In the 3D printers available in the market these days, generation of output takes place from programs of mapping which support 3D modeling programs or 3D CAD programs. Some companies have their own soft wares for PLY, VRML, and STK formats to allow 3D viewing, scaling and labeling of text, and fine-tuning preceding printing.
Working: All the 3D printers’ posses five basic process functions for creating a three-dimensional model.
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For people outside the fields of engineering and technology, there can be some confusion regarding the terms “3D printers” and “rapid prototype machines.” This conundrum is to be expected since there are even engineers who are not aware that these machines exist.
Nonetheless, both these machines are used in fabricating scale models used in engineering, automation, manufacturing and mechanics. In recent years, however, the use of these machines has expanded beyond the confines of engineering to medicine, education, and even the arts. But what makes these machines different from each other?
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Rapid prototyping technology or RP refers to the automated construction of prototypes. Usually, the process involves, a computer aided design, which is fed into a machine, which is in turn transformed into a physical, 3D model through an automated mechanical process.
Although the term rapid is relative, the reason why the term is used in this process is because prior to this invention, prototypes were produced longer and with more difficulty. Not to mention that in the past, automated prototyping were limited to certain manufacturing industries. Now with rapid prototyping technology in place, a much wider application of the process is utilized, including the medical industry.
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