A Prototype for Collaboration

A Prototype for Collaboration

Engineering and art come together in finding innovative ways to use 3D rapid prototyping at UMBC.

The Department of Mechanical Engineering’s rapid prototyping printer is used to create instant prototypes of mechanical elements before their actual fabrication is done. The process gives freedom and speed to research projects when mechanical fabrication is necessary. Now, a UMBC artist is using rapid prototyping to produce computer-generated sculpture. Will artists join engineers on future design teams?

Anne Spence, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, and Chad Eby, a student in the Imaging and Digital Arts MFA program, discuss how they apply 3D rapid prototyping in the classroom and in the studio.

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