In preparation for yesterday's Super Bowl, the Miami-Dade Police Department (MDPD) utilized a highly detailed 3D-printed model of the Hard Rock Stadium. The model was created by students at Florida International University's (FIU) College of Communication, Architecture + The Arts along with the school's Robotics and Digital Fabrication Lab.
Measuring 4' x 5', the model intricately shows the stadium's bleachers, hallways, exits, rooms, and even structural elements. It can be separated and reconfigured, allowing viewers to focus in on focal areas of interest. In total the printing took over 3,500 hours and was the result of months examining digital documentation of the stadium, walkthroughs, and calibration and programming of the printers.
“This was something unique, for FIU and MDPD, the creation of a physical model to use in training,” said Professor Shahin Vassigh, Director of the RDF Lab in a statement. “It’s not necessarily the scale that is unique – architects make models for demonstration regularly – but the intricacy of details and this type of collaboration.”
The model will continue to be used by the Police Department's Special Patrol Bureau for future events.
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Just Say No, to working with a fascist state. What the fuck are you doing?
this will be deleted and i will be banned from further comments in this thread but every time people talk about fascists i think of this classic scene from the young ones:
darling fascist bully-boy,
give me some more money, you bastard.
may the seed of your loin be fruitful in the belly of your woman,
Neil
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