Scan and Print: A Digital Design Method for Wearable Products. Issue 4 (October 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ball, Roger; Wang, Haining; Luximon, Yan
• Is Part Of: Ergonomics in design. Volume 27:Issue 4(2019)
• Page Start: 26
• Page End: 34
• Publication Date: 2019-10
• Subjects: wearable products -- body scanning -- CAD -- fit -- product design -- 3D printing -- shape -- anthropometrics -- 3D; Human engineering -- Periodicals; 620.8205
• DOI: 10.1177/1064804619852428
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1064-8046

Abstract

Product designers create the beautiful products we use every day from iPhones to eyewear. Every product aspires to mesh seamlessly with the human body. The wearable technology market is increasing the demand for more advanced, better fitting designs. As our technology moves closer to the body, the demand for better-fitted body products increases, and the challenge for designers grows. The scan and print method uses 3D scan technology, CAD design software, and 3D printing to create the next generation of better fitting wearable products with shorter lead-times and improved fit.