Create a variable pitch pattern using the deform tool in Solidworks
In my previous two videos I had been trying to figure out a reliable and fairly straight forward way of using a sketch 'graph' to control the pitch of a…
747-121 N7470 Rendering and Modelling
Boeing 747-121 CAD Sculpting and Rendering Exercise
This is a personal project, completed both as a modelling challenge and also as a nod to one of the most beautiful aircraft ever designed. The 747-121 N7470 was the…
CAD Sculpting Exercise in Rhino 5
Kartell ‘Dr Yes’ Chair CAD Sculpting Exercise
For the 6th week of 'lock down' in New Zealand, I selected the Dr Yes Chair by Philippe Starck as the subject of my CAD sculpting exercise. This is the…
Move by Noho
Noho Move launched!
I'm pleased to share the Move chair by Noho. Designed by Formway Design in Wellington. This chair has been several years in the making and is being manufactured right here…
CAD Sculpting Exercise in Rhino 5
Driade Soft Egg Chair CAD Sculpting Exercise
For the 4/5th week of 'lock down' in New Zealand, I chose the Soft Egg Chair by Philippe Starck as the subject of my CAD sculpting exercise. I thought this…
CAD Sculpting Exercise in Rhino 5
Magis Easy Chair CAD Sculpting Exercise
For the fourth week of 'lock down' in New Zealand, I chose the Easy Chair by Jerszy Seymour as the subject of my CAD sculpting exercise. There are no flat…
Calculator form studies and modelling exercise
Continuing on from recreating my 70's calculator in Rhino, I have developed several form studies in Rhino and then taken 4 further, creating the keys, split lines, cases, etc. This…
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…
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…