"Virtual Meccano"

The research agenda of this paper is to create a visual database, containing the key joints used by late medieval carpenters, in the construction of vernacular timber-framed, open-hall dwellings (c1400-1530). This will be achieved by employing virtual, three dimensional (3D) technologies, to create solid geometric objects that emulate their real-world counterparts, through the utilisation of 3d studio max. This will result in the creation of a virtual library, containing the pre-formed joints.

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Este trabajo de maestría (MSc) sirve de preludio a mi tesis doctoral, basada en los edificios de entramado de madera de finales de la Edad Media en Hampshire. Los resultados de gran parte de mi investigación están disponibles en mi sitio web www.medievalarchitecture.net.