gareth wrote:

Theo Markettos wrote:

what's the chance of getting the CAD file for that thing in
my 20 year old dishwasher? Or the 'funny clippy bit' on my bike?

I have heard that there are 3-D scanners that will create the DXF
file for you, prior to conversion with your favourite CAM program.

So you have to strip down every new item you buy and 3D scan all the
parts that might break in future?