RAND 1700 Main Street 53

Description

This is a model of the original 1700 Main Street location of the RAND Corporation. This model was constructed by RAND alumnus Michael Wahrman as an aide de memorie of the time he spent at RAND.

For more information please contact the RAND Archive Group at archives@rand.org.

Camera

Use the mouse to navigate where left-button means rotate, middle-button means push in or pull out and the right-button means translate right and left.

Technical Notes and Errata

This simulation should run on any browser that supports WEBGL, including Safari, Firefox and Chrome. It is noticed that Chrome seems to run about twice as fast. If you are running this from a web server, then nothing special is required for the browser. But if you are running it locally then you will need a browser with CORS disabled.

We have the problem that the software chosen for this simulation has tremendous scaling issues with geometric complexity. Some of that is normal and expected and some of it is surprising. One solution has been to remove complexity wherever possible but still retain what is essential. Examples of geometry removed for efficiency purposes include the window detail, the metal shades on many windows, the South Lobby (because of elevation issues), loading dock and so forth.

Thanks

Special thanks to the RAND Archive Group, Phyllis Kantar, Jim Guyton, Tom McMahon, Mike O'Brien, David Yost and my many friends from RAND including Gary Martins, Tony Hearn, Irene Nesbit, Peter Weiner, Bruce Borden, R. Stockton Gaines, Rae Archibald, Suzy Landa and everyone else from RAND, now and in the past, for their help.