Walter S. Arnold

Sculptor / Stone Carver

Early work in IronCAD 2.0- learning the program
Here's the first model I built. It took a couple hours to make after I'd spent 5 or 6 hours learning the program. Click to view a 20k VRML model of this fireplace. Cosmo vrml browser

The following two images link to VRML models. This is still within the first 20 hours of using IronCAD.
Gothic fireplace Garden Bench
The VRML model of this fireplace is 75k, so allow time for it to load The VRML bench model is 32k. It is a preliminary design concept, I plopped a cylinder on the right side with an image of a gargoyle as a quick representation of the placement of a carved squatting gargoyle.
tudor stone fireplace Getting better: this one took about 4 hours, one month into using IronCAD. The VRML model is about 30k.

Here's the big one: a massive column fireplace. The other models were exercises- this is a real project. The VRML is around 100k, so give it time to load.

 Large Stone Fireplace

This gothic window took only minutes to assemble. I had created the basic shape earlier, as an extrude (it's used in the Tudor fireplace above). With face editing and copying, the assembly was very fast. The VRML is 25k, worth a quick look- particularly look at how the moldings meet at the corners and the sill.
The lancet window was the next step- it took longer, perhaps a half hour, mostly because I had to figure out the best way to match the face angle at the top. The VRML is about 60k including textures.

 Gothic stained glass window

You can download the Cosmo Player VRML viewer for Windows and Mac at www.cai.com/cosmo/

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