30 Jan, 2019

Computer-aided Design: Make your own 3D and 2D model"


In Computer-aided Design assignment we were asked to design a 2D and 3D models using as many softwares as we can. The main idea of this assignment is to learn how to do 2D and 3D modeling, as well as to work with different open and liceaned 2D and 3D modeling softwares. This will give us the chance to discover which software we would rather to continue on working in for our future assignments, and will give us the ability to understand the pros and cons of each software to be able to get advantage of each software when using them in future



The Local Workshop

For the local workshop this time we learned how to use Rhino, which is one of the powerful 2D and 3D modeling liceaned software. During this workshop our local instructor Mr. Robert Garita, explained for us the most common and useful tools in Rhino. It was hard to cover every command and tool available, but we learned few that are useful for us when we excute our assignment like; Move, Copy, Filet, Join, Extrude, Rotate, Trim, Loft, Boolean Union, and Boolean Cut.


After the workshope we were asked to practise the covered commands by modeling either a 2D or 3D object. In my case it took me a while to digest all these commands and tools, because one I am a beginner in 2D and 3D modeling, and two it was my first time using Rhino. However, I tried my best and I came out with the following model for a plant pot. For the outer shape of the model I think it looks appealing, however this model has one negative fact or disadvantage, which is that it cannot be 3D printed because it does not have a wall thickness. Meaning saddly it can only live in my computer.