Chopper Is “Printed” Prototype
From initial concept, to design, to rendering, to physical design verification of a full-scale prototype motorcycle made entirely of ABS M30 high-strength, production-grade thermoplastic. That was the process shown at the recently held Autodesk University user conference and expo in Las Vegas sponsored by Autodesk, where the supplier of 2D and 3D design software announced that it is able to generate 3D “prints”—like the chopper—from within its AutoCAD design software. In this case, the “printing” was done by RedEye, a business unit of Stratasys with Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM).
From initial concept, to design, to rendering, to physical design verification of a full-scale prototype motorcycle made entirely of ABS M30 high-strength, production-grade thermoplastic. That was the process shown at the recently held Autodesk University user conference and expo in Las Vegas sponsored by Autodesk, where the supplier of 2D and 3D design software announced that it is able to generate 3D “prints”—like the chopper—from within its AutoCAD design software. In this case, the “printing” was done by RedEye, a business unit of Stratasys with Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM). “It’s easy for RedEye to build accurate, large-scale prototypes like this because it employs 100 additive fabrication systems in its facilities—more than any other service bureau worldwide,” said Stratasys CEO Scott Crump.
