Combined surface and solid modeling to create a unique design and product.

How did digital design tools enable this project?

In order to understand we must participate (in 3D printing).

We need to take a closer look at what we should be printing.

Now that we can print just about anything.

Create something unique, but also useful.

Demonstrate 3D printing as viable Manufacturing tool.

The main goal was not about making something wicked cool, although it was a factor but more down to earth goals were established for this project. YouTube video of the speaker pulsing to the beat of music. If you are going to have a one of a kind set of speakers, why not really challenge what can be done and make them really wild and not only play cool music but light up LED lights in patterns synchronized to the music.

They designed and 3D printed a new set of speakers in multiple materials using a Stratasys Objet Connex 500 printer and then incorporate LED lighting by startup LumiGeek. Now the 3Duo Arthur and Evan have taken the 3D printed speaker concept much further. The first speaker appeared on the cable channel Current TV with Autodesk CEO Carl Bass as well as featured in my Autodesk University 2012 session. They have developed some 3D printed speaker enclosures after Maurice Conti said “ Hey, this would make a cool speaker” and then determined the project goals. My Autodesk teammates Arthur Harsuvanakit and Evan Atherton are an amazing dynamic duo ( 3Duo) researching digital design, fabrication, and 3D printing technologies. Designers can now go from concept to reality 100% digitally. 3D printing is now a viable technique for manufacturing highly customized, consumer-ready products.

Using autodesk mesh enabler