I'm mean going from a designer's sketch to a hand-carved foam model in a
matter of minutes. Generating a CAD file, by itself, already puts your
machine at a disadvantage, speedwise.
Brock
Marina Hatsopoulos wrote:
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>>But back to the metrics. Rapid? OK, faster than other RP machines, but
>>still slower than making crude concept models from foam.
>>
>>Brock Hinzmann
>>SRI International
>
>In fact, this is not at all the case relative to Z Corp.'s Z402 system.
We
>challenge anyone to make a foam model of any complex geometry in the
time we
>can print it out on our system. We have virtually no geometric
limitations
>and a print speed that is an order of magnitude faster than any other
system
>on the market.
>
>Marina Hatsopoulos
>Z Corporation
>617-628-2781
>
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