can consumers design and manufacture products by themselves?

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Can consumers design and manufacture products by themselves? Yudhi Ariadi, Dr Mark Evans & Dr Ian Campbell Loughborough Design School East Midlands Universities - Postgraduate Research Student Conference New Perspectives 2013, University of Derby, Kedleston Road, Friday 6 th September 2013 Background We simplify a complicated manufacturing system to become…. Courtesy: cubify Problem Consumers need to be able to create 3D Computer Aided Design (CAD) models as an input, which in normal circumstances would require a lengthy period of specialist training. Suggestion Computer-aided Consumer Design (CaCODE) systems as user friendly design tools which can simplify the CAD stages needed to produce the 3D model data required for Additive Manufacturing / 3D printing processes.

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Page 1: Can consumers design and manufacture products by themselves?

Can consumers design and manufacture products by themselves?Yudhi Ariadi, Dr Mark Evans & Dr Ian Campbell – Loughborough Design School

East Midlands Universities - Postgraduate Research Student Conference

New Perspectives 2013, University of Derby, Kedleston Road, Friday 6th September 2013

BackgroundWe simplify a complicated manufacturing system to become….

Courtesy: cubify

ProblemConsumers need to be able to create 3D Computer Aided Design (CAD) models as an input, which in normal circumstances would require a lengthy period of specialist training.

SuggestionComputer-aided Consumer Design (CaCODE) systems as user friendly design tools which can simplify the CAD stages needed to produce the 3D model data required for Additive Manufacturing / 3D printing processes.