CAD to printed prototype
There is a customer in need of a 3d printed prototype of a toy train. The customer’s desire is to compare the 3d printed PLA version of the design with one that has been machined traditionally out of stainless steel. They supply us with a CAD drawing in STP file format and ask for a quote on a fully printed and assembled train.
Throughout this document we will walk through the steps one might take to complete this task from accepting the job to completion as well as comparing the initial quote to the actual time it took to complete the process.