No secret squirrel business!

What I really like about 3D prototyping and all it's ilk is the sense of community. A lot of traditional crafts still have vestiges of secrecy about technique and process, stemming from the guild mentality. Most of the people involved in this new technology want to share their expertise and research. This approach makes for faster progress in R&D and growth in results. You can sense the buzz as individuals respond to posts which avalanches into a brainstorming session. This sense of society is something I would like to somehow include in my project proposal... to add to the cooperative spirit of the Rapid prototyping world.