VIT School of Design (V-SIGN) - Facilities
VIT School of Design (V-SIGN)
Facilities
- PROTICS Studio
- 3D-iD Studio
- iD-Innovation Studio
- Smart PD Studio
- Ergonomics Studio
The PROTICS Studio supports explorations in form, colour, and aesthetics for the development of innovative product designs. Students create simulation models and soft material prototypes to study visual appeal and ergonomic qualities. The studio is well equipped for building mock-ups and early-stage prototypes using a variety of materials.
The 3D-iD Studio is designed for creating and visualizing three-dimensional products and objects. Equipped with 40 high-performance iMac workstations, the studio enables students to develop 2D visualizations and 3D digital models using advanced design and image-creation software. This studio helps students translate design ideas into accurate digital representations and product concepts.
The iD Innovation Studio facilitates the complete product design cycle, from concept exploration to the creation of functional prototypes. The studio is equipped with Wacom digital sketching tablets such as Cintiq and Intuos, allowing students to perform digital sketching, ideation, and image manipulation. In addition, the studio provides 3D scanning and 3D printing facilities, enabling students to rapidly convert digital concepts into physical prototypes.
The Laser Studio enables precise cutting, engraving, and fabrication of design components using advanced laser technology. Laser cutting is a process in which material is removed by controlled heating and cutting along a predefined trajectory. The studio’s SIL Laser Cutting Machine allows students to work with a variety of sheet materials to create high-precision parts, prototypes, and design models. Known for its speed, accuracy, and clean finishes, laser cutting plays an important role in the rapid development of product designs and prototypes.
The Smart Product Design Studio focuses on the development of future-ready and intelligent products. Modern users demand products with enhanced functionality, connectivity, and smart interactions. This studio enables students to explore smart product development by integrating electronics, sensors, microcontrollers, and embedded systems into product design. Through this interdisciplinary approach, students learn to design interactive and responsive products suited for the evolving smart world.
The discipline of ‘Human Factors & Ergonomics’ deals with the designing of products and systems to match the abilities of people in order to improve user satisfaction, safety, performance and productivity. Studies on the physical factor of the human-product-interaction in a controlled environment, depending on the usage are done in the Ergonomics Lab. These studies are also done in the virtual environment using software tools like Delmia. This lab is equipped with devices like Electronic Digital Goniometer, Absolute axis Goniometer, Algometer, BLC Dynamometer, Polar Heart Rate Monitor, Holtain, Harpenden, Anthropometric Set and the Jamar Digital Hand Evaluation Set.
