Manufacturing Scale Models & Scale Model Components: Methods And Processes

Abstract

The geometric structures used in architectural design nowadays are far more complex than those before digital techniques were introduced. Consequently, an architect using elements of complex geometry in his or her designs has to have good knowledge of manufacturing methods which make design realisation possible. Making scale models for the needs of such designs is a key step in the process of design development; it is an early stage of the process during which structural connections may be tested in a physical environment during assembly, allowing the preclusion of any problems or deficiencies that may arise later in the process.