What Is a Model Maker?

The model making process not only penetrates the designer's understanding of the product, but also reflects the designer's design ideas and design creation. Due to the advantages of simple, fast and convenient methods of making traditional hand-made models, as well as extensive materials and economy, modern technologies still play an irreplaceable role and advantage in modern design. The manual model making techniques introduced and described in this book will be retained and inherited for a considerable period of time in the future.

Product model making

This book is divided into 11 chapters. Through the process of model making, the choices, steps and methods of making various model making materials are introduced in detail. The content is compiled, collected, sorted and compiled by the editor based on years of experience in model making and referring to the information provided by the predecessors. The purpose is to describe the making process of various models in detail through bit by bit introduction, and strive for the rich combination of graphics and text to combine process, information and readability.

This book can be used as a teaching book for industrial design majors in colleges and universities, and can also be used as a reference book for designers engaged in model design and production.

Chapter 1 Product Model Overview

1.1 Meaning and Function of Product Model

1.2 Types of Product Model Making

1.3 Materials for product model making

1.4 Principles of Product Model Making

Chapter 2 Mud Model Making Techniques

2.1 Mud model overview

2.2 Materials and tools for mud models

2.3 Prototyping of mud models

2.4 Case Study of Mud Mold Prototyping

Chapter 3 Overview of Plaster Models

3.1 Overview of plaster models

3.2 Gypsum model materials

3.3 Plaster forming techniques

3.4 Design and fabrication of plaster molds

3.5 Surface treatment of plaster models

Chapter 4 Resin Model Making Techniques

4.1 resin model overview

4.2 Preparation of resin materials

4.3 Resin Model Making Method

4.4 Resin model making steps

Chapter 5 Foam Plastic Model Making Techniques

5.1 Overview of the foam plastic model

5.2 Foam and processing tools

5.3 Techniques for making foam plastic models

5.4 Examples of making foam plastic models

Chapter 6 Plastic Model Making Techniques

6.1 Plastic Model Overview

6.2 Materials and processing tools for plastic models

6.3 Plastic Modeling Techniques

6.4 Plastic Modeling Case

Chapter 7 Wooden Model Making Techniques

7.1 Paper model overview

7.2 Materials and processing tools for paper models

7.3 How to make a paper model

7.4 Examples of making paper models

Chapter 9 Metal Modeling Techniques

9.1 Overview of metal models

9.2 Materials and processing tools for metal models

9.3 Metal Model Making Techniques

Chapter 10 Product Model Surface Treatment Techniques

10.1 Significance of surface treatment

10.2 Materials and processes for surface treatment

10.3 Text and Logo Processing on Model Surfaces

10.4 Examples of surface treatment of models

Chapter 11 Computer Aided Industrial Design and Rapid Prototyping

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