From the course: Rapid Prototyping for Product Design
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Choosing a prototyping process
From the course: Rapid Prototyping for Product Design
Choosing a prototyping process
There are lots of prototyping processes and in this course we're going to be taking a look at some of the most popular. The end goal of most prototyping is manufacturing. So when we're looking at prototyping we need to consider how the part will ultimately be made. 3D printing is great for both molded and machine parts. Resin casting is a great way to prototype injection mould parts and two D prototypes are great for sheet metal parts. The methods we are going to look at are 3D printing, C and C machining, resin casting, injection molding, 2D patterns and laser scanning for reverse engineering. 3D printing is a good process to start with. The only time 3D prints don't make sense is with very thin parts, like sheet metal. Or very large parts that would be extremely costly to print or physically just too big for the printer. C&C Machining can build parts that are both big and small from very simple to very complex. Also, the prototype parts are fully functional and if everything checks…
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