The technology adoption lifecycle traces how people adopt technology. The proverbial napkin sketch serves as the most popular means of transferring knowledge from one person to another. Figures 4 and 5. RP technology enabled Volan Design to produce more than 60 models in just 8 weeks. The models were particularly helpful in demonstrating potential applications of the technology.
Physical prototypes are helpful to just about everyone involved in developing products.
Text can now be incorporated into an SLA mold master. These first two points are possible for both prototype and production tooling. More than 20 types of technologies used today build direct and indirect tooling. Companies that don't take advantage of rapid prototyping are at a great disadvantage against those who do. This is a shame because those who use RP see truly remarkable productivity gains.