2Bot Releases ModelMaker for Architects

Groundbreaking CNC device unveiled at Autodesk University

Redmond, WA November 26, 2007 – 2BotSM Corporation, the inventor of the affordable 2Bot 3D modelmaking system, announced the launch of its ModelMaker for Architects™ at Autodesk University. Attendees to the industry event in Las Vegas will see the first public demonstration of a machine that can carve a physical scale topographical model in its entirety in less than an hour and rapidly creates the pieces for architectural models in minutes.

ModelMaker for Architects automates the tedious creation of scale models and parts, a task that has traditionally been performed manually at great expenditures of time and cost. Attempts in recent years to equip model shops with CNC or Rapid Prototyping machines only assisted with the production of small 3D components, which still required a lot more manual labor or lengthy CNC programming times that required expertise and skill. However, 2Bot’s ModelMaker delivers a complete solution including very easy-to-use software that can result in anyone in an office being able to create topological models within an hour of using the system.

“ModelMaker for Architects makes the task of model creation vastly easier for professional firms. Accurate scale models of proposed developments are produced through a very simple software interface and CNC technology that requires no experience to use effectively,” says 2Bot CEO Paul Nye.

2Bot delivers these advanced CNC capabilities in a very small package. The desktop-sized machine sits on a 30 x 30-inch footprint and weighs only 50 pounds. Despite its compact size, ModelMaker for Architects can produce scale models of limitless area. The system automatically segments larger-area models into easily panelized sections.

ModelMaker for Architects is the first CNC device especially designed for the office environment. It runs from a standard electrical outlet and features many user-accessible parts, which are protected by 2Bot’s one-year replacement warranty.

In contrast to 3D printers, which build 3D forms through an additive process of plastic resins sold by the manufacturer at exorbitant prices, the 2BOT method is subtractive. The device carves 3D shapes out of blocks of common modeling media such as wood or foam, giving designers a wide palette of affordable design materials.

“When considering the money invested in staff hours to produce a complex model and the capital costs of power tools in a model shop, the 2Bot ModelMaker for Architects is a very smart investment for even small design firms,” says Nye. The suggested retail price of the machine and accompanying PC-based software is $9000. “Just the convenience alone is a value. Model-making with 2Bot technology is on average ten times faster than any of the alternatives. Our site testing has shown that an average architectural firm can recoup its investment in the system after just five projects.”

The 2Bot currently supports AutoCAD DWG and DXF data, and SketchUp KMZ files. It will also currently handle STL from just about any major CAD product. More file format support is planned in the near future.

Nye expects the device will soon be distributed through CAD, AEC and 3D design software resellers. Product specifications and purchase information can be found at the 2Bot official site at www.2Bot.com.

This debut product is only one application out of many for 2Bot’s user-affable CNC technology, according to Nye. “We definitely envision that 2Bot devices will become the preferred fabrication tool in the design world,” he says. “With a technology that has become so compact, easy, and practical, other businesses, even households, will eventually become small centers of manufacturing.”

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About 2Bot
For the past 40 years, CNC (Computer Numerical Control) has been a key manufacturing technology in the mass production of hard goods from airplanes to furniture. CNC turns designs on a user’s computer into finished goods by instructing a CNC machine to precisely cut and form raw materials into finished goods. To date, these machines have been so expensive that only very large industries could afford them.

2Bot is the first CNC machine to be conceptualized, engineered, and produced with its own mass production in mind. This allows prices to be so low that the typical professional environment can afford one. We envision that 2Bot will soon become a standard part of each professional’s tool set. 2Bot will make the creation of objects from ideas so effortless that it becomes a common event in your everyday design process.

2Bot systems are currently available for architects and hobbyist engineers. 2Bot Corporation is based in Redmond, WA and is privately held.

2Bot is a service mark of 2Bot Corporation. AutoCAD is a registered trademark of Autodesk Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.


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17455 NE 67th Court, Suite 110
Redmond, Washington 98052 USA
T: 425-869-5035
www.2bot.com

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