Design for Additive Manufacturing (DfAD)
Additive manufacturing is opening up whole new areas of manufacturing that have traditionally been impossible. Traditional design for traditional manufacturing does not take advantage of additive manufacturing’s unique opportunities or short comings. If you need your part fast, or if you need to iterate over and over throughout the design process, you need an expert in the nuances of DfAD. CT3D is your go-to company for this new and exciting field.
Prusa Mechanical Marvels 3D printing competition
The challenge was to make a 3D printed mechanical marvel which included multiple parts and must include mechanical movement. CT3D submitted this design, the Whirlwind Faucet.
The faucet is designed to only be possible through additive manufacturing. In the base, hot and cold water enter separately and climb the spiral tubes (three hot, three cold). In the faucet head, a print-in-place turbine mixes the two streams of water as it spins, and the water then flows out of the faucet. Product rendering was completed in Blender.
You can check out the design, download it, and vote for it at the Prusa Printables website:
Whirlwind Faucet by jmhinman1455 | Download free STL model | Printables.com