3D Silliness

  - Castle - - Surface Design Study - - Surface Design Applications - - Reverse Engineered Object -  - Wearable Object - This semester was my first experience with any sort of 3D modelling, and I was able to achieve one of the goals I had set for myself after the castle milestone project: learning how to create organic forms. I have learned so much and look forward to applying what I’ve learned to personal projects now that I’ve discovered how fun 3D modelling is!!

This project was one of my favorites of the semester. It allowed my to apply what I learned (especially from the reverse engineered object project) and create something I really love.  The first step in the creation of my isopod ring was planning. I had a lot going on and was really short for time so I was unable to make three proofs in Rhino, but I did plan out three (poorly drawn) concepts in Procreate. I knew I wanted to progress with the isopod ring as soon as the concept came to me--I figured the size and overall appearance fit the assignment guidelines in terms of being unusual. I then explored the concept a little more before I began to build it in Rhino. For this project, I started out by working with Nurbs as it was what I was most comfortable with, but I wasn't getting the same organic feel I wanted. After experimenting for a while and still not liking the results, I decided to change my approach and work with SubD modelling instead. I created the main shape in Nurbs, ext...

I finally managed to complete this object!! Yay!!  I'm very happy with how it turned out--Keyshot was such a fun program to use and I really enjoyed experimenting with materials, environments, and lighting.  I ended up having to simplify certain parts of the object, specifically the little details that are meant to allow the user to twist/clip the pieces together. I wish I could have incorporated those details, but I ran into too many errors and confusion stemming from my lack of foresight in the earlier stages--lesson learned for next time. That said, with the amount of time and effort I put into this, I am still happy with the final result.  This project has allowed me to become way more comfortable with Rhino 8. Through the mistakes I made and all the troubleshooting I did, I learned so much about the program as well as 3D modelling as a whole. :)