Backflip AI将3D扫描转化为可编辑CAD模型，从数小时缩短至几分钟

Backflip AI has released its second AI model for CAD generation. It converts 3D scans and mesh files into fully editable, parametric CAD models. This process normally takes a lot of time and deep CAD expertise. Backflip says it cuts that down to just a few minutes. The demand is real: according to CEO Greg Mark, most factories have digital models for less than one percent of their parts. Digitizing components matters especially in the automotive and aerospace industries, where it plays a key role in prototyping and designing new parts. Unlike earlier AI models that only generate triangle-based surface meshes, Backflip produces actual CAD operations like extrusions and revolutions. That means the results stay easy to modify. The tool runs as an add-in for Autodesk Fusion . Four reconstructions are free, and paid plans start at $20 per month after that. The startup has been active since December 2024 and is backed by $30 million in funding. Subscribe to THE DECODER for ad-free reading, a weekly AI newsletter, our exclusive "AI Radar" frontier report six times a year, full archive access, and access to our comment section.