Feature
●DISCOVER INTUITIVELY HOW BRIDGES AND CABLE STRUCTURES WORK: Instinctively build and visualize cable systems from the ground up by connecting parts that act as foundations, beams, columns, bracing elements, connections, cables, rings
●FREEDOM TO QUICKLY TEST OUT YOUR IDEAS: Push and prod at your models to see whether they can take any external pressure without collapsing, embrace this trial and error experience to optimize your structural solutions
●A SCIENTIFICALLY VALIDATED TOOL: Mola parts are designed with specific materials to realistically simulate the behaviors of structures, from single elements to plane frames, space structures, and even more complex systems.
●205 MODULAR PIECES: Includes two base grids, ground connectors, cable chains, and a variety of spring bars and connector pieces; high-quality durable metals and magnets bind pieces together to create countless structures of your choice.
●42-PAGE WORKBOOK (ENGLISH/PORTUGUESE) INCLUDED: How about understanding how bridges span huge distances and exploring the intriguing tensegrity structures; full of illustrated details to instigate experimentation with engineering principles such as cable support reactions, funicular shapes, cable beams, cable net systems, cable-supported roof, stayed and suspension bridge, tensegrity, and form-finding.
●COMPACT TOOL: The Mola Structural Model is compact, versatile and easy to use. All parts are connected through magnetism, and each one represents one or more elements of a real structure.
Description
About Mola
The initial idea of Mola emerged during a postgraduate program in architecture when our founder was concerned about the abstract approach to structure-related topics. In 2014, after ten years of design development, we launched the first Mola Structural Kit.
Our goal is to assist the teaching and learning of structures more playfully and intuitively, expanding the knowledge of students, professionals, and laypeople on the functioning of the structures surrounding us.
Mola Structural Kit 3
Explore the world of cable structures and understand different structural concepts!
If you are into bridges and tension members, Mola Structural Kit 3 is your perfect choice. Discover a playful and tangible way to learn about funicular shapes, cable net systems, stayed and suspension bridges, tensegrity, form-finding, and more.
With Mola 3 cable elements, you can easily assemble bridges and hanging structures that behave just like real structures would.
Mola Structural Kit 3 works independently and it is also compatible with:
- Mola Structural Kit 1
- Mola Structural Kit 2
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See and touch structural behaviorUnderstanding abstract concepts like bracing and buckling is often a daunting task. Mola solves this by bringing an intuitive and sensory experience to visualize and feel the movements and deformations of structures. |
Simulate with scientific confidenceMola is built upon our founders Masters thesis in Civil Engineering. Its scientific validation shows that the models behavior is very similar to a real structure, confirming Mola as a reliable tool for qualitative structural analysis. |
Easy to use everywherePull your Mola off the desk and easily explain a system behavior to blow away your clients. Enable all departments to use Mola in lectures, workshops, and competitions. Play by yourself and enjoy an intuitive discovery. |
Whats in the box
Mola Structural Kit 3 Manual
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Written in both English and Portuguese, it explains the parts and assembly processes. |
Its also a practical guide with a series of examples presented in a clear and didactic way. |
This 42-page workbook highlight ten detailed examples of structural cable systems. |
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Build over 100 different structural arrangements |
Understand abstract concepts in a tangible and concrete way |
Create your own structural solutions |
