Mon, 05 Feb 2024 23:29:39 +0000 Mon, 05 Feb 2024 23:29:39 +0000 https://www.grasshopper3d.com/photo/epod-setup-at-night?context=album&albumId=2985220%3AAlbum%3A1190942 by Dallas Swindle Fully assembled sculpture designed completely in Rhino/Grasshopper. It's 22' diameter, 20 tall, the top rotates and can carry ~50 people. A giant rotating jungle gym. We call it Eidolon Panspermia Ostentatia Duodena- EPOD Dallas Swindle https://www.grasshopper3d.com/profile/DallasSwindle https://www.grasshopper3d.com/photo/epod-setup-night-2?context=album&albumId=2985220%3AAlbum%3A1190942 by Dallas Swindle Fully assembled sculpture designed completely in Rhino/Grasshopper. It's 22' diameter, 20 tall, the top rotates and can carry ~50 people. A giant rotating jungle gym. We call it Eidolon Panspermia Ostentatia Duodena- EPOD Dallas Swindle https://www.grasshopper3d.com/profile/DallasSwindle https://www.grasshopper3d.com/photo/epod-setup-night-3?context=album&albumId=2985220%3AAlbum%3A1190942 by Dallas Swindle Fully assembled sculpture designed completely in Rhino/Grasshopper. It's 22' diameter, 20 tall, the top rotates and can carry ~50 people. A giant rotating jungle gym. We call it Eidolon Panspermia Ostentatia Duodena- EPOD Dallas Swindle https://www.grasshopper3d.com/profile/DallasSwindle https://www.grasshopper3d.com/photo/epod-unloading?context=album&albumId=2985220%3AAlbum%3A1190942 by Dallas Swindle The sculpture fits on a 45' lowboy trailer, the top breaks into 30 pieces, which form 10 'tines'. seen here just unloaded on the ground. the base which contains the bearing assembly is at the front of the trailer. Dallas Swindle https://www.grasshopper3d.com/profile/DallasSwindle https://www.grasshopper3d.com/photo/epod-core?context=album&albumId=2985220%3AAlbum%3A1190942 by Dallas Swindle This is the core of the EPOD, it consists of 10 bent 2-chord trusses with voronoi webs, the space between each truss is freehand .25" rod made to resemble cellular structure, although it's not a true voronoi. Dallas Swindle https://www.grasshopper3d.com/profile/DallasSwindle https://www.grasshopper3d.com/photo/epod-base?context=album&albumId=2985220%3AAlbum%3A1190942 by Dallas Swindle This is the Lower assembly of the EPOD with the bottom section of the rotating truss attached. Dallas Swindle https://www.grasshopper3d.com/profile/DallasSwindle https://www.grasshopper3d.com/photo/epod-base-2?context=album&albumId=2985220%3AAlbum%3A1190942 by Dallas Swindle This is the Lower assembly of the EPOD with the bottom section of the rotating truss attached. Dallas Swindle https://www.grasshopper3d.com/profile/DallasSwindle https://www.grasshopper3d.com/photo/epod-crown?context=album&albumId=2985220%3AAlbum%3A1190942 by Dallas Swindle This is the top assembly of the EPOD, created to attach the core and the upper trusses, it's all from 12Ga steel, tongue and groove assembly, all laser cut. Dallas Swindle https://www.grasshopper3d.com/profile/DallasSwindle https://www.grasshopper3d.com/photo/epod-truss-jig?context=album&albumId=2985220%3AAlbum%3A1190942 by Dallas Swindle This is a shot of the jig we built to make each of the 10 upper truss sections. Dallas Swindle https://www.grasshopper3d.com/profile/DallasSwindle https://www.grasshopper3d.com/photo/epod-truss-jig-2?context=album&albumId=2985220%3AAlbum%3A1190942 by Dallas Swindle This is another shot of the jig we built to make each of the 10 upper truss sections. Dallas Swindle https://www.grasshopper3d.com/profile/DallasSwindle https://www.grasshopper3d.com/photo/epod-truss-jig-3?context=album&albumId=2985220%3AAlbum%3A1190942 by Dallas Swindle This is another shot of the jig we built to make each of the 10 upper truss sections. Dallas Swindle https://www.grasshopper3d.com/profile/DallasSwindle https://www.grasshopper3d.com/photo/epod-truss-jig-4?context=album&albumId=2985220%3AAlbum%3A1190942 by Dallas Swindle This is another shot of the jig we built to make each of the 10 upper truss sections. it's easier to see here the 36 degree angle we set the jig to in order to make all of the tines match Dallas Swindle https://www.grasshopper3d.com/profile/DallasSwindle https://www.grasshopper3d.com/photo/epod-truss-jig-5?context=album&albumId=2985220%3AAlbum%3A1190942 by Dallas Swindle This is another shot of the jig we built to make each of the 10 upper truss sections. Dallas Swindle https://www.grasshopper3d.com/profile/DallasSwindle https://www.grasshopper3d.com/photo/epod-truss-jig-6?context=album&albumId=2985220%3AAlbum%3A1190942 by Dallas Swindle This is another shot of the jig we built to make each of the 10 upper truss sections. Dallas Swindle https://www.grasshopper3d.com/profile/DallasSwindle https://www.grasshopper3d.com/photo/epod-truss-jig-7?context=album&albumId=2985220%3AAlbum%3A1190942 by Dallas Swindle This is another shot of the jig we built to make each of the 10 upper truss sections. Dallas Swindle https://www.grasshopper3d.com/profile/DallasSwindle https://www.grasshopper3d.com/photo/epod-truss-jig-8?context=album&albumId=2985220%3AAlbum%3A1190942 by Dallas Swindle This is another shot of the jig we built to make each of the 10 upper truss sections. it's easier to see here the 36 degree angle we set the jig to in order to make all of the tines match Dallas Swindle https://www.grasshopper3d.com/profile/DallasSwindle https://www.grasshopper3d.com/photo/epod-truss-ig-9?context=album&albumId=2985220%3AAlbum%3A1190942 by Dallas Swindle This is another shot of the jig we built to make each of the 10 upper truss sections. it's easier to see here the 36 degree angle we set the jig to in order to make all of the tines match Dallas Swindle https://www.grasshopper3d.com/profile/DallasSwindle https://www.grasshopper3d.com/photo/epod-bearing-assembly?context=album&albumId=2985220%3AAlbum%3A1190942 by Dallas Swindle This is a shot of the lower structure showing the upper radial bearing assembly, each arm has a 30k Lb cam follower bearing on a swing arm that is adjusted with a turnbuckle-style push arm and preloaded with bellville washers. Dallas Swindle https://www.grasshopper3d.com/profile/DallasSwindle https://www.grasshopper3d.com/photo/epod-bearing-assembly-2?context=album&albumId=2985220%3AAlbum%3A1190942 by Dallas Swindle This is a shot of the lower structure showing the upper radial bearing assembly, each arm has a 30k Lb cam follower bearing on a swing arm that is adjusted with a turnbuckle-style push arm and preloaded with bellville washers. Dallas Swindle https://www.grasshopper3d.com/profile/DallasSwindle https://www.grasshopper3d.com/photo/epod-bearing-assembly-3?context=album&albumId=2985220%3AAlbum%3A1190942 by Dallas Swindle This is a shot of the lower structure showing the upper radial bearing assembly, each arm has a 30k Lb cam follower bearing on a swing arm that is adjusted with a turnbuckle-style push arm and preloaded with bellville washers. here you can see the arms opened a bit. Dallas Swindle https://www.grasshopper3d.com/profile/DallasSwindle