Low Cost 3D Printing for Rapid Prototyping and its Application
It provides practical guidance for engineers and designers on accessible prototyping, but is incremental in nature.
This study presents a tutorial on using low-cost 3D printing for rapid prototyping, comparing it with traditional manufacturing methods and detailing steps using Rhinoceros 3D and Simplify 3D software with a Delta 3D printer.
In the recent years of industrial revolution, 3D printing has shown to grow as an expanding field of new applications. The low cost solutions and short time to market makes it a favorable candidate to be utilized in the dynamic fields of engineering. Additive printing has the vast range of applications in many fields. This study presents the wide range of applications of the 3D printers along with the comparison of the additive printing with the traditional manufacturing methods have been shown. A tutorial is presented explaining the steps involved in the prototype printing using Rhinoceros 3D and Simplify 3D software including the detailed specifications of the end products that were printed using the Delta 3D printer.