Class Assignment #2 Adventures in Computer-Aided Design
So far, so much learning... remaining open to learn and then apply the knowledge, and see what works and why.
Behold- tentative class project 2.0 - self-heating chaise lounge (meant for a large window)
i am fairly familiar with the Adobe Suite, and so i tried out Inkscape for the first time. i appreciate that it is free. i found a new best friend in the tutorial section of fab academy, and i worked on it will in the lab. However after attempting unsuccessfully to install on my own computer i decided to create my 2-D design in Illustrator so that i would have time to focus on the 3-D which is new...
Okay, onto the 3-D stuff...
I started out checking out shapesmith, which is an online tool. Its cool, as in kind of okay... it had less functionality immediately available (limited shapes, etc) and it closed a couple times while i was working.
Sketch Up seems semi-intuitive and it may work for me right now. Downside: its not on my home computer.
In my opinion OpenSCAD sucks. Maybe for people who like numbers, its intutitve. My ideal tool would allow for me to manipulate the objects like playing with blocks or clay and then have the program create the math to go along with it... this is the opposite... you have to define shapes with math and the OpenSCAD renders and outputs the shapes.
i ended up using 3-D tin. i found it intuite and easy to use. However its somewhat limited in that i don't see a way to squish geometries or to make rounded edges. Here is the model of the chair as it is evolving... going to use antimony next.
BOM
Inkscape
Illustrator
Sketch Up
OpenScad
3-Dtin
Antimony