How to build a prototype?

A prototype has many benefits to the developer and the Innovator, they can get valuable feedback from the user even before the actual project is started. Four steps of actual process to create a prototype as follows:

1. Create a Concept Sketch

The first step toward turning your idea into reality is creating a concept sketch. Draw the details on paper to help you to determine the basic requirements, including input and output data. In the early stages of creating your sketch, you’ll have a lot of ideas running through your mind and competing with each other. You need draw these rapidly on paper to capture your inspiration instead of investing time to perfect a digital drawing.

2. Develop a Virtual 3D model

A 3D digital model will let you rotate and animate your concept sketch, so you can visualize and evaluate it from all angles, help you see approximately how a physical prototype of your design will look. If you’re not skilled with computer drawing and rendering tools, our professional prototype designers can assist you with this step.

3. Build a Physical Prototype

Once you have a 3D digital model, you can start to build a physical prototype. At this point, you need to consider the material and appearance, balance the cycle and cost, and determine the way of making the prototype. If you have the skill, you can build one yourself. If you need help or professional service, Yea-Lin would be a good choice. Our engineers will analyze this 3D model with our rich production experience, and confirm the appropriate materials and surface processing with you. After you approve the details, we can quickly confirm the suitable processing methods so that you will be excited to see your genius creativity into reality in the expected time.

4. Making a Trial Production Prototype

 Once your first prototype was received, you may find flaws that need to be corrected before trial production. Typically, early working prototypes are built of less expensive materials than later versions to save money while fixing design flaws. Our experienced engineers will provide reasonable suggestions on design modifications according to different production process as injection molding, die-casting, CNC machining processing, etc., As you improve your design, you can eventually make a prototype for trial production that replicates your actual product as it will be sold to consumers.

We will help you to determine the most cost-efficient materials and methods produce the product at a cost-efficient price and put your prototype into production.

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