Wind Spirit - Is a sculpture in place a piece of architecture, as well as a work of art? 3D CAD aids one artist's vision for Wichita's 'Front Door'

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The use of 3D CAD helped Robert Roesch establish the artistic theme for an enormous outdoor sculpture called Wind Spirit Gateway that graces the entrance to Wichita, Kansas, With the ability to easily create and combine 3D elements on-screen, Roesch was able to capture his vision for the piece, which includes many subtle curves as well as Roesch's trademark fan-shaped elements, "The ability to pull all those shapes together onscreen and view them from various angles was a big help to me in developing the theme for this project," Roesch says He also appreciated the accuracy gained from modeling the sculpture in CAD The design includes two massive, six-ton fan shapes located on either side of the gateway They sit on support studs, which Roesch also modeled in the CAD system, "The fit between the fan shapes and the studs was perfect," Roesch adds.