Quantum Cloud - Casting Design
The structural core of the sculpture is connected using 364 unique high strength steel investment castings, manufactured using Rapid Prototyping techniques by IMC and MBC. The unique connection geometry at each point was extracted from the FEA computer model and transferred into a parametric solid model, thus ensuring an exact match between the cast node and the connecting members.
Gary Elliott inspects a finished casting at the Trial Assembly.
Rapid Prototype casting patterns at IMC
Typical 3-D CAD model of a node casting
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