2Bot Releases ModelMaker for Architects
 REDMOND,
WA, Nov 27, 2007 - 2Bot(SM) Corporation, the inventor of the affordable 2Bot
3D model making system, announced the launch of its ModelMaker for
Architects at
Autodesk University. Attendees to the industry event in Las
Vegas will see the first public demonstration of a machine that can carve a
physical scale topographical model in its entirety in less than an hour and
rapidly creates the pieces for architectural models in minutes.ModelMaker
for Architects automates the tedious creation of scale models and parts, a
task that has traditionally been performed manually at great expenditures of
time and cost. Attempts in recent years to equip model shops with CNC or
Rapid Prototyping machines only assisted with the production of small 3D
components, which still required a lot more manual labor or lengthy CNC
programming times that required expertise and skill. However, 2Bot’s
ModelMaker delivers a complete solution including very easy-to-use software
that can result in anyone in an office being able to create topological
models within an hour of using the system.
“ModelMaker for Architects makes the task of model creation vastly easier
for professional firms. Accurate scale models of proposed developments are
produced through a very simple software interface and CNC technology that
requires no experience to use effectively,” says 2Bot CEO Paul Nye.
2Bot delivers these advanced CNC capabilities in a very small package.
The desktop-sized machine sits on a 30 x 30-inch footprint and weighs only
50 pounds. Despite its compact size, ModelMaker for Architects can produce
scale models of limitless area. The system automatically segments
larger-area models into easily panelized sections.
ModelMaker for Architects is the first CNC device especially designed for
the office environment. It runs from a standard electrical outlet and
features many user-accessible parts, which are protected by 2Bot’s one-year
replacement warranty.
In contrast to 3D printers, which build 3D forms through an additive
process of plastic resins sold by the manufacturer at exorbitant prices, the
2BOT method is subtractive. The device carves 3D shapes out of blocks of
common modeling media such as wood or foam, giving designers a wide palette
of affordable design materials.
“When considering the money invested in staff hours to produce a complex
model and the capital costs of power tools in a model shop, the 2Bot
ModelMaker for Architects is a very smart investment for even small design
firms,” says Nye. The suggested retail price of the machine and accompanying
PC-based software is $9000. “Just the convenience alone is a value.
Model-making with 2Bot technology is on average ten times faster than any of
the alternatives. Our site testing has shown that an average architectural
firm can recoup its investment in the system after just five projects.”
The 2Bot currently supports AutoCAD DWG and DXF data, and SketchUp KMZ
files. It will also currently handle STL from just about any major CAD
product. More file format support is planned in the near future.
Nye expects the device will soon be distributed through CAD, AEC and 3D
design software resellers. Product specifications and purchase information
can be found at the 2Bot official site at
www.2Bot.com.
This debut product is only one application out of many for 2Bot’s
user-affable CNC technology, according to Nye. “We definitely envision that
2Bot devices will become the preferred fabrication tool in the design
world,” he says. “With a technology that has become so compact, easy, and
practical, other businesses, even households, will eventually become small
centers of manufacturing.”
About 2Bot
For the past 40 years, CNC (Computer Numerical Control) has been a key
manufacturing technology in the mass production of hard goods from airplanes
to furniture. CNC turns designs on a user’s computer into finished goods by
instructing a CNC machine to precisely cut and form raw materials into
finished goods. To date, these machines have been so expensive that only
very large industries could afford them.
2Bot is the first CNC machine to be conceptualized, engineered, and
produced with its own mass production in mind. This allows prices to be so
low that the typical professional environment can afford one. We envision
that 2Bot will soon become a standard part of each professional’s tool set.
2Bot will make the creation of objects from ideas so effortless that it
becomes a common event in your everyday design process.
2Bot systems are currently available for architects and hobbyist
engineers. 2Bot Corporation is based in Redmond, WA and is privately held.
For more information visit at www.2Bot.com.
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