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Developing prototypes quickly is key to innovative product design. One technique employed by manufacturers and engineers involves rapidly creating functional models using a revolutionary process known as rapid prototyping or RP for short. The heart of this approach relies on an innovative technology called three-dimensional printing, which can build components layer by layer in the time span it would take with traditional manufacturing methods to produce the final product. In conventional terms, traditional manufacturing techniques take much longer due to factors like setup times, mold fabrication and trial and error process of material formulation and optimization. The opposite is true when using rapid prototyping as an effective tool. With its capacity for making accurate copies of objects and products at incredible speed, three-dimensional printing plays a critical role in helping engineers meet aggressive product design goals. Prototyping companies have found it crucial to adapt this technology for several applications where precise part reproduction and high efficiency are necessary. For instance, producing precise patterns with multiple complex geometric features or making parts directly from customer-specific models allows them to offer custom parts that cannot be manufactured with standard methods of production. Three-dimensional printing has the unique capability of replicating intricate structures such as branching circuits and internal passageways within objects more accurately than traditional techniques could ever hope for. By allowing these prototypes to become tangible objects in hand much sooner, three-dimensional printing offers engineers and researchers a more comprehensive toolset in exploring multiple aspects of a design at an accelerated rate. Furthermore, prototyping via three-dimensional printing not only results in parts with precise geometry but also reduces the need for costly raw materials due to the use of solid support material as the part's base, greatly contributing towards increased profitability for clients and their businesses. As technology continues advancing along its natural trajectory, engineers predict that three-dimensional printing will take center stage when designing complex prototypes more frequently.