REVOPOINT / Applications & case studies
Redesigning most of a car's exterior means working with two things at once: the freedom to create new surfaces and the fixed geometry of the vehicle underneath. A striking panel still has to meet the original chassis in the right place.
Revopoint's account of Philipp Kreiser's PrintedForFun Porsche project follows that challenge through a digital production process. The scanners named in the project are MIRACO Plus, the original Trackit and MetroX. Their captured data gives the new bodywork a reference to the physical car.
Cover: Philipp Kreiser's Porsche project brings vehicle scanning into a wider custom-bodywork process. Image supplied by Revopoint.
Build around the original vehicle
The aim was an extensive exterior redesign, not a small stand-alone accessory. Philipp needed the new panels to remain related to the existing chassis, making a digital record of the starting vehicle central to his chosen approach.
The source identifies MIRACO Plus, Trackit and MetroX as the scanners used. It does not divide the job into a model-by-model performance test. The useful story is how their data supported the project, rather than which scanner supposedly completed every individual surface.
Resolve panel relationships in CAD
With the vehicle available as a digital reference, the new body panels could be developed in CAD against real geometry. That changes the role of the physical car: instead of serving only as the place for repeated shaping and fitting, it also supplies the foundation for design work on screen.
The case describes easier control of symmetry and less dependence on manual shaping. Mirroring and refining a design digitally can help keep related surfaces consistent, while the underlying scan shows the geometry they need to meet. These are reported advantages of this project, not a promise that every new panel will fit without physical checks.
Connect design with printing and mould making
The digital design was part of a larger chain involving 3D printing, mould making and carbon-fibre production. Keeping those stages connected is particularly relevant when a large exterior shape has to become a manufactured component rather than remain a concept.
In this example, scanning helps establish the starting geometry and CAD carries the redesign forward. Printing and composite work then turn that design into physical tooling and bodywork. They are distinct operations, each with its own work to do; the scanner does not make the finished carbon-fibre part.
Read the case as a connected workflow
What makes this project distinctive is its scale and continuity. The same redesign moves from an existing full-size vehicle into new panels and onward towards a different manufacturing material. The value of the scan is its usefulness at those later decisions, not simply how impressive the captured car looks.
For readers developing body kits or composite components, the practical takeaway is to define what the next stage needs from the scan. In the Porsche example, that meant preserving a dependable relationship with the original chassis while allowing extensive changes to the exterior.
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Browse the local listings for MIRACO Plus, Trackit and the MetroX range. The case names the original MetroX and Trackit; it should not be read as a MetroX Pro or Trackit SR project.
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