Posts made by watkins

Dear Redfox11,

Your skies are really nice. Are these something you could share?

Keep modelling!

Best wishes,
Bob

For those who like colour gradient backrounds, then this might be of interest

http://home.online.no/~t-o-k/Colour_Gradients/

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Colour gradients.skp

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Dear Shareck,

These are excellent models and you are to be complimented. The level of detail is superb. Do you work from drawings or from photographs? Is the building your Tank Museum?

Kind regards,
Bob

There is still hope:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNJyRd8Oi8c&feature=related

note the chaps reference to 'political will' near the end of the presentation.

Some archive footage to show what we were once capable of (watch in sequence, 3 parts), and then our Government let us down.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVg_RMMQ4Jg&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kekm7_rLa0&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBRgdhgakKE&feature=related

From the above, to this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_b4WzWFKQ20&feature=related

Amusing, but rather sad, and typical of the UK.

Kind regards,
Bob

Sculpture by Janet Echelman

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7VtnkMzxPs&NR=1&feature=fvwp

"This newly completed sculpture commission by Janet Echelman, changes shape in the wind. 160 feet tall, the sculpture spans 300 feet and suspends over a three-lane highway roundabout on the Atlantic coastline in Porto, Portugal. It is credited as the first permanent monumental sculpture to incorporate fluid movement and is called "one of the truly significant public artworks in recent years" by Sculpture Magazine. The sculpture integrates the history of Porto, where a fishing village became an industrial area with smokestacks and tanks. The red and white stripe pattern of the smoke stack referencing elements continues into the sculptural net shape. The shape of the net mirrors the landscape below. The solid, unmoving forms on the ground accentuate the movement and changing forms in the air"

The first cigarette I ever smoked was a Woodbine. You could buy them in packs of 5 at one time. Glad I gave though.

Dear John,

The proverbial 'corner shop'. We used to have a lot of these.

I like the styles. The second looks like an old postcard.

Best wishes,
Bob

I'm impressed! Particularly by how quickly you did the work.

Best wishes,
Bob

Here is a Wiki entry

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siemens_PLM_Software

Bob

Dear Redfox11,

Could you amend your website to include brief descriptions of the models in English. That would be helpful.

Your modelling is excellent, and shows how SU can be used for engineering design. Did you then use Layout for your presentations and detailed drawings, or did you use another 3CAD system?

Kind regards,
Bob

More info here

http://www.plm.automation.siemens.com/en_gb/products/nx/index.shtml?stc=gbiia400106

Lots od demos

Bob

Freeform modelling made easy:

[flash=600,400:onwi60tq]http://www.youtube.com/v/OmFnq4_MkaY[/flash:onwi60tq]
Looks interesting.

Regards,
Bob

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Dear All,

This might be of interest to members:

http://www.solidthinking.com/st8FeaturesStart.aspx

Extract from website:

Effortlessly exchange digital data throughout the design process using fast and high-quality translators.

Direct Import capabilities include: Catia V4, Catia V5, DXF, DWG, IGES, Lightwave, Maya, Parasolid (x_t and x_b), Pro/ENGINEER, Rhinoceros, RIB, SAT (ACIS), SolidWorks, STEP, STL, UGS NX, VDA/FS, VET, VRML, 3DS.

Export: DXF, DWG, IGES, Lightwave, Maya, Parasolid (x_t and x_b), Rhinoceros, RIB, STEP, STL, VDA/FS, VET, VRML, 3DS.

solidThinking's Plug-Ins Development Kit (PDK) contains documentation for developers and users that want to create their own modeling tools and rendering plug-ins. Included in the PDK are code samples that serve as a reference guide for your programming.

You are not crazy! This is crazy:

http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/falkirk/falkirkwheel/

...but quite beautiful. Engineering at its best.

Also http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vj_h13Fu1yo

Regards,
Bob

Dear John,

I came across

http://www.newcastle.gov.uk/wwwfileroot/regen/plantrans/conservation/Jesmond_Dene_CA_CS.pdf

On page 26 the building is referred to as the Gatehouse.

There are a few more photos here

http://newcastlephotos.blogspot.com/2009/03/jesmond-dene-banqueting-hall.html

and this one from 1905

http://www.flickr.com/photos/newcastlelibraries/4091116692/#/

Also Youtube video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ode3_5LwBq4
As usual, your models are brilliant.

Kind regards,
Bob

Intersting idea, but more so if you use the power of the river to turm the bridge about its pivot point. Something lke this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLMJeUOyzIA

You might also get ideas from here

http://peswiki.com/index.php/Directory:Markovic_SP_River_Pump#Photos

Regards,
Bob

If you want the 'wow' factor, then why not an energy efficient community with houses so energy efficient that they produce more energy than they use (solar heating, PV panels, wind turbines). The housing complex should work like a small village, so residents feel they are part of a community and not living in a dormitory town. That would be the 'wow' factor, and not dodgy architecture. Research examples of sustainable communities, and don't be afraid to take the best of what has been shown to work. Think about the things that people need to make their lives easier, such as nursery schools, pubs, convenience shops, care for the elderly, public transport etc. Look at water usage too, and how waste water might be recycled. The same with human waste management and the recycling of packaging etc. Plant woodland and look at ways and means to support and sustain local flora and fauna.

Regards,
Bob

My suggestion is that you persuade your girlfriend NOT to buy a TV, and that you find other ways to amuse yourselves in the evenings.

I would wait until you find somewhere to live and as the TV is likeley to be a flat screen, why not bolt it to the wall and free up some floor space.

You might also find some help here http://www.engineering-international.com/#WoodDesign

Regards, Bob

Has anyone posted this yet?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JmA2ClUvUY

and the parody

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HQAKTIOt1I

There are some real nutters out there so watch your backs.