Buy a Rapid Prototype Machine... It is time!
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prototype machine. It sits next to my desk. And for the first time I
have been easily able to show my non-conventional designs to
NON-TECHNICAL people so the UNDERSTAND. I no longer have to look at a
VP of Marketing as he contorts his face in an effort to understand a
blue print. I no longer have to bring in a Frankenstein Prototype™ to
prove a concept and I can forget about trying to explain a 3D object
using 2D renderings (no matter how photographic they look).
Serious product designers and developers need to make use of the latest
tools to bring their ideas to life. You have to bridge the gap between
the idea and the reality and the best way to do that is to bring it to
honest to goodness 3 dimensional IN YOUR HAND reality.
A rapid prototype machine no costs about $30,000-. And you can have it
shipped to you and setup in a few weeks. Sell your LEXUS, buy an old
clunker of a car that runs, and start making payments on your new
ride... the Rapid Prototyper. You are in for an amazing journey.
If you can't bite the bullet, use a service house, to make your
prototype. Create the part you need in 3D cad (SolidWorks, PTC, Rhino
are all good) and send your part to a company like www.QuickParts.com.
They give you an instant quote and within a week you have a part in
your hand. Proof of concept now takes less time then it does to open
the box from the service bureau. Move into the 3D world and get your
ideas going.