Caitlin's OBDF 110 Process Blog

All 13 Objects This week's task was to generate some hollow-form objects that could potentially be 3D printed.  Using lines, shapes, loft, and sweep-the-rail functions I created 13 capped hollow-form vessel objects. As I progressed, I started adding more complicated shapes and angles to the designs including text and even wingding symbols converted to shape. Towards the end I was distorting shapes and rotating them to create twisted, angled top faces. Unfortunately, not all of these will be suited to 3D printing due to some of the higher angles that wouldn't be able to print without support. Below are some closer renders of the hollow-form vessels. All were rendered with emerald gem as the material.

Living Room Scene For my first objects designed in Rhino 7 I have put together a simple living room with two couches, a coffee table, a record player, and a flip phone. The record player and flip phone objects were inspired by designs showcased in Gary Hustwit's "Objectified" documentary. The couches and coffee table were added for more practice in Rhino 7 and to fill out the scene. Record Player The record player was the first object I created during the in-class demo and work time. I gave it simplified and modernised features using a variety of solid shapes. I experimented with boolean joining and subtracting multiple objects to cut a bevel into the upper right screen and to cut a donut-shaped needle rest near the turntable. I was able to rotate a cone to create a phonograph-like, conical speaker. Flip Phone After watching Objectified, I created a small, faceted flip phone. The object is inspired by Naoto Fukasawa's flip phone design (at 53:05). His design was inspi...