Week 5 Post- Greenwood

For the past five weeks we have been using West Point Bridge Designer as our groups main tool for creating prototype bridges.  Last week, we began using Knex to bring our ideas to life.  At first, using these tiny building pieces posed obstacles in our design process.  For example, it was difficult for us to bring our WPBD design into 3 dimensions.  Also, it was hard to pick which types of connectors and joints to use.  Overall, though, I believe that Knex are a useful tool for learning how to bring ideas to life; whether on a large scale or small.  

Therefore I believe that Knex and WPBD should not be compared, but used together.  This is because they compliment each other's usefulness.  Designing first in the bridge designer and then using Knex should be our process for the next few weeks, and I believe this will be the most efficient way of creating our bridge.