8. From technical proof-of-concept
to a part of your life
Look and feel, interface and user experience
The toolchain
How does this fit into my life?
Business models and scale
13. The toolchain
Idea
Virtual model
Instructions for machine
Physical object
What do I
want?
Can I use
someone
else’s model?
Do I know
any 3D design
software?
Can I express
my idea as
a design?
Does my model
‘make sense’
to print?
Is my model in
the right file
format?
Will my model
print without
errors?
Does my object
look and function
as I hoped?