Pat,
I will address only one part of your presentation for visualizing the
"layered" part of the process. I usually tell people to imagine taking their
yearly Dilbert calendar (oops, you did say NO background in Engineering), or
a stack of several post-it (TM of 3M) pads, and "carving" a shape. When you
look at each layer of paper, you see a different cross-section, and these
are what RP machines create and join together, using different materials and
methods.
I think a more effective demonstration (just due to the fact that it grabbed
the attention of the audience) was one I used in Dublin, Ireland some time
ago. The night before, I grabbed a thick pile of the "beer mats" (those
cardboard coasters) while enjoying a nice local Guinness (several actually).
I held up a three inch stack and asked everyone to imagine... They were
nodding their heads, but may have been imagining a nice beer, and not RP, so
I can't say for sure if this one worked ~:-)
"Cheers",
...eDerek
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> From: Patrick Dunne[SMTP:patrick_dunne@hotmail.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 28, 1998 6:42 AM
> To: rp-ml@ltk.hut.fi
> Subject: RP presentation to 'Civilians'
>
> Good morning,
>
> I'm making a Presentation next Tuesday 3/11/98 on " RP...It's Effects on
> the Individual Designer and the Design Industry as a whole ", as part of
> a University module ....Contextual Basis of Design (CBOD)
>
> Its only a 10 min pres, however the audience come from various Courses
> within the School of Design and Manufacture. Ranging from Fine arts
> students, Fashion and Textiles to Industrial Design Engineers. I could
> talk tech but only a small segment of that audience would have a clue
> what I'm on about.
>
> I have to show them how important RP is, and sell these students the
> notion that it is going to effect them if they wish to have successful
> carriers in Art/Design/Engineering.
>
> To the Point:
>
> Has anybody made presentations on Rapid Prototyping to an audience that
> has little or no background in Engineering. Have you used any clever
> ways of simplifying the concept so that everybody is interested and can
> see the importance of it??
>
> Any suggestions on approach or ways of conveying the above across will
> be greatly appreciated.
>
> Regards
>
> Pat Dunne
>
> IDE Yr. 4
> DMU Leicester UK
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