Nigora is creating

  For my first update I decided to tackle the bottom lid and the bottle itself. I was unable to finish the bottle but the bottom lid came to become very polished! The lid: The bottom lid has an inner metal cylinder in it that I thought would give me problems, but my caliper fit perfectly into it so I was able to get all the measurements.  The inner cylinder. Final without spiral for the twist. The bottle: The bottle is tricky for me. So While I was able to create the 3 components of the top small opening, the body and the bottom opening, putting them together was something I couldn't figure out how to do. The bottle has a big curve connecting the top opening and a more subtle one on the bottom. I have no clue where to start to measure or how to create said connecting curves.  Things I will need to make still: - the textured rubber - The top lid -The rubber band - the spirals on the inside and outside - the curves connecting the body of the bottle togeter

  For this week we are progressing in the creation of our reverse engineered objects. Last class I ended up sick and not attending, this as well as a blend of my other class loads has caused me to delay my progress and I have unfortunately ran into some precarious things!  Allow me to set the scene! I had started with the inner tea strainer of the water bottle I chose to do for this project and the base was going smoothly.  First I created circles for the base and the overhang. Then it was just an extrude for the base and an extrude for the top.  With a bit of boolean split and a little rotation I had the skeleton of the tea strainer ready!  And so, the problems began!  I realized something very very anxiety and fear inducing on this endeavor there are a billion holes in this thing! And then I looked at the other components and found that there were parts of it I could not reach with the digital caliper and that I could not take apart from the pieces themse...

For this week we are selecting the objects we plan in reverse engineering and recreating in Rhino 3D! I found myself lost with this selection as it turns out, simple but complex objects were very uncommon in my household. I did however find some I think will workout for this milestone project!  The first item I found was this paper towel holder: I found however that this object is too simple for this 3 week project.  My next choice was this pen: I did find that measuring it would be hard though due to its small size and tiny parts, like the spring. For my final object, I chose a water bottle with a tea strainer in it! This is my choice for this project as the pieces are a comfortable size and it is complex enough due to its shape to be a worth while object to create in Rhino 3D. I think this will also help me to expand on my skills and rendering capabilities within the program as well!  Wish me luck!

Final first draft  For my surface design study I was inspired by my family's traditional Tajik embroidery and wood carving! I blended the square shapes with the curve of the flower motifs used in the wall décor embroidery. Initial Sketch Idea I started with the center piece of the traditional bar design and then rotated and copied it. Then I got onto the edges which I arrayed squares on to create the flower shape that encompasses the centerpiece. I then trimmed the parts I didn't want and placed it over the geometric design, overlapping the edges. The next part was the outside where I arrayed some circles to create the flower petals. The last thing I added was small ovals which I also arrayed after putting in an extra circle as a guide. I added colours I found are the most commonly used for Tajik embroidery and textile and then changed the background to black as that is the main base fabric used when making wall textiles. It was and still is a challenge to use 2D surfacing in R...

"A physical reminder of a grandeur left behind to stand looming over all the lost souls that kneel before it." For our first project we were tasked with creating a 3D castle like structure using Rhino 3D. I chose to blend ideas from history and the future to create a fantasy like monument tower like castle. I used these 3 references and some story ideas I had for a novel. I mashed together old Greek structures, the shape of a framed hourglass and futuristic twisted buildings I thought looked cool!   I decided to focus on using cylinders and polygons to build my tower monument and try out stacking to see how it would look. The main idea is that this future like ancient monument is found standing alone in the middle of a scorching desert, tall and intimidating, waiting for someone to see it once again.