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Kor Ecologic, the company behind creating the Urbee, a
two-passenger hybrid car, recently brought their vision to life using Autodesk
software and a 3D printer. The Urbee is designed to be environmentally-sustainable
and runs on the amount of solar and wind power than can be collected on-top of
a one car garage in one day, with a backup ethanol-powered engine.
The design considerations behind the Urbee qualified Kor
Ecologic to team up to Autodesk's Clean Tech Partner Program, which provides
design software for emerging clean technology companies in North America and
Europe.
The software allowed Kor Ecologic to design Urbee, simulate
road and weather conditions, test body designs to minimize drag and overall weight,
and more. Once designed, Kor Ecologic used Autodesk partner Stratasys' digital
manufacturing service to have the body of the vehicle created with a 3D
printing process.
Have you had similar experiences with design software and
protyping?
Source: Product
Design & Development
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