WARDJet is an Ohio-based designer and manufacturer of waterjet cutting systems that provides highly productive, reliable, and intuitive waterjet solutions made in America. For over 22 years, WARDJet has provided their knowledge and Tailored Waterjet Solutions to the manufacturing industry. Wayne Silasi, Marketing Communication Manager at WARDJet, tells us more about their design process and how KeyShot help them communicate their product.

WARDJet的設計過程有什麼獨特之處？
WARDJet 是一家垂直整合的製造商，幾乎所有主要元件都在我們位於俄亥俄州塔爾馬奇的工廠生產。WARDJet 100% 的設計、工程和組裝都在美國完成，能夠快速創新最新技術。我們的生產設施就位於我們的總部旁邊。這種緊密的距離和開放的溝通管道加快了我們的產品開發和上市時間。

How does KeyShot help you in the SOLIDWORKS/Maya workflow?
KeyShot has been instrumental in allowing us to provide up-to-date product visuals that would otherwise be impossible. Used in many areas of our product development pipeline, KeyShot’s LiveLinking technology allows us to fluidly work between applications like SOLIDWORKS and Autodesk Maya.

KeyShot is, hands-down, the most versatile tool in our marketing toolbox. Initially used to provide realistic product visuals, we soon found that KeyShot is capable of much more. We use KeyShot for product development, tradeshow visualization, motion studies, interactive web animations, product turntables and even product configurators.

What are some projects KeyShot has been used on?
With our unique system of interchangeable parts and accessories, our customers are always able to equip their waterjet with the latest innovations at a fraction of the cost. Infinitely expandable and modular, there are over 100 million possible configurations. That being said, it is highly unlikely to see the same configuration twice – let alone take a photo of that configuration.

KeyShot has enabled us to, within minutes, create a realistic visual for any particular product configuration. KeyShot has also allowed us to clearly explain our modular system through exploded product views and extended animation – something that would be impossible using traditional methods.

Overall, how has KeyShot helped save time, money and/or improve quality?
After years of using biased render engines with endless parameter tweaking and lackluster results, KeyShot’s real-time, scientifically accurate rendering engine was truly liberating. It allowed us to spend more time doing what we do best instead of tirelessly tweaking sliders.

At its core, KeyShot is a visual communication tool. If we need to explore an idea or concept, there is no better way to communicate an idea than putting it down on paper or, in this case, putting it into KeyShot. A picture is indeed worth a thousand words – with KeyShot, maybe even millions.

你對其他有興趣做你所做的事情的人有什麼建議？
無論你想做什麼，我的建議都是成為一個終身學習者。年復一年，月復一月，甚至周復一周，不斷重塑自我。擁有一份真實世界經驗的目錄可以讓您能夠批判性地思考——這是您可以擁有的最具職業發展能力的技能之一。在你職業生涯的早期，完全掌握一小套技能是很誘人的——無論是軟體、事實還是程式——但是，我建議，知道如何找到答案比簡單地背誦答案更重要。