3D Printing Unalterably Changes the Design Process

摘要

From rapid prototyping to computer-aided 3D printed shapes, 3D printing has revamped the way products are designed, developed, and manufactured. Using the additive manufacturing process, design teams are creating parts that can't be produced any way other than 3D printing. Many of these parts are lighter and stronger than their casted or injected molding counterparts. Prototyping has become faster and less expensive because of 3D printing, thus ushering in a wider range of entrepreneurs. With 3D printing software, it's often the computer that comes up with the superior design solution.