Modelling and rendering exercise
70’s Rockwell 20 R Calculator CAD model and renderings
The Rockwell 20 R calculator was introduced in 1974. I purchased one in the UK in the mid 2000's and ever since have been meaning to model and render the…
Modelling Exercise in Rhino
Eames Fibreglass Rocking Armchair CAD sculpting exercise
I have been meaning to model this chair for some time. This project kept me busy over the summer/Christmas holidays. The main seat shell was modelled as a main half,…
Modelling Exercise in Rhino
Apple Magic Mouse surfacing/sculpting exercise
The mouse was modelled in Rhino 5 as a nurbs surfacing/sculpting exercise. Instead of defining the boundaries and patching in smaller surfaces, I tried overbuilding a single surface for the…
Noho by Formway Design
Noho pre launch
I'd like to share a project that I have helped with over the last few years. Noho will be launching soon; designed by Formway Design; made in NZ furniture that…
Solidworks Tutorial: Surface modelling a three arm junction/n sided surface.
A tutorial covering one way to create a blend tangent to three other surfaces. This is done by creating two 4 sided surfaces, one of which is trimmed. This technique…
Solidworks Tutorial: Surface modelling a three sided surface.
A short tutorial that covers building a three sided surface from two 4 sided surfaces, including a trimmed boundary. If you will be offsetting surfaces to create a plastic part,…
Solidworks tutorial: surface modelling a domed button.
Here's a Solidworks surfacing tutorial that demonstrates one way to create a domed button, using offset surfaces to control boundaries and also using the fill surface feature. This modelling technique…
Testing B2M from Allegorithmic to create displacement and other maps
60’s interior
I've been testing out Bitmap to Material from Allegorithmic, so what better way to test than some lovely stone veneer from the 60's... I need to figure out a shag…
Modelling a pillowed surface in Solidworks. Similar to an old Iphone or a Macbook top
Here is my latest tutorial; modelling a pillowed surface in Solidworks. The mid section of the form is flat, with a pillowed surface running down to an edge, like a…
Modelling a nose cone in Solidworks
Here's another quick Solidworks tutorial that covers modelling a nose cone type model. This type of model is often built of two or three sided surfaces which is not ideal…