Oriental Pearl Tower / Oriental Pearl Tower 3D model preview
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Boost Me Every boost helps further development! Every boost contributes to continued development! I am not truly a fan of support, but with this model, it is unavoidable. I thought to myself - there are already sufficient Eiffel Towers, Liberty Towers, Moais, and similar structures as landmarks for 3D printing. So, why not attempt another exciting constructed building, such as the Oriental Pearl Tower? I have not personally visited Shanghai and unfortunately have never seen it in real life. All the data I required to construct it was derived from images and a minimal amount of sparse information from Wikipedia. I was unable to locate construction plans anywhere ;) However, I believe anyone familiar with the tower or who has previously viewed a photograph of it will be able to recognize it as such... The tower was created by me at a scale of 1:2000 because a height of 468 meters was a poor fit for a 3D printer. However, it should be printed at a layer height of 0.1, so that the intricate and meticulously crafted details are displayed to their full advantage. With its futuristic appearance, the Oriental Pearl Tower stands out even among the buildings in the bustling Pudong District in Shanghai with their unique silhouettes. The tower comprises 11 steel spheres of varying sizes, interconnected by three columns. At the base, the tower is supported by three diagonal columns. At night, a 3D light show illuminates the tower, making it particularly striking against the renowned skyline of the district. It is estimated that the tower attracts 2.8 million visitors annually, featuring attractions such as a revolving restaurant, a shopping center, a hotel, and even a roller coaster. The names of the spheres suggest interplanetary travel, in keeping with its futuristic architecture: the highest viewing platform is the Space Module, the lowest is Space City. The hotel situated within the five smaller spheres is the Space Hotel. Space City, the lowest viewing level at 90 meters, is accessed by a circular elevator that travels at a speed of 2.5 meters per second, affording visitors ample time to appreciate the scenery. I am not truly a fan of support, but with this model, it is unavoidable. I thought to myself - there are already sufficient Eiffel Towers, Liberty Towers, Moais, and similar structures as landmarks for 3D printing. So, why not attempt another exciting constructed building, such as the Oriental Pearl Tower? I have not personally visited Shanghai and unfortunately have never seen it in real life. All the data I required to construct it was derived from images and a minimal amount of sparse information from Wikipedia. I was unable to locate construction plans anywhere ;) However, I believe anyone familiar with the tower or who has previously viewed a photograph of it will be able to recognize it as such... The tower was created by me at a scale of 1:2000 because a height of 468 meters was a poor fit for a 3D printer. However, it should be printed at a layer height of 0.1, so that the intricate and meticulously crafted details are displayed to their full advantage.