Applications of 3D Printing

Jonathan Byrne

Urban Modelling Group

University College Dublin

Ireland

Who uses 3D printing?

  • People with spatial data (archeologists)
  • Prototyping (product engineers)
  • Bespoke components (medical)
  • Artistic (animation, designers, artists)
  • Geometric (mathematicians)

Wind Tunnel Testing

Dawson Street Model

Additive Manufacturing

  • 3D printed finished products
  • High quality engineering comparable to CNC milling
  • Customised Components

Subtractive Manufacturing



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Additive Manufacturing

Complex Geometries

Complex Internal Structures

Optimisation in Nature



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Design Optimisation

Medical Application

Questions?