Custom prototyping, designed around what you need
A small everyday piece or a technical part. Tell me the problem, and I design the solution and build the prototype until it fits.
Simple or technical, built to your need
Some jobs are a single small object. Others are a detailed part with moving pieces. Each one is designed for the person who asked for it.
Designed from a description
You explain the need and I design the piece that solves it.
Fitted to what already exists
A piece designed around the size of the object or space it has to fit.
Rebuilt or replaced
A piece that broke or is no longer sold, measured and made again.
Adjusted from your own model
A file you already have, corrected and made ready to produce.
What you bring and what you get
Start from whatever you have: a drawing, a photo, measurements, a broken part or only a problem.
Large or heavy part? Send the size and what it has to carry, and I will tell you how it can be made.
Resize a part without redrawing it
Every model is built parametrically. Need a longer bracket, a wider tray or a bigger hole? Update the value and the model follows.
You receive the editable source file together with the model files.
Example part for illustration. Move the sliders to change the dimensions.
How a project runs
Brief
Tell me what you need. A sketch, a photo or measurements help, and a description is enough to start.
Model
I build the 3D model and confirm the key dimensions with you.
Review
For larger jobs you see renders or a test piece first, and we adjust.
Prototype and deliver
I make the prototype or the part and check it against the design. You receive it, plus the model files and the editable source file if you want them.
What you can receive
Prototypes and printed parts
Made and checked against the design.
3D model files
Models ready to share, review and reuse.
Editable source file
The parametric file the model was built in.
Renders
Realistic images of the design, when the job needs them.
Ways to start
My rate is $35 per hour. After I read your brief, you get a quote for the whole job.
Simple Part
One custom object, such as a tray, a cover or a holder, designed and made.
Rate: $35 per hour, quote after your brief
Custom Part
A part designed around your problem, with fit checks and revisions before the final part is made.
Rate: $35 per hour, quote after your brief
Product Design
Concept, development, renders and a prototype for a product of your own.
Rate: $35 per hour, quote after your brief
One designer, from first sketch to finished part
Snap Prototyping is a solo studio. I design, render and make every part myself, so the person who designs your part is the one who checks it.
I work with individuals and with businesses, on simple objects and on technical parts.
Tell me about your project
Describe what you need. I reply within 24 hours, with questions or a quote.