-modeling tools. It matters most for:
The reconstructed model can be run back through ANALYSIS and compared against the measured geometry, so the reverse-engineered file is validated rather than assumed accurate.
CMM programming
How CMM programming and validation fit in
Most shops don't rely on one measurement technology: scanners, portable CMMs, fixed CMMs, and laser trackers each have their place. Verisurf's hardware-neutral architecture lets them all operate in one interface.
The AUTOMATE module programs CMMs through drag-and-drop, object-oriented sequencing instead of manual coding, with path simulation and open I++ DME compliance. The same CAD reference and MBD data used for scan-based inspection generates the CMM routine, keeping scan-based and CMM-based validation consistent.
Open architecture
Why hardware-neutral, CAD-native metrology matters
A common failure point isn't the measurement device; it's the software layer between the device and a usable result. Closed, single-hardware ecosystems create friction: operators can't easily move between devices, data must be re-prepared per tool, and reporting formats vary across the shop.
Making CAD, not a specific scanner or CMM, the common reference lets manufacturers add or change hardware without rebuilding their inspection process.
Who it's for
Who should consider the 3D Wonders and Verisurf solution
Aerospace manufacturers
FAI, GD&T, and traceable documentation for tight-tolerance parts.
Machine shops
Formalize in-process and final inspection instead of ad hoc checks.
Quality teams
Replace spreadsheets, separate CMM software, and manual reporting.
Reverse engineering teams
Move regularly from physical components to usable CAD.
Multi-device manufacturers
One consistent inspection interface across measurement hardware.
Teams that already scan accurately
Add the inspection, reporting, and validation layer on top of capture.
Getting started
How to get started with 3D Wonders and Verisurf
Define the challenge
Inspection, FAI, reverse engineering, CMM programming, or all of the above.
Inventory your equipment
Scanners, CMMs, arms, trackers, and existing CAD systems.
Map the workflow
Measurement device → Verisurf module(s) → analysis → report.
Choose the right suite
Based on the workflow you need (see the suites above), not feature count.
Get trained
3D Wonders provides onboarding as part of the licensed partnership.
Standardize the process
Repeatable procedures, inspection plans, and reporting templates.
Most teams are working out which combination of scanner, Verisurf suite, and inspection process fits their part mix and tolerances. As an authorized partner, 3D Wonders maps that out based on what you already measure and what your quality process must produce.
The software
Verisurf at 3D Wonders
CAD-native metrology software
Verisurf
Inspection, reverse engineering, CMM programming, and tool building in one hardware-neutral, CAD-based platform, sold and supported by 3D Wonders.
See it work on your own part
From physical part to documented, traceable result
Scanning accurately was never the hard part. Getting that data into a form a quality team can trust, compare, and defend in an audit is. If you're still exporting scan data between systems, building FAI and GD&T reports by hand, or juggling separate software for scanning and CMM validation, that's a fixable problem.
Request a demo and watch your own geometry move through Import & Prepare, Align & Measure, Analyze & Edit, and Report & Export. Prefer to talk first? Call 1-888-608-9088 or email hello@3dwonders.com.
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