Design and Test Model Bridges and Towers on Your
Computer
with
ModelSmart TM
ModelSmart is a new software program designed
to introduce middle, high school and college
students to basic engineering concepts while reinforcing their
math and science skills. Written by a professional engineer, ModelSmart
allows students to interactively design and test balsa and
bass wood structural models of bridges, cranes,
towers, and all kinds of structural systems on the computer.
Student's explore more structures with less material waste
and more fun.
Program Features:
- Design and test model towers or bridges.
- Build a truss or a frame (fixed - glued
joints).
- Not restricted to pinned connected trusses.
- Model a suspension bridge.
- Select balsa or bass wood members.
- Use the PESC material grading system to strength classify
your wood before use.
- Determine maximum load.
- Place multiple loads horizontally or vertically.
- Multiple support types.
- English or metric units.
- Load pictures of real bridges and towers.
- Import your own custom background or visual rules.
- Export to JPG files for Internet publishing.
- 60 page manual. Step by
step easy to follow example.
- And more...
Bend it! - Break it!
Minimum System Requirements:
Macintosh
Macintosh or Power Macintosh w/13" color monitor,
System 7.0, 8 MB RAM, 5 MB Hard drive space
IBM Compatibles
IBM Compatible 80486 , 8 MB RAM
CDROM, 16 color VGA, Microsoft Compatible Mouse
Microsoft®; Windows®2000, NT, XP, Me, 98, 95 or
Windows; 3.1 ( with win32s
extensions (3072k bytes))
Download these files if you need to put Win32s on two
HD floppies.
Label one disk "DISK01"
and the other "DISK02".
Order the student (home use) version of ModelSmart for only $49.95
Shipping Charge: $8.50
Phone : (225) 769-3728
Print
the ModelSmart brochure from your internet browser.
An Underslung Arch
Experiment with a crane.
Load the top chord of the truss.
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