The Computer Aided Drafting and Design program is now utilizing a Rapid Prototyping printer, made by Z-CORP of Boston. The machine is capable of producing three dimensional solid parts up to 8” x 8” x 10” long. Students can design a product using a CADD program like Inventor or Solidworks, send the file to the Z-CORP printer, and see the part built, layer by layer- before their eyes! Smaller parts are constructed in as little as 15 minutes, larger parts may take four or more hours to produce. Students then clean the parts and, if they wish, paint them for contrast and visual interest. Use of this machine has generated much interest with the students.