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Master patterns & scanning · 3D scanning

3D scanning for concrete tooling and restoration.

Scanning existing features, heritage details and reference pieces to build accurate patterns — especially where nothing may touch the original.

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Overview

3D scanning, in plain terms.

Fragile stone detail prepared for non-contact 3D scanning in workshop
Non-contact scanning of a fragile stone original

Scanning captures geometry without contact. It's the right route when the original is fragile, inaccessible, or needs scaling.

The scan becomes a model we can repair, mirror, scale and machine.

What sets it apart

Four things that define this route.

01

No contact

Nothing touches the original surface.

02

Scale and mirror

Handed pieces and different sizes from one scan.

03

Repair digitally

Loss made good on the model.

04

Record

A digital archive of the feature.

How we build it

From pattern to released tool.

We scan on site or on the bench, process the data, and prepare a model for machining.

Fine surface texture is often better captured by a silicone squeeze; we combine methods where helpful.

Stone corbel beside silicone surface impression and machined pattern blank

The honest bit

What to know before you commit.

Scanning captures shape very well but can soften the finest surface texture. We'll advise where a squeeze is better.

At a glance

The idea in a picture.

From sample to finished cast

  1. 01Sample, drawing or scanWhat the finish must match
  2. 02Master patternCarved, machined or taken from the original
  3. 03Liner or mouldMade in the right elastomer
  4. 04Trial castChecked with your mix
  5. 05Production castsLiner reused across the run
  6. 06Kept on fileReady for repeats

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Each job follows the same route, whether it is one keystone or a full run of wall panels.

FAQs

Questions we hear about this.

Can you scan on scaffold?

Yes, subject to access and weather.

Do we get the scan data?

We can supply it as part of the job.

In this family

Related routes under Master patterns & scanning.

Master patterns & scanningThe parent service overview3D scanningCapturing heritage and existing piecesCNC machined patternsAccurate patterns from CADHand-sculpted patternsOrganic and artistic reliefs

Get in touch

Send us a photograph of the panel or the elevation.

One photograph tells us what surface you're chasing, and one line about the mix tells us what silicone or polyurethane will survive it.

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You deal with the people who make it.

No call centre and no middlemen. When you contact TCI Construction, you speak to the team who design, build and check your mould.

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The TCI design and project office.
The TCI design and project office.
The TCI workshop, with moulds on the bench mid-build.
The TCI workshop, with moulds on the bench mid-build.
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