>> COME SEPTEMBER NEW HOME OF
THE DETROIT RED WINGS AND
PISTONS WILL HOST GAMES,
CONCERTS AND MORE.
BUT RIGHT NOW IT STILL LOOKS
LIKE THIS.
AND IT IS PRETTY DIFFICULT TO
VISUALIZE WHAT IT WILL LOOK
LIKE, ESPECIALLY WITH OTHER
APARTMENTS, OFFICES AND HOTELS
SURROUNDING IT.
THAN LIFE.
>> Anchor: THAT'S RIGHT.
TONIGHT WE WILL SHOW YOU HIGH
TECH TOOL.
LARGE 3-D PRINTED MODEL THAT
OLYMPIA DEVELOPMENT AND
ARENA.
>> Anchor: THEY ARE USING IT
FOR ENTIRE DISTRICT OF DETROIT.
>> Reporter: IF YOU ARE
ANYTHING LIKE ME PEOPLE TALK
ABOUT THE DISTRICT OF DETROIT.
I HAVE A BASIC IDEA OF WHAT IT
PICTURE.
WELCOME TO THE BIG PICTURE.
THIS IS 50 BLOCKS OF THE
DISTRICT DETROIT.
THE CORE OF THE CITY.
NOT ONLY DOES IT HELP US
VISUALIZE WHAT IT WILL BE LIKE
BUT HELP US PLANNING WITH WHAT
ELSE WE CAN DO.
LITTLE CAESAR'S ARENA GOES UP
FASTER THAN MANY THOUGHT.
BUT BECAUSE OF THE PARKING
GARAGES, AND APARTMENTS AND
HOTELS SURROUNDING IT HARD T
WRAP YOUR MIND AROUND THE ENTIRE
PROJECT.
UNTIL NOW.
ENORMOUS 3-D PRINT OF THE ARENA
SHOWED WHAT IS PLANNED.
OFFICES EAST.
ALONG WOODWARD.
PARKING GARAGES, APARTMENTS,
RETAIL SPACE AND RESTAURANTS
WEST AND SOUTH.
IT SHOWS INCREDIBLE DETAILS
INSIDE OF THE ARENA.
GONDOLA SEATING.
TRANSPARENT ROOF CONDORS OR
ALUMINUM SKIN THAT CAN ACT AS
ENORMOUS PROJECTION SCREEN.
>> YOU WILL SEE THINGS BIGGER
THAN LIFE.
THINGS YOU HAVE NOT SEEN AT
DISNEY OR TIME SQUARE OR VEGAS
OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
I MEAN IT IS THAT LARGE.
THAT IMPACTFUL.
AWAY.
>> Reporter: IT IS QUITE
OBVIOUSLY.
FANS.
WHICH WAS QUITE A TASK FOR THE
COMPANY PRINTING THE MOLD HE.
>> CAME BACK AND SAID NO, I SAID
IT IS NOT TOO HARD TO D THAT.
BUT THEY DID NOT WANT TO BE THE
SEATS THEMSELVES.
>> Reporter: JIM IS WITH
STRATUS, 3-D PRINTING PRODUCER
GUTSY ENOUGH TO TAKE ON THE TASK
OF CREATING ALL OF THIS IN THREE
TO FOUR WEEK TIME LINE.
AND WITH ALL THE PROJECTS HE HAS
WORKED ON.
>> WE PUT PARTS ON ROCKETS AND
RACE CARS.
AND BUT THIS IS REALLY COOL.
>> Reporter: THE ARENA IS ONLY
ONE HALF OF THIS PROJECT.
ALL OF DISTRICT DETROIT IS THE
OTHER HALF.
OLYMPIA WANTED SOMETHING IT THAT
COULD SEE INTO THE FUTURE.
WILSON SAID IT HELPED TO
HIGHLIGHT WHAT IDEAS WORKED AND
WHICH ONES DID NOT.
>> YOU PLACE IT ON THE MOLD AND
TRAFFIC ISSUES.
THIS IS A PROBLEM.
BUT IF YOU PUT IT OVER HERE.
LOOK HOW WELL IT ALL FLOWS.
>> Reporter: THIS MODEL
SHOWCASES ALL 50 BLOCKS OF THE
DISTRICT DETROIT.
TYING TOGETHER FORD FIELD.
COMERICA PARK, LITTLE CAESAR'S,
THE FOX AND MORE.
>> WE STARTED OFF WITH A PLAN
FOR A ARENA.
THAT'S ALL.
IN THE SAME SPOT.
DIFFERENT ARENA.
16, 17 STORIES TALL.
THINKING BIG ENOUGH.
>> Reporter: THAT'S ONE OF THE
REASONS THIS LARGER MODEL WAS
CREATED.
PROVIDING A BIG IRRELEVANT
AND GIVING PLANNERS A BIRD'S EYE
VIEW OF WHAT PROPERTIES MIGHT
EXPAND.
THINK OF IT LIKE A GIANT PUZZLE.
ONE THAT EVOLVES EVERY TIME
THERE IS A NEW DEVELOPMENT.
>> WE WALK OVER HERE.
DO A PRESENTATION FOR SOMEBODY,
SAY IT WAS NOT THERE BEFORE.
AND ONE LITTLE PIECE.
JUST MAKES SUCH A DIFFERENCE IN
THAT WE HAVE.
>> Reporter: A PUZZLE THAT IS
LARGER THAN YOU AND I MAY HAVE
REALIZED BUT THANKS TO THIS 3-D
PRINT I CAN TECHNOLOGY IT IS
EASIER TO UNDERSTAND.
>> THIS IS THE SYMBOL OF THE
COME BACK OF OUR CITY.
SO YOU DO FEEL PROUD.
>> Reporter: IN DETROIT.
NICK MONACELLI, LOCAL 4.
FASCINATED AT THE MOLD.
>> Anchor: ART OF THE MODEL
REALLY IS EXTRAORDINARY.
MOVING.