Week #5 - kettle modelling challenge and measurements for project 2

 Kettle Modelling

Step 1: Base Image

To start I took a screen grab of the the object that was being modelled in the tutorial and got it to the proper scale.

Step 2: Basic shape

I then drew out half of the basic shape, ignoring curves for the time being.

Step 3: Fillet main body curves and revolve tool

After I had the basic shape of the main body I filleted the corners to make them match the profile of the image and used the rotate command to create the main body of the kettle.

Step 4: Spout general shape

I then drew out the basic shape of the spout, roughly in the center of the spout in the base image.

Step 5: Spout fillet

I then filleted corners in the spout line so that it more closely matched the base image.

Step 6: Pipe tool

I then used the pipe command to turn the line into a 3d object with the correct diameter.

Step 7: Trimmed spout

I then got rid of the excess material from the spout.

Step