Creo Parametrics Update

The first section of the Eiffel Tower

The Eiffel Tower is starting to make shape in the Creo Parametrics program where is shows a sleek design of the actual depiction. As seen above, this section consists of the leg leading up to the first viewing point.

Team Coffee Run

4/17: Our weekly meeting at Lebow Business building enjoying a cup of coffee...and some work

Updated Schedule

Week 4

History is completed until it starts up again in Week 5

Both Physical and 3D structures are behind schedule by a week

Presentation is completed until it starts up again in Week 8

Report will soon go underway during Week 6

The Website is keeping up to date weekly

Homework - K'Nex Bridge (Week 4)

The red arrows in the image show where connections were added. The k’nex bridge project in visual analysis is presented unstable. To stabilize the bridge we have to connect joints in a way that the compressive forces are equal to the tension forces. First, we changed the structure type from space frame to plane truss. This tells visual analysis that the bridge is flexible and that it is in a 2D plane. We added connections in certain joints that were in the original bridge. We kept running the model to see which connections made the bridge more stable and where these connections were needed. The best result we got was that the bridge will shift downwards 0.004in when the load is applied. Below is the report view from Visual Analysis.

On 4/21, the group got together for some lack of coffee at the Lebow Business Building to figure out what it needed to be done in the coming weeks and how the project will come together.

Schedule for our Eiffel Tower Project 

Project Underway!

So after a short little bump in the beginning, originally designing the Hagia Sophia, the team had to be forced to switch to less sophisticated building.

So our design project will be no other than...

THE EIFFEL TOWER.

More information about our project will come shortly, where we are still getting the kinks out of the scheduling and materials. Also a page will be added to include all important and interesting history and facts about this magnificent tower.

-Luke