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Shapeways Ring

The idea for this project started out with sketches of archways based on art deco style. once I had the basic sketch laid out I used it as a reference to recreate the same design in Rhino using arcs. Once the line work is completed and connected, the design is copy and pasted into a seamless flat design.In order to ensure the ring fits the design is scaled onto a line that is the same length as the circumference as the sized finger. Once as the design has been oriented around the correct size ring into a cylinder a few simple commands are used complete the ring. I used the pipe command to make consistent tubing to create the solid structure of the ring. The final command used was Boolean Union which took the individual pieces of pipe and joined all of them together with no overlapping solids. The Final product is amazing, I am pleased with quality and detail of the finished product. The satisfaction is immense considering I started with
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Rubber Duck

This prompt didn't allow much freedom of creation. I completed this project following the instructions but decided to render differently. This project taught me how to build using surfaces as well and rebuilding a surface. Rebuilding the duck body allows you to add control points which allow modification of the body shape. This assignment also taught me how to blend 2 different surfaces to create one seamless object. The final skill introduced in this exercise was rendering. The duck assignment teaches you basic skills to shape object organically as well as render them. Something I could have improved on with this project was the use of control points. With the use of only 8 control points on the duck sacrifices of precision were made. Something I will do differently in the future is the use of more control points. The rubber ducky activity used only a few control points to modify the shapes. Adding more control points will allow for more detailed and pre
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Screwdriver

This project allowed for personal creativity within the specified guidelines. Once a control point curve is used to draw the basic outline of the screwdriver it is used to rotate and make the basic screwdriver shape. Once completed a flat wirecut is used to make the flat head of the screwdriver. Lastly, the grip design was created after using a small pipe arrayed around the object which was then differenced from the screwdriver to leave an indentation. I used the same process to give a personalized name to the screwdriver. Some changes I would do differently in the future would include more attention to detail. This includes filleting edges to make a more smooth seamless look as well as a more proportionate model. One thing I could have improved on this project was the proportion of the screwdriver, even though I stayed within the guidelines my screwdriver is unproportionate. simple measurements and planning could have lead to a more precise screwdriver.
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Toy Hammer

I chose to complete this prompt by following the exact instructions. This project is much like the screwdriver. This project starts with line work and then uses the generated lines to create surfaces. Here you can see all the lines used to create the hammer below. This project taught me that the tutorials are very helpful because I have used the exact same processes to create this hammer as I did with other projects including the phone case and the chess pieces. There's nothing I would have done differently to create this hammer. However, if I were to recreate this object with the knowledge I now I have could replicate this hammer in many different ways. I completed this project after the assigned due date. Since I decided to finish this assignment after completing other projects in the class I'm pleased that I would be able to replicate this hammer with ease, as well as be able to design a much more complicated/ detailed hammer with ease
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Head 3D Scan

In order to get a 3D version of my head into R hino , I had to sit in a chair for 30 second white someone walked a perfect circle around me. Frankie, my Professor was holding a 3D scanner plugged into a laptop. Multiple scans were done were done with different angles in order to get all features of the face. Once I imported the file into rhino I have an editable mesh of my own head. .
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Vinyl Tattoo

This project started off with rough sketches of what I wanted the final product to be. I decided to choose a dog with a receding fence to go across my laptop with my dog's name across the bottom.  The next steps were to import a picture of my sketch into Rhino. Once the picture was scaled and locked into place I began to trace every single line. Once all the lines were drawn it was time for a test cut. Many of the test cuts were unsuccessful due to complexity. So in order to still get a vinyl tattoo with my original design simplification was needed. Most of the smaller details had to be removed in order to have a successful tattoo. I am most pleased with the final product of my vinyl tattoo. Once it was transferred to my laptop it looked awesome. Even with the changes to the design, I am still proud of the final product. In the future, I would incorporate the position of the vinyl tattoo into the idea. In this vinyl tattoo, I could have e
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Reverse Engineered Project

This was the first project where I saw all the homework activities fall into play during this project. I started this prompt with detailed measurements of the phone case within .001 inches wherever possible noted on a sketch. Just like for the screwdriver and screwdriver assignment these measurements guidelines for all the lines in this project. Once the linework was down, I used loft/cap/ and extrude curve, were used to create the different colored surfaces which all together make the phone. I am most pleased that my this project turned out to be so realistic. At first, I doubted my abilities to recreate the phone case. With precise measurements and the time taking the task of laying out every line, the final product was worth it. I am most pleased that my this project turned out to be so realistic. At first, I doubted my abilities to recreate the phone case. With precise measurements and the time taking the task of laying out every line, the final
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