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PORTUS / Ż–1444
GDAŃSK · MARITIME ENGINEERING COLLECTION
HERITAGE OBJECT 01 / POLAND
INTERACTIVE ENGINEERING ARTEFACT · GD–1444

THE POWER OF THE WHEEL.

A medieval harbour hoist, reconstructed as a working digital artefact.

OPERATIONAL · LOWER DRIVE
LIVE 3D ENGINE WEBGL2
SCALE 1:1 · APPROX. 6 m WHEELS
✦ MOUSE: ORBIT / ZOOM /// CLICK BLUE MARKERS: INSPECT
XYZ
PREPARING EXHIBITAssembling procedural timber and ironwork...
CAMERA / VIEWPOINT
1444HISTORIC REBUILD
4 × 6mTREADWHEEL DIAMETER
02INDEPENDENT DRIVE PAIRS
GDAŃSKPOMERANIA · POLAND
COMPONENT / KOŁA DEPTAKOWE

Twin treadwheel drive

FIELD GUIDE

Operating the exhibit

This interactive engineering artefact models two pairs of human-driven treadwheels and a rope hoist. Select a drive configuration, choose the payload and rotate the mechanism with the Play control.

DRAG / TOUCHOrbit around the model
SCROLLZoom in and out
SPACEPause or resume
R / EReset / explode components
1 / 2 / 3Lower / upper / coupled drive
BLUE LABELSInspect components

This is a stylised working exhibit inspired by Żuraw Gdański, not an exact measured reconstruction or a safety-critical lifting controller. Hoist speed is accelerated for demonstration.
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