3D Design
Being new to 3D modelling, I decided to create a functional, symmetrical model to help me understand the basics of modeling in Rhino.
3D created object – coral
Using this photo as a base:
I created a curve for the coral and then extruded the shape up about a quarter of an inch. Then using flow around surface, I shaped the coral extrusion around a sphere.
This is the resulting curve from the coral shard.
This is a front facing view of the extruded coral flowed around the surface of a sphere.
This is a 3/4 view of the extruded coral.
If I remade this project and reprinted it, then I would probably use things like the pipe function to make the coral look more realistic. I would also probably experiment more with different shapes while using flow around surface.
3D object from point cloud
This is the 3D object from a point cloud assignment. I used a pint glass as the object and then practiced using the sweep function to move the curve that I created from the points around a line in order to create the glass.