Full-Color, Multi-Material Prototypes for Realistic Product Evaluation
Bring your product design into the physical world with detailed, multi-material 3D printed models.
GPT Precision supports PolyJet prototyping for appearance models, design presentations and selected handling evaluations. Combine full-color surfaces, rigid structures, rubber-like features and transparent details to communicate your design in a single physical prototype.
Whether you are reviewing a new product concept, presenting a design to customers or comparing material transitions, PolyJet helps you evaluate details that are difficult to judge on screen.
One model. Multiple material regions. A more complete design discussion.
PolyJet 3D printing produces detailed photopolymer models with a wide range of visual and tactile characteristics. Compatible materials can be combined within a single build to reproduce selected features of a proposed product.
Specify the surfaces and transitions that matter most to your review.
Explore color placement, graphics, surface contrast and fine visual details on a physical model.
PolyJet can reproduce a wide color range, with selected systems supporting more than 600,000 colors. Pantone references can guide color selection, while physical samples help establish the final appearance target.
Combine rigid housings with softer regions to represent grips, buttons, protective surrounds or other tactile interfaces.
Multi-material printing helps evaluate the appearance and selected handling characteristics of designs that may eventually use separate components or overmolding.
Represent viewing windows, light covers and visible internal features with suitable clear or translucent photopolymers.
Transparency depends on the material, geometry, surface orientation and finishing method. Critical viewing surfaces should be identified during project review.
Material selection starts with what the prototype needs to communicate, not simply the names of available resins.
For housings, enclosures, structural appearance features and detailed surfaces.
Rigid materials such as the Vero family can reproduce fine geometry and a range of visual finishes. ABS-like photopolymers may simulate selected characteristics of molded plastics but are not equivalent to production ABS.
Review priorities: Surface detail, color, dimensional interfaces and finished appearance.
For soft grips, buttons, flexible surrounds and selected tactile features.
Materials such as Agilus30 can simulate rubber-like characteristics. The resulting feel depends on material formulation, geometry, wall thickness and the selected material combination.
Review priorities: Softness, contact surfaces, material boundaries and expected handling.
For windows, display covers, light-transmitting features and transparent visual models.
Material choice and post-processing influence the final clarity. Polishing and finishing access should be considered during design review.
Review priorities: Viewing direction, optical appearance, wall thickness and surface finish.
Compatible rigid and flexible materials can be incorporated into one prototype to represent contrasting product regions.
Color, hardness, transparency and mechanical behavior may influence one another. The proposed combination should be checked against the selected printing system and the intended evaluation.
Material availability: Specific grades, including Vero and Agilus30 variants, are confirmed during project review.
PolyJet supports detailed appearance models and complex material transitions. The following values provide a starting reference for discussing your project.
PolyJet is particularly useful when the appearance, material transitions or handling characteristics of a product are central to the design review.
Create realistic appearance prototypes for handheld devices, product housings, controls and consumer accessories.
Typical review: Color placement, surface details, grip regions and product proportions.
Evaluate housings, interface panels, buttons, transparent windows and related product features.
Typical review: Assembly appearance, visual interfaces, clear sections and selected tactile details.
Use full-color physical models for customer presentations, trade shows and design demonstrations.
Typical review: Cosmetic finish, viewing surfaces, graphics and display requirements.
Prepare non-clinical appearance models for medical equipment concepts, handheld devices and laboratory product designs.
Typical review: Housing geometry, control layout, handling characteristics and presentation details.
Models intended for clinical use, patient contact or regulated testing require separate material and application assessments.
A realistic prototype begins with clear design priorities. Sharing the intended use of each material region helps define a practical printing and finishing approach.
Identify important colors, graphics, textures and presentation surfaces.
If color matching is critical, supply Pantone references or physical samples and specify the expected viewing conditions.
Mark rubber-like regions and describe the desired handling characteristics.
Softness depends on both material selection and feature geometry. Production-grade flexibility, bonding and durability should not be assumed from prototype appearance alone.
Identify which regions require clarity and what must remain visible through them.
Support removal, surface orientation and polishing access can influence the finished appearance, particularly in enclosed geometries.
PolyJet models are well suited to appearance and selected handling evaluations, but not every printed material is appropriate for functional testing.
If your prototype must withstand repeated flexing, sustained loads, elevated temperatures or environmental exposure, describe the conditions so material suitability can be assessed.
Share your design files and explain what the prototype needs to demonstrate. Clear requirements help define the printing, finishing, inspection and quotation scope.
Provide STEP, STL, 3MF or other available 3D files, along with overall dimensions, required quantity and the current design revision.
Identify critical dimensions, mating features and any assembly requirements.
Mark rigid, rubber-like and transparent regions.
Include color references, preferred surface appearance, texture requirements and priority viewing faces. Supply physical appearance samples when available.
Explain whether the model is intended for design review, handling evaluation, photography, customer presentation or exhibition.
Include the expected handling conditions, acceptance criteria, inspection requirements and target delivery date.
PolyJet is particularly suitable for detailed appearance models, full-color prototypes and selected multi-material designs. It helps teams evaluate visual details, material boundaries and certain tactile characteristics before moving to production tooling or other manufacturing processes.
Yes. Compatible PolyJet systems can combine rigid and rubber-like photopolymers in one build. Available material combinations depend on the selected printer, resin grades and the requirements of the part.
Pantone references can guide color matching on compatible systems, but an exact match cannot be guaranteed for every material, surface or viewing condition. Critical colors should be reviewed against an agreed physical appearance sample.
Yes. Clear and translucent photopolymers can represent windows, light covers and other transparent features. The achievable clarity depends on the selected material, geometry, orientation and finishing process.
Some materials can support limited handling or functional evaluations, but a realistic appearance does not establish production-equivalent mechanical performance. Testing requirements should be reviewed against the selected material properties and intended conditions.
Quotation timing and production lead time depend on geometry, material combinations, color requirements, finishing, quantity and inspection scope. GPT Precision provides an expected schedule after reviewing the project.
Turn your digital model into a physical prototype that communicates color, form and material transitions.
Send your 3D files, appearance references and intended use. GPT Precision can help review the PolyJet material options, finishing requirements and prototype manufacturing scope for your project.
