We provide our clients with

CAD design services

• 3D modelling of parts and assemblies using Solidworks and SpaceClaim design software.
• 3D drafting of parts and assemblies.

Manufacturing Consultancy

• Leveraging suppliers in Australia, Taiwan, and Europe, we can help connect you with the right people for the job.

3D rendering using KeyShot Pro Software

• Photorealistic images created from CAD models.
• Photorealistic animations and web widgets.

Full colour and monochrome 3D printing

• With our modern, fast, 3D Systems CJP 660Pro printer.

3D Scanning

• Fixed and fully portable systems available.

Reverse Engineering

• Taking your scanned data or existing STL files, we can recreate your geometry in a full CAD format suitable for manufacturing.
• Using GeoMagic or SpaceClaim software to create NURBS or fully Parametric models.

Documentation

• Product Brochures
• Installation Guides
• Instruction Manuals
• Patent Illustrations

All of our core services are designed to offer our clients a streamlined, efficient and low-cost solution to their design needs. With the latest hardware and software tools Develop-it can serve as a turn-key provider for all your industrial design projects.

Our in-house services include:

• 3D scanning of existing parts and equipment
• Reverse engineering using scan data to build parametric solid models
• Initial concept model design and proposal in CAD
• On-site meetings with stakeholders to discuss revisions
• Design optimisation and qualification using the latest FEA tools
• Manufacturability analysis and advice on manufacturing methods and suppliers
• Production of rapid prototypes
• Product visualisation / photorealistic rendering of the finished product for marketing and presentation purposes
• Patent illustrations
• Product brochure design
• User manual design

Specialising in the design of sheet metal, plastic and machined parts for medical, industrial, automotive and IT projects and with an extensive network of local, national and international manufacturing partners, Develop-it brings a wealth of practical engineering experience to your team.

Highly experienced across a wide range of competencies, including:

• Sheet metal design
• Plastic moulding design
• Precision machined parts design
• 2D drafting
• Exploded diagrams for patent applications or manuals
• FEA analysis
• Bill of materials creation

With 30 years experience in product design and development, we pride ourselves on being efficient CAD operators offering you the best value-for-money possible. 

Many of our customers have strict requirements regarding the protection of their IP, so all parts are produced on-site at our Canning Vale location and nothing is outsourced. Private direct upload links are emailed individually and all files are hosted on our DropBox.

Our printer uses binder jetting technology to solidify individual layers of fine powder. Adding colour to the binding agent means these individual layers of the model can be coloured in the same way as an inkjet printer prints onto paper. Subsequent layers of powder are laid down and fixed with colour binder until the model is complete. This produces the most amazing full CMYK colour models in 600 x 540 DPI resolution ready to be finished.

Because layers of powder are spread evenly across the entire bed of the machine, any powder that is not bound forms the support structure for the model. This results in complex shapes being easily achievable without the need to remove intricate support structures or deal with the surface finish issues these structures impact on the model. All of the unused powder is recovered by the machine and is recycled readily for use in the next print run. The technology leaves almost no waste which is great for the environment and means our customers are not paying for material they never see.

Once complete, the models are transferred to our finishing station where they are infiltrated with a choice of materials that penetrate into the model, strengthening the structure and bringing out the vibrant colours.

At Develop-it we understand that scanning is only part of the process required to generate a 3D model, so we can also take the scan data, refine the surfaces and output a high-quality solid or surface model suitable for your requirements in many different file formats. Whether you need high-quality NURBS surface models or a complete reverse engineering service, Develop-it can help.

We have experience in the aviation, maritime and automotive industries, as well as in mining and heavy engineering. 3d Scanning is the perfect process to rapidly capture the geometry of complex objects for downstream engineering applications. Typically these may include:

• Repair of broken, damaged or worn items
• Overhaul of vehicles, plant or equipment
• Replacement of failed components
• Duplication of objects that have no existing digital model
• Reference objects for the creation of new designs
• Inspection and validation of CAD models to the physical object
• Preservation for archive or historical purposes

Browse through the demonstration video and sample scans below to get a feel for what is possible and then Call Us today to find out more about this technology and discuss your requirements.

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Different colours, materials, and textures can be easily substituted enabling you to make key aesthetic evaluations and decisions way in advance of actual production meaning you can develop the products with the highest marketability possible generating increased sales.

