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Message: [QUOTE="BillSU, post: 3414171, member: 6809"] [B]Cranes I understood better but I am not getting this. Maybe NJCuse97 or tomcat can help?[/B] If you are looking at the gray rendering, (exterior), and then look at the rendering of the, (interior), to me they are two separate concepts. One is almost completely transparent (interior) and opaque exterior. They obviously, to me, must have been done at different times – the interior the earlier version. IMO, at the time this was done someone told the person(s) doing the interior to do a rough of the concept that was then an almost completely transparent opening, (see clouds and sky). The exterior of the roof shows more of the span and is, from Sala's explanation, what we are going to end up with – an almost opaque covering. I believe the material is reinforced for strength and support – the little squares in the fabric – otherwise they would not have taken so much time describing them in the drawing. I also think and know being a designer that the gray drawing was done much larger so when it is reduced in size you can still see the small squares due to the original size and because the squares make a difference in the fabric. Back to the first concept or the interior - if you look closely the architect who drew this did a smaller drawing and to me kinda didn't know what the half hoops, [B](NJCuse97 help me here – do you know what the half hoops actually called? And, do you know how they may be attached to the cables ?)[/B], were attached to so they are supported from this drawing by the cables running from the crown truss from one side to the other but some of the hoops are left hanging in mid air not attached but sort of attached. The artist did a quick concept rendering due to not knowing exactly what was desired at the time but was more specific in the detail of the scoreboard. The BC Place construction is a different roof altogether but uses the same hoops in very aligned rows from outward to where they meet the inner roof. It seems even though we cannot see the interior it is easier to understand. [/QUOTE]

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