- Fast process with minimal human input
- Can be done cheaply/quickly
- 3D models can be made to check for errors
- Can be used for marketing pictures
- Designers can evaluate design
- Avoids high cost of errors in final production
- Prototypes are made faster/work 24/7
- Prototypes are made more accurately and of higher quality
- Prototypes cam be complex with fine details
- Changes and edits are easy to produce
- More modifications and variations can be considered
- Better testing and analysis of product can be undertaken
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- Not as quick as some methods
- Can only make small scale designs
- Need specific material for specific 3D printing machines
- Limited materials can be 3D printed
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