Print3D Releases Rapid Prototype Pricing Engine
 REDDING,
CA, Oct 8, 2008 - Print3D, a global provider of rapid prototyping services,
today announced its debut release of its real-time quoting engine.
Print3D version 1.0, offered as a standalone PC application and as a
plug-in for several major CAD systems, makes ordering designs into
production as easy as sending a document to a printer. CAD users receive
real-time, guaranteed quotes for plastic or metal prototypes for whatever
components they have open in their modeling workspace. Users can customize
their order through the integrated interface, adding paint and finish
options, and then send the request to rapid prototyping facilities directly
from their 3D modeler.
Print3D is the first rapid prototyping bureau to develop an offline
method of pricing and ordering parts. The innovation not only gives CAD
users the opportunity to iteratively check costs anytime through the course
of design, but also makes enormous strides both in convenience and security
beyond the online ordering methods used by competing bureaus.
“Just from a day-to-day perspective, designers get more sophisticated
pricing and greater control over the quality of the orders in far less time
than they would exporting and uploading each part to a website,” explains
Print3D CEO Ron Barranco, owner of the long-established rapid prototyping
shops Stereolithography.com, and ZCastings.com. “For these reasons, we
expect Print3D to quickly become the preferred rapid prototyping vendor
across the CAD industry.”
Print3D offers next-day delivery on most simple SLA and SLS plastic
prototypes, and two- to three-day delivery on more complicated orders, such
as customized paint, dye, or metallic-plating finishes, or metal-casted
components.
“Security of design data is significant advantage of the Print3D
concept,” says Print3D CTO Deelip Menezes, owner of CAD software development
firm SYCODE, and founder of the OpenRP Initiative.
“In the past, customers would have to pass their intellectual property
through the World Wide Web just to receive a price quote,” Menezes explains.
“With Print3D, you can check the price at anytime and your design data never
leaves your computer. When it comes time to order, Print3D automatically
packages your design into a password-encrypted data stream directly to our
secure FTP site. Print3D is without question the most secure way to order
prototypes.”
Today’s announcement includes the release of plug-ins specifically
programmed for integration into the applications AutoCAD, Rhinoceros,
SolidWorks, SolidEdge, Alibre Design, and SpaceClaim. The stand-alone
Print3D 1.0 accepts 3D models from several vendor-neutral formats including
IGES and STEP, allowing any CAD user to access the service. Print3D plans to
release seven more plug-ins in the coming months for Pro/Engineer, Revit,
Maya, 3DMax, IntelliCAD, IronCAD, and KeyCreator.
The current software release is free and now available for download at
www.print3Dcorp.com.
About Print3D Corporation
Print3D, a global provider of custom rapid prototyping services, provides
CAD users an advanced set of software tools that integrate directly into
their modeling environment. Print3D’s powerful real-time pricing engine
makes quoting and ordering parts as easy as printing a document.
Print3D brings together the reliability of an established network of RP
production operations with the conveniences of CAD modeler automation.
Print3D was co-founded by CEO Ron Barranco, who has delivered quality
prototype services since 1994 as owner of Stereolithography.com and
Zcastings.com, and CTO Deelip Menezes, owner of the international CAD
software development firm SYCODE and founder of the OpenRP Initiative.
Print3D Corporation currently operates in Redding, California, Las Vegas,
Nevada, and New Britain, Connecticut.
For more information, visit:
www.print3Dcorp.com.
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