Develop-it can design and model your product completely, or if you already have 3d CAD models we can easily work with these. We can overlay the rendered photos onto any background you require, having considerable Photoshop experience we can create a suite of custom high quality images as a turn-key package saving you from having to employ the services of many different creative professionals.

Having professional looking images of your products weeks or even months in advance of having physical parts can give you the competitive edge you need for your products to be successful. Be ready to go at launch time by having all of your marketing images ready early on in the development cycle. Call develop-it now to find out how we can help you.

Mould design tools speed the creation of plastic and cast part tooling by providing automated functionality for shrinkage compensation, parting surfaces, and mould splitting. The mould always references the part design — if the design changes, the mould will update accordingly. That means changes to the part design can be incorporated faster and easier.

In addition, mould-filling simulations show how melted plastic will flow during the injection moulding process to predict manufacturing-related defects on parts and molds, enabling us to quickly evaluate part performance and manufacturability during the design process.

Develop-it partners with Plastics, Moulding, and Tooling, a Perth based plastics manufacturing company and together we can offer clients a turn-key solution for all plastic parts requirements.

We have manufacturing partners for both low and high volume production and would be pleased to discuss your ideas or requirements.

Develop-it can:

• Design solid sheet-metal parts and assemblies
• Convert SolidWorks or other CAD models into sheet metal models and allow automatic input of your own bend radius, thickness and K-factor values
• Design around a group of parts in assembly, ideal for sheet metal enclosures and cases
• Flatten sheet metal designs to analyse manufacturability and create efficient, cost-effective parts
• Produce detailed 2D drawings, STEP, IGES and DXF files for manufacturing

Sheet Metal Design Overview

Since many industries require a wide range of sheet metal parts to house or enclose their designs, Develop-it takes a flexible design approach. We can:

• Convert SOLIDWORKS or imported CAD models, create original parts, or design around a group of parts
• Generate Base, Edge, Miter, and Swept Flanges
• Generate bends, including Lofted Bends, Sketched Bends, and more
• Use Bend Tables for bend allowance/bend deduction
• Use Forming Tools to create features like ribs, louvers, lances, embosses, and extruded flanges
• Add weld details to sheet metal parts on models or drawings
• Automatically flatten parts to generate flat patterns for manufacturing with bend compensation

Please contact us today to find out how we can help you design and manufacture quality sheet metal parts.

Develop-it uses SOLIDWORKS 3D design software to quickly develop and assess part and assembly performance. With built-in tools to rapidly create design variations and compare multiple configurations, we have the tools needed to get your product into production with the confidence that it will be right the first time.

Whether you need help with an entire mechanism or just a single part, contact us today to discuss how we can help you design better parts with reduced manufacturing costs and greater reliability.

A patent applicant is required to furnish at least one patent drawing or illustration of the invention. If a patent drawing is not provided in the original filing the outcome can be catastrophic, it is therefore essential to understand the patent drawing requirement as being paramount to the success of your application.

Detailed Drawings

Detailed drawings are worth a thousand words, if not more. This is true because if you accidentally leave something out of the written disclosure, a drawing you submit may save you in the long run, provided of course it is detailed enough to convey detailed information about your invention. Because the detail of the patent drawing is what saves you, having Develop-it work with your patent attorney to create the most precise illustrations possible will save you time and money in the long run.

A huge benefit in choosing Develop-it to help with your designs is that a lot of the ground-work necessary to create your patent illustrations can also be leveraged to create rendered product images that become a ‘virtual’ prototype of your product. Not only are these useful to help visualise form, colour, and texture, they are great for product brochures and a host of other marketing materials.

Once the 3D CAD models are done, as many illustrations, drawings, and photo-realistic images as you want can be output, from various rotated viewpoints, as well as a variety of close-up views.

No one wants to read a user manual. No one will read your user manual from front to back. Technical documents are not novels. Readers want user manuals to answer their questions quickly so that they can get back to whatever they were doing.

A successful user manual provides users with quick answers to the questions that they might have about a particular product. Users searching for information don’t want to know about the latest and greatest features of a product. Users want to know how to complete tasks. Technical writing focuses on user tasks and the concepts that support the tasks.

At Develop-it we think like a user. We focus on gaining an understanding of your audience as well as understanding your product so we can create the information they need to know. By thinking like a user we can develop the rich content they need to know and present it in a logical and clear manner.