prototype production

[DKNJ]

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/STL_(file_format)

Step 1: draw what you want

Step 2: go to odesk

Step 3: hire a product designer that will work off your drawing

Step 4: have them supply you with a parasolid model and an stl

Step 5: 3d print your stl

Step 6: supply a manufacturer with your parasolid for tooling

Step 7: make product

And google is your friend, every question asked thus far could have been answered with 30 mins of your own research either here or on a search engine. That's not being mean, it's the truth.


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I have a few applicants on odesk. I am looking for someone to graphic design and get some type of hard product made by 3d print or whichever is best. Are there ever scammers on odesk? I got one guy that offered to do it for free if it was simple. Haha. Are some of these people looking to steal ideas?

 

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[Darius]

What I did was use CNC machining for the initial small batch of prototypes. Works well for both metal and plastic, and will give you very exact accuracy, tolerances, and smooth surfaces. For 3D printing, those attributes aren't always there but it depends on the printers used of course.

Find a company locally who has a CNC machine, and ask if they will make a piece for you. All they will need is some file format that the machine will take - typically IGS or STL.

I didn't even think about finding a local company with a CNC machine to improve my 3d printed prototype. Thanks Eskil!

 

[Robbypz]

I wanted to share with you guys just how easy it can be to make a prototype, earlier in this thread I mentioned how mold plugs can be made out of low cost materials such as MDF. Here is an example of of that. I made this prototype Ipad dock that I designed out of mdf on my CNC. The front bezel was primed and sanded smooth. I then took this to a local art studio that made a mold and cast urethane copies of it. Extremely cost effective and simple. The first pic shows the MDF prototype, the second pic shows the finished casting.