What is Rapid Prototyping

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The use of rapid prototyping methodologies is to reduce the production time by using working models of the final product early in a project tends to eliminate time-consuming revisions later on, and by completing design tasks concurrently, rather than sequentially throughout the project. The steps are crunched together to reduce the amount of time needed to develop training or a product. The design and development phases are done simultaneously and the formative evaluation is done throughout the process. Learn more in: Instructional Design Methodologies

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A family of technologies that enable the relatively fast and low-cost production of products for testing and evaluation purposes. Learn more in: Tools for the Process: Technology to Support Creativity and Innovation

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The process of making physical prototypes for scale down physical model obtained from CAD data. Learn more in: Selection of Prototyping Process and Part Orientation for Virtually Manufactured Gears

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Rapid prototyping is a method that involves creating a series of prototypes in rapid, iterative cycles. Normally, a prototype is created quickly, presented to users in order to obtain feedback on the design, and then a new prototype is created that incorporates that feedback. This cycle is continued until a fairly stable, satisfactory design emerges, which informs the design of a production-scale system. Learn more in: Patchwork Prototyping with Open Source Software

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A step in software development process that supports user’s involvement in design by allowing users to see and experience the final system before it is built. Learn more in: Culturally Appropriate Web User Interface Design Study: Research Methodology and Results

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It is a process in which designing of a machine or its parts is done on a computer and then its rapid fabrication is done with the help of other machines. Learn more in: Novel Additive Manufacturing Processes and Techniques in Industry 4.0

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Rapid prototyping is a group of techniques used to quickly fabricate a scale model of a physical part or assembly using three-dimensional computer aided design (CAD) data. Construction of the part or assembly is usually done using 3D printing or “additive layer manufacturing” technology. However, rapid prototypes, particularly of metal parts, can also be produced through a “subtractive manufacturing” process known as chemical etching. Learn more in: Platonic Solids and Spatial Visualization: Generating Complex Shapes Using Basic Three-Dimensional Operations

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Allows for computer-generated geometries of models and prototypes, with realization through a 3D printer, such as a fused deposition modeler, producing accurate forms in a polymer. Learn more in: Designing Toys, Gifts and Games: Learning through Knowledge Transfer Partnerships

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Implementation of sound from digital representations using automated manufacturing techniques, such as cutting, milling or thermal prints, allowing get quick reproductions of designs worked on computer models. Learn more in: Folds and Refolds: Space Generation, Shapes, and Complex Components

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A set of techniques used to quickly fabricate a scale model of a part using 3D CAD data. Learn more in: The Trends and Challenges of 3D Printing

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A generic term for a variety of computer facilitated 3D printing processes. Learn more in: Big Data – Small World: Materializing Digital Information for Discourse and Cognition

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The process of quickly analyzing instructional needs in a learning environment and selecting relevant instructional materials that meet those needs. Learn more in: Learning Object Based Instruction

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Quick process to fabricate model/prototype, presently it is used to fabricate final products and assembly. Learn more in: Additive Manufacturing of Multi-Material and Composite Parts

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A group of techniques, which has a vast application on several fields, such as architecture, art, engineering and industrial design. Using these technologies, and from a CAD3D geometrical file, it is possible in a few hours to build functional prototypes of components or even production tools, known as Rapid Tools or Rapid Manufacturing (RM). Learn more in: Implementation of Rapid Manufacturing Systems in the Jewellery Industry in Brazil: Some Experiences in Small and Medium-Sized Companies

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Rapid prototyping is the idea of quickly assembling a physical part, piece or model of a product. This is often done using sophisticated computer-aided design or other assembly software, and physically implemented using 3-D printers. Learn more in: Recent Trends in 3D Printing of Dental Models: Rapid Prototyping in Dental Implants

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A set of techniques used to quickly fabricate a scale model of a part using 3D CAD data. Learn more in: The Trends and Challenges of 3D Printing