... and user acceptability. The advances in virtual engineering and rapid prototyping can be seen as elements in a new model‐based approach directed at providing increased confidence in a design at the earliest possible stage. These new techniques can be used to provide early feedback and improvements...

... as a result of awareness, erasing myths, technical enhancements,personnel and organizational issues, complimentary processes and technologies and CAD solid modelling. The ratio of price to performance will continue to improve, but not as dramatically as it has in the past. New RP products will be made...