FAQ
What kinds of parts?
Mechanical parts with holes, bores and flat mounting faces: knuckles, uprights, brackets, housings, covers. Those are the features Unfacet fits exactly and turns into parameters. The demo is a scanned Model 3 front knuckle.
Which scanners and file formats work?
Any scanner or app that exports a mesh. Unfacet reads STL today (OBJ and 3MF are planned). We test with scans like those from Revopoint, Creality and EinScan units; cleaner, denser scans give better fits.
Which CAD does it work with?
At launch, Fusion, through the Unfacet connector: hardpoints arrive as named parameters, the billet as a solid, and toolpaths in the Manufacture workspace. On another CAD, use the "send us your scan" service and get a STEP back. Tell us your CAD when you sign up: those answers decide what we build next. A web version is planned for later.
Do I need Fusion? Which version?
For the connector, yes: a current Fusion install. Tier 2 toolpaths use Fusion's Manufacture workspace, so what you can post depends on your own Fusion plan. Without Fusion, send us the scan instead. We'll publish exact requirements before launch.
Mac or Windows?
The connector and its local engine come to Mac first, with Windows next. We'll publish exact requirements before launch.
Where do my scans go?
Nowhere. The engine runs on your machine, so your scans never leave it. If you use the send-us-your-scan service, your upload is deleted 30 days after it arrives. We don't train on your parts.
What will it cost? What is founder pricing?
One plan, Shop: $79/month or $790/year, with hardpoints, billet and toolpaths. Founder price: $199 for the first year for the first 150 founders, with renewal locked at $490/year. Send-us-your-scan jobs: $99 per part at founder price. Pricing can still change before launch, and signing up takes no payment.
How accurate is it?
It can't be more accurate than your scan. Holes and faces are fitted to many scan points, so they're usually cleaner than the raw mesh, and each fit is checked against the scan. Always measure critical dimensions on the real part.
What about organic or sculpted shapes?
That's not what Unfacet is for. A sculpt or a freeform body has no holes or flat faces to turn into parameters. Tier 3, an exact replica solid that follows the whole surface, is in development and isn't for sale.
When does it ship?
Planned for Nov 19. Tier 1 passes on the demo part; Tier 2 ships as a beta (6 of 7 checks pass, and the toolpath collision check is being fixed). The early-access list hears first.