The client, a specialist in the field of fire protection engineering wanted millimetre accuracy in the creation of a detailed 3D model of a new industrial installation on a copper mine.
At the end of the project, technical engineering drawings such as Isometric Pipe Drawings and 2D and 3D views of the completed 3D model would also be needed.
It was my task to build it all but we could not get site plans, and only on installation would we have exact pipe dimensions. In the meantime we had a flash drive full of site photos with humans for size reference.
This meant the 3D model I would create, to begin with, would have to be non-destructive and parametrically constructed so that changes could quickly and conveniently be made later when accurate measurements would start flowing from site.
The 3D model would also need to look visually sexy for the creation of marketing content and training materials after the fact.
The Client is a pioneer in a new form of firefighting technology, and it happens to be very effective at combating fires on Copper Mines.
Specifically, a type of Copper Mine where they use Hydrometallurgy and the Solvent Extraction (SX) process before the final step of electro-plating.
Copper mining SX plants are notoriously good at burning completely to the ground because of the volatile chemicals used in the process and because the “Settler Tanks” are often open-topped and close to one another.
So everything you see here had to be modifiable.
Absolutely.
Everything.
I enjoy long-term projects like this so if you have site plans and drawings and a need to create artistic renderings and animations of your clever, problem-solving industrial product, contact me today.
Client: Protect-o-Burn