Rapid prototyping (RP) is a digital modeling procedure, which is a real physical model of a component (in prototype form) that is entirely created directly from a 3D CAD drawing. RP systems generate quick prototypes by constructing an additive and layer-by-layer procedure that is driven by 3D CAD data. RP is also recognized as desktop manufacturing or free-form fabrication. RP machines require STL data files, which are produced by the CAD system.
Stereo Lithography Apparatus is the oldest (fou...