AS RAPID PROTOTYPING matures, ... customers are increasingly including smaller groups, even one-man-bands working from their kitchens, all keen to design and ‘print’ 3D prototypes. ... These include ...

To produce a model or part, digital 3-D data is converted to an STL file, a neutral file format that all RP systems accept. Triangular elements in the STL file represent the object’s surface. The ...

Rapid Prototyping enables Drake to enter the part development process one step earlier, ... Drake's capability supports .stl and .obj files from leading 3D design software programs.

The RPDS is located in the James Naysmith workshop and comprises the following rapid prototyping machines. Fused Deposition Modelling (FDM) machine, Fortus 400MC. The Fortus 400mc allows manufacture ...

This paper presents the construction of 3D rapid prototyping (RP) physical models for computer tomography (CT) medical images. By using STL (Stereo Lithography) triangular meshes as basis for 3D ...