Primary investigation of machine tool´s appearance modeling design

Machine tool has been evolved for thousands of years from the birth of the first one to the wide application of numerical control machine tool. It has been experienced from the beginning in simple function with man powered to the development in implementing multi function with machine power, and to the emerging of the numerical control machine tool. And their application fields are more and more extensive; their process precisions are even higher. The materials which are used to consist of the machine tool were developed from wood, iron, steel and alloy, nonmetal material with the properties of much lighter, preferable mechanical performances, and to pay more attention on materials by environmental protection and sustainable. The exterior appearance model of the machine tool were designed from the beginning in tousy appearance and without any protection parts to employ diversity and individuation designing style with streamline idea, modernism idea and post-modernism. The exterior color of the machine tool were varied from the early in wood manner without color to black, grey, and to now meet the customer mental needs which are put into pairs with multi-color. Individuation, diversification and emotion are more reflected in modern color design of the machine tool. It is very important and useful to investigate the development process of machine tool from the construction, consist of materials, exterior appearance, and color design etc., to forecast the development trends of the exterior appearance model of machine tool for the future machine tool design.