Individual Major Milestone 

Week 7: Timber Model ( Terrain, Post Grid, Anchors, Post, Bearers, Joists ) 

Terrain Types

I have created 3 separate terrain models in Sketch-Up so that in Cry-engine there is a clear process of preparing the land for the buildings/footings. As you can see there is the original land form followed by an excavated version and finally a terrain model with footings dug out.

 Grid

This is the first Grid I proposed to the group for the wooden posts, beams and rafters placement. This was just a rough estimate using the same slab outline from the Concrete model. After talking with Salli she cross referenced this model with specific standards and told me the correct distances and dimensions of beams,rafters and posts. There are alot of changes to the model such as more posts, double beams and the balcony support posts pushed back so that they don't interfere with the footings of the patio. 

Anchors 

http://www.pryda.com.au/

http://www.pryda.com.au/

This is the post anchor I have decided we will be using to secure timber posts into the ground/earth. It is a High Wind Post anchors as aposed to the other above. The technical dimesions of these anchors are found in the Pryda's March Brochure. Pryda has been an integral part of the building industry in Australia for over 40 years, particularly in timber truss and frame solutions with the development of a diverse range of timber connectors and structural brackets. 

Posts 
 
150x150 locked securely onto anchors 

Bearers/Beams 

75x300 Bearers are then secured to posts using nail plates. May need to ad groves in the post with bolts to make a stronger connection 

  Joists

45 x 240 Joist are placed 450 apart

 Retaining Wall  

Final Model Sent to CryEngine 

Week 7: Concrete Model ( Terrain, Concrete Footings, Rebar and Slab ) 

Terrain Types

I have created 3 separate terrain models in Sketch-Up so that in Cry-engine there is a clear process of preparing the land for the buildings/footings. As you can see there is the original land form followed by an excavated version and finally a terrain model with footings dug out.


Rebar and Concrete Footings 

At this stage of creating the rebars as cylinders I experienced problems exporting them to Cryengine. The geometry was not being exported correctly and sometimes not exporting at all !  due to the extreme amount of polygons

This is why I changed the shape of the rebars to a square and then rounded its edges. This significantly reduced the amount of polygons and their was no trouble exporting to Cry-engine. Little things like this have to be resolved so that you can quickly move on with the project  

Correct spacing was made between rings around the steel. This is to the set standard as told to me by Salli. 600mm is the max distance. 

Floor Slab and Rebar 

Final Model sent to CryEngine