Google Sketchup CADspan: 3D Printing creates 9/11 Tribute

On 10^th anniversary of 9/11, David Munson an architectural CAD expert has created a tribute marking, showing his expertise in 3D design & printing tool  to document Ground Zero. He is a specialist in using visualizing and computer technology to create complex architectural representation.

Very much precisely the three part 3D model of WTC Triptych was created by him. He wanted to depict the story of 9/11, before, during & after. So he started thinking on it & realized that using CADspan 3D printing model it can be shown the connection between all of them. 

According to him the “WTC Triptych” project was a labor of love. To accumulate & show together the three phase of the World Trade Center, he drew a numerous data source, including 2D satellite image, Google Earth, photograph downloaded from the internet and publicly available images & 3D models found on wikipedia. Apart from laborious data collection, fine tuning the data models were also big challenge so a 3D printer could reproduce them accurately. Munson used Autodesk 3DsMax Design 3D software in addition to Auto CAD, Google sketchup and Adobe photoshop to build the models done the complex texture mapping and geometry clean up which was important for the output of a 3D printed model in realistic color. ZCorp.

Munson feels very proud that his 3D model is on display at the New York City Fire Museum. He quotes “it is really humbling to be there”.       

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