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Sabre-Toothed Ride

A Fun Design Challenge

A playful tree canopy ride that lets users sit atop while traversing the canopy. Safe, engaging, and mechanically reliable, it blends fun design with precision engineering.

Initial client sketches for the Sabre-Toothed Ride canopy attraction by Hylography
Balancing playful aesthetics with engineering requirements, we used sketches and early 3D models to visualize proportions using actual data from Smilodon (sabre-toothed tiger) scans, as well as user interaction and structural needs, guiding the project from concept to a build-ready design.

Exploration & Design

Building on the client’s concept, we explored a range of theoretical and practical possibilities, always prioritizing safety and reliability.
3D models visualizing proportions and user interaction for the Sabre-Toothed Ride design

Fabrication

Fabrication combined a stainless steel weldment, CNC-cut foam, and custom-engineered components for the ride’s mounting points and footrest.

Custom-engineered mounting points and footrest for the Sabre-Toothed canopy ride
Stainless steel weldment and CNC-cut foam components fabricated for the Sabre-Toothed Ride
Artistic spray-painted body of the Sabre-Toothed Ride, adding color and character to the canopy attraction by Hylography

Finished Solution

The Sabre-toothed ride brings imagination to life, combining safety, durability, and playful design. Engineered for reliability, it delivers a thrilling experience for adventurous users.

The body was finished with fiberglass resin and enhanced with an artistic touch. Handling fabrication entirely in-house allowed us to maintain strict control over the timeline and quality standards.

Completed Sabre-Toothed Ride installed, combining safety, durability, and playful design by Hylography
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