Can you spot the problem – #6

It’s one thing to model something on your computer. It is yet another thing to fabricate what’s drawn in 3d-land. Given the designs that we seen come through, I doubt very much whether the modern day architect has ever stepped foot in a workshop, or has fabricated anything in their lives.

Consider the below example and see if  you can find any issues that should be blaring at you like a fire alarm.

Pop quiz: What’s wrong with this?

Something's not quite right.
What’s wrong with this?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What’s wrong here?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Answer:

  • I think you might struggle to build it. I don’t think you can curve a PFC125 x 75 with a radius of 125 mm.
  • Can you think of an alternate solution?
Ok, here's how we can fix the problem.
Ok, here’s how we can fix the problem.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Written by Gopal D.


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