3D Modelling- Developing Ideas
In this unit, we are doing 3D modelling. Now, after I decided what project I am doing, I have to develop my ideas before I start creating my model.
Design Specification:
- It should stand and it should be able to hold things- it should be usable and practical.
- It should have a statue of my head, a shelf, a hook, a built-in pencil case, a drawer, a space for putting things under the desk, something to hold place for putting my legs and feet on, 2-3 cardboard cable holders, paper rack, lower places for putting my arms, a book/ paper holder.
- I am putting my desk at the corner of the wall, there is one side where there is a cabinet near the corner.
My desk will be facing the wall with the window. My desk should fit the space/spot that it will be put in.
- To fit the space I’m putting the desk, the desk should be: maximum 1 metre wide (shorter side)
, maximum 1.3 metres long (longer side) <->, and about 0.7 metres high. If there are any exceptions, the left side of can be maximum 1.2 metres wide. But the right side stays 1 metre (as there is a cabinet).
- The surfaces on the sides (where is not in use) should not be plain, there should be certain designs and styles. Convex and concave surfaces are required to show drawings.
- The desk should be specially designed for me and should be unique.
Design Possibilities:
We cannot just use the first idea we can think of, it would mess up our project. Therefore, we are asked to think of different possibilities for our designs.
Question 1
What should the shape of the desk be in?
“U” shape
This idea is to make the table in a “U” shape. This is a more unique way to make the table. Although this design will have a smaller area some space where there’s a hole, it’s very suitable. It provides me the enough width (0.6 m) so I can reach to the front in the Main Space. It has some left and right sides for me to put things and it can be easily reached as it’s just beside me. So I don’t have to stand up or move around that much. It is also convenient because this design of the working desk allows me work on a few things on the desk at the same time; It allows me to put something away on the sides when I don’t need it yet, so it doesn’t take up space in my main working space (which I call the Main Space here).
Rectangle
This rectangle is simple and it provides a lot of space, as much as I have in order to fit it in. This table is huge. However, it is not unique.
“L” shape
As I am putting my desk into the corner of a wall, this design allows me to move freely from the desk to the space, which is the living room, because I actually move quite a bit to take things. Also, here is two spaces for me, so I can work easily on two things at the same time. And the same thing, I can put things that I do not have to use yet in another area so it doesn’t block or take up the space I work.
Question 2
What style should it be?
Flames
This is actually quite cool and is something I like. This flames won’t look realistic but something below is what I mean. It is stylish.
Waves
This style is like curves and waves. I like nature
Pine trees/ forest
There will be trees like the below ones, but much more simple. There will be a lot of them so it looks like a forest. I like nature.
Sound waves
The sound waves will look really cool but it will be really hard to show because those lines may be too thin.
Question 3
What colour should it be based on?
Light blue based
Blue is a colour I like and it looks like the colour of the sky so the area around the desk will seem brighter.
Red and white based
This will be good because there is a shelf next to the space I’m putting my desk, and the shelf is red and white.
Brown, black and white
The walls are white; The cabinets are mostly brown; The sofa, chairs, and table is black.
Final choice and Justification
After thinking of so many possibilities, we have to think carefully, choose one idea/design, and justify why we choose it.
For Question 1
I choose “U” shape for the shape of my desk. As said previously, that design provides a perfect distance to reach and put things. The two protruding sides allows me to put and work on things easily and conveniently at the same time.
For Question 2
I choose the flames as the style. I chose it because I think it is really cool and it’s just I like it. Although I want there to be styles, it is not what the desk is for, and I don’t want to focus or put too much on the style. So, the pine forest one is a bit time-consuming. The sound waves will be really hard to show. The waves are also good too but they are not as stylish.
For Question 3
I choose brown, black, and white for the basic colours of the table. It is because the colour will match a lot of colours of furnitures in my home. So it will not look weird or strange or awkward when something in the house is suddenly in a very different colour. However, I am adding red for the flames so they don’t look weird, also, it will match the colour of the cabinet more/better.
See Three Before You See Me
For this project, we need and are expected to learn a lot by our own. Therefore, we are asked to find a several sites or sources we can visit for any problems before we ask our teachers.
The above is a link to a website. This website has a list video tutorials of how to use sketchup. It would be very useful and there will be a wide range of tutorials of using Sketchup because the website is by sketchup, google. I checked the tutorials and they are really clear and teaches you step by step. They also provide techniques to get rid of things and make it better. There are fifteen of them to be clear.
The above is a link to youtube and specific tutorials. There is a whole list of them. This is really good because those tutorials have orders so I can learn how to use sketchup without going back and forth. It also has titles about what they are about so they are easy to find. Each tutorial has a specific title and it focus on it and is really clear, step by step slowly.
As I am putting the statue of my head on the desk, I need to use 123d catch. The above link is to an autodesk website. It has tips of how to make a better 3D model out of the photos. There are also videos about what to be aware when taking photos and turning them into 3D models.
Other “see”s: the below ones are just to help myself along the project. It may not be as good and specific. Please do not count them in if they aren’t good. They may not necessarily have to be looked at.
The above is a link to a website from wikihow. It has about a hundred tutorials so it would be really helpful.
The two links above goes to youtube- tutorials. The two tutorials are making desks. There are some similarity between what I want to make and the desk made in the videos. So I can take some ideas and how to use tools that I’m probably going to use (because the project is similar).
In here, there are a lot and a wide range of sketchup tutorials. If I have any problems, I can search on it.
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