bridges

Canaday Designs - Sunday, September 7, 2008 - 1:44pm

just thought I'd share a recent project.
Matt

bridge

bridge rendering

bridge_2

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Curve of the scroll

Gerald Boggs - Sunday, September 7, 2008 - 6:26pm

That's a very nice job. I really like how the movement of the scrolls continue into the pickets

Gerald Boggs

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Great design and fantastic

R L Sidebottom - Sunday, September 7, 2008 - 9:37pm

Great design and fantastic execution.

Rick Sidebottom
Aspiring Metal Artist

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Hi Matt, Your bridge looks

eligius1427 - Monday, September 8, 2008 - 9:14am

Hi Matt, Your bridge looks great. Did you design the whole thing or just the metal work? I personally really like wood handrails on top of ironwork "pickets". Seems to make for a much softer feel and appearance. It's absolutely perfect for this outdoor scenario. What finish did you use?

Congrats on a job well done.

Jake Balcom
Mettle Design
Lincoln, NE

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Thank you Jake,The bridge

Canaday Designs - Wednesday, September 10, 2008 - 11:21pm

Thank you Jake,
The wood bridge was existing, I just designed and built to them. the finish is a powder coat.

Matt

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bridge

visitor - Monday, September 8, 2008 - 9:46am

could you comment more about
your 3D design program, please?
which one you use and the pro's and
con's of it?
thanks,
charley

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The program is Rhino, Pros

Canaday Designs - Wednesday, September 10, 2008 - 11:19pm

The program is Rhino,

Pros - I like it, it’s easy to learn.

Cons - there’s a lot to learn even after you've learned it

Its a great communication device, for instance with this design I drew everything to exact scale, rendered it to present the concept to the customer.
Then plotted it all out and myself and assistant forged and fabricated to the plotted paper template with a few tweaks here and there, eliminating the wasted time of redrawing everything full scale.
And for the center sign, I already had my vector program for the cnc plasma.
It saves countless hours… as long as you use it as a template and not the end all of the design.

Its communication to the customer, to the assistants, and to the cnc.

Matt

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