Product design has entered a new era; have you ever had an idea for an
innovative method to improve a product that you use? With 3D design
software and 3D printing technology, it is now entirely possible. Every
year sees advancements in the capabilities of 3D printing design
software and 3D printers; now 3D technology can be implemented by
anyone.
A 3D Printing technology
leader has been awarded the Red Dot Award, one of the highest and most
prestigious honors for product design and innovation in the world. The
latest-model 3D printers allow printing of several materials with
different mechanical and physical properties simultaneously. It is an
irony that a 3D printer, which is produced to help other companies
create new products, is the recipient of the design award.
A jury of design experts chose from thousands of entries from over 49
countries and selected the Connex500â,,¢ as recipient of the highest
honor. Now graphic designers and architectural designers are able to
quickly see their virtual creations in a 3D Model design,
created with 3D printers. Nothing aids the design process more than
being able to hold your virtual creation in your hands. 3D Designers
can now produce tangible model of their concepts. This 3d design
process gives the designer a quick and affordable way to convey design
to clients, and tremendously reduces the final cost and delivery time
of a 3D design project.
3D mechanical designs are commonly used for 3D printing jobs; there are
many cad cam 3D design solutions on the market, like the Google
Sketchup 3d modeling software that allows one to create, export and
present 3D models. Now, virtually anyone can create a 3D model! Now 3D
printing and design software is becoming more and more commonplace.
Anyone can learn to use these simple 3D design programs and then send
them out to a 3D printing company who will then print a solid 3D
prototype of the design.
3D printers offer product developers the ability to print parts and
assemblies made of several materials with different mechanical and
physical properties in a single build process. Advanced 3D printing
technologies yield models that closely emulate the look, feel and
functionality of product prototypes. The Red Dot award will be awarded
in June, 2008 at the Red Dot Awards Gala, in Germany among an estimated
1,200 guests from the fields of design, arts and business.
More and more business users will be printing their imagination into
true-to-life 3D models.
Dan P. is a writer for Objet Geometries, the 3D Printing technology
photopolymer jetting pioneer. Objet systems are in use by world leaders
in many industries, such as automotive, electronics, toy, consumer
goods, and footwear industries in North America, Europe, Asia,
Australia and Japan.
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