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Re: The Winter Bridge Study
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Wed, 19 Feb 2003 01:40:21 GMT
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In lugnet.build, Ross Crawford writes:
> In lugnet.build, Adrian Egli writes:
> > I finally got around to posting all the photos I took of Winter Study 10:
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> > http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=33454
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> Nice work, Adrian.
Thanks
> Did you use graph paper or a program or something to get the shpae of the arch?
The shape was a bit tricky. I began by using vellum drafting paper ruled w/
small 1/10 inch squares. A parameter of letting my x-axis be 110 studs and
my y-axis be 95 bricks was set. Some "cheating" done by letting 1 stud =
2/10 inch and 1 brick = 2/10 as well. I didn't use the 6:5 (6 studs: 5
bricks) ratio to get the true proportions.
The next stage involved some freehand sketching of the arch I though would
look best and take the load. I'd let the sketch sit around for a few day out
of view then look at it and decide if anything needed to be changed. That
stage of design took up about 2 1/2 weeks.
Once the sketch was at that point I felt best, I began the partitioning of
the curves process. Again, some "cheating" was done; rather than stay below
or above each curve at all times there were instances when I'd go above the
curve when I should have stayed below and vise-versa. Some of the "let it
sit around" was done again but only for a day ot two at most. That sage of
the process took less than a week.
The big test was the creation of a brick stencil where I would get the true
values of bricks and studs. More changes were done but done quickly. The
rest was just building.
Adr.
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