Mood boards and sketches become reviewable Meshy models for stakeholders—before expensive CAD.
Democratize early form studies
Anyone on the team can propose volumes. Reserve SolidWorks/Creo for the locked path.
Resize to real units
Set millimetres early so industrial designers argue about ergonomics, not “does this feel big?”
Photo-real only when helpful
Sometimes clay materials communicate form better than fake brushed aluminum.
Archive prompt + mesh pairs
Design history matters for IP and iteration journals.