The Da Vinci Codex, Decoded in 3D

摘要

Leonardo Da Vinci, remembered for his artistic masterpiece "Mona Lisa," also left behind quite a lot of engineering drawings that were never realized or tested. They're preserved in his sketchbook, known as "The Codex Arundel" (now digitized and archived online at the British Library's site). Many of his ideas - like his mechanical wings, flying ships and war engines - would have required hundreds of carpenters and craftsmen to properly prototype and test. Suppose he could travel in time and gain access to the type of 3D CAD programs designers and engineers use today for concept exploration. What might he have done with it? How would his ideas look as digital prototypes?