Application of 3D printing in architecture
1. A new challenge
Riva digital recently has a new development project in Dubai. This is a very important apartment building called "Canal residence west", which is part of the Dubai Sports City. The company decided to use 3D printing (RP rapid prototyping) system to complete the model of the building.
In order to show it to the media and investors, they must make a 1:160 scaled down building model. This is really a big challenge because they need to complete this model within two months.
"We thought that the only way to complete this plan on time and within a reasonable budget is to use three-dimensional 3D printing," Fon Davis said. "Now we have thought of a method, but the question is which rapid prototyping equipment we are going to purchase. This matter is very urgent. We don't allow time and opportunity to make mistakes." Davis and his team have looked at every 3D-Printer on the market, including 3D Systems' 3D Printer. We found that most of the 3D printers are too expensive and exceed our budget and some devices simply cannot provide high-quality RP models.
2. Choose ProJet SD3510 3D printer

However, ProJet SD3510 is different. The 3D printing he made really satisfied us, and the price of the product is also very good, which is what we want.
We completed two work projects in only 8 weeks. Fanco knew that they had no extra time to waste. Owning ProJet SD3510 made their work very smooth. At the beginning of the work, Riva Digita sent the disassembled model files. , So that the model size can meet the working range of the machine, every five Canal West Project buildings need 30 small parts to form. However, this Linksview apartment model also has the same level of complexity, with many balconies and tiny railing brackets.
When these models are finished, we put them together and paint them. These models made by the ProJet SD3510 3D printer are very detailed and quite accurate in assembly accuracy. Finally, Fanco installed transparent windows and internal lighting on the model. The entire model is well controlled on the budget and delivered to Dubai at the scheduled time. Several relatively large-scale construction organizations in Dubai came to visit. These two sets of models fully presented all the details and features. This level is rarely seen in architectural models, and everyone was deeply impressed.
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▲1: 80-scale Linksview apartment building
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▲Canal Residence West at 1/160
3. Fast speed and good quality
Due to the successful case of Dubai Architecture, Davis began to use the ProJet SD3510 3D printer to produce 3D printing for other customers. With 3D Systems' 3D printers, we don’t need to choose between quality and speed. This is for us and our customers. Both are good results.