Real-life Replicators: 3D printing and rapid prototyping revolutionize design process

摘要

RP (RAPID PROTOTYPING) HAS BEEN AROUND FOR some time now, but its downstream applications and derivations such as 3D printing, RP and rapid tooling offer more exciting potential than ever before. All you do is build a 3D computer model of the part you want and send it to a machine. Presto! Using a variety of techniques, the machine produces the part for you, usually in just a few hours.