In the movies and TV works of military genre, we often see commanders standing in front of a terrain model to discuss the battle plan. According to the topographic map, aerial photo or field terrain, and according to a certain proportion, the sand table model is a model made of sediment, war chess and other data.
沙盤模型分為簡易沙盤模型和性沙盤模型。簡易沙盤模型是用泥沙和兵棋在場地上臨時堆制的；性沙盤模型是用泡沫塑料板（或三合板）、石膏粉、紙漿等資料制造的，能長時間保存。沙盤模型具有立體感強、形象直觀、制造簡便、經(jīng)濟實用等特色。
Sand table model is divided into simple sand table model and permanent sand table model. The simple sand table model is made up of sand and wartime on the site. The permanent sand table model is made of foam plastic board (or three plywood), gypsum powder and pulp, etc., and can be stored for a long time. Sand table model has the characteristics of strong three-dimensional sense, intuitive image, simple manufacturing, economic and practical.
沙盤模型的用途廣泛，能形象地顯示作戰(zhàn)區(qū)域的地形，表示敵我陣地組成、軍力部署和兵器裝備等狀況。軍事指揮員常用以研討地形、敵情、作戰(zhàn)方案，組織協(xié)同動作，施行戰(zhàn)術(shù)演練，研討戰(zhàn)例和總結(jié)作戰(zhàn)經(jīng)驗等。沙盤模型還常用來制造經(jīng)濟發(fā)展規(guī)劃和大型工程建設的模型，其形象直觀，頗受計劃決策者和工程技術(shù)人員的青睞。
Sand table model has a wide range of uses. It can visually display the terrain of the combat area, and show the composition of the enemy and our positions, the deployment of military forces, weapons and equipment, etc. Military commanders often discuss terrain, enemy situation and operational plan, organize cooperative actions, implement tactical exercises, discuss operational cases and summarize operational experience. Sand table model is also often used to make models of economic development planning and large-scale engineering construction. Its image is intuitive and favored by decision makers and engineers.
在心思治療和檢測方面，沙盤模型被廣泛的應用于發(fā)現(xiàn)并處理心思方面的問題，在心思醫(yī)生的指導下，被治療者或被檢測者隨自己的志愿設置沙盤模型內(nèi)的情形，由心思醫(yī)生依據(jù)患者擺的情節(jié)或樣子來判別某些心思方面的東西.
In the aspect of psychotherapy and testing, sand table model is widely used to find and deal with mental problems. Under the guidance of the psychotherapist, the person who is being treated or tested sets up sand table model according to their own wishes, and the psychotherapist judges some mental problems according to the plot or appearance of the patient.
