Final Specialty Item Layout

Photos of the Final Piece

More Images from the 3D Digital Files

Here are some different angles of the piece. If I could upload an .stl file (stereolithography), you would be able to rotate it 360 degrees in all directions. Up next... I'll get some photos of the final piece (I'm really excited).

3D Printing - Yes, there is such a thing!

3D printing is a form of additive manufacturing technology where a three dimensional object is created by successive layers of material. 3D printers are generally faster, more affordable and easier to use than other additive manufacturing technologies. 3D printers offer product developers the ability to print parts and assemblies made of several materials with different mechanical and physical properties in a single build process. Advanced 3D printing technologies yield models that closely emulate the look, feel and functionality of product prototypes.

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ZCorp manufactures these machines.

3D Renderings for Bottle Stopper

These files were created in a 3D software program called AutoCAD. CAD stands for computer aided design usually referring to the design of objects or structures. I had the expertise of an architect friend, Richard Ellison, who helped me get my illustrations into 3D format.

2D Renderings for Bottle Stopper

Sketches for Specialty Item

I have three ideas for the specialty item: a wine tote or gift bag for a wine bottle, a custom wine rack or in-store display, and a wine bottle stopper. The most challenging will be the stopper, but that's the one I really want to make. The stopper would be a to-scale 3D model of the Vineyard Wine Market's logo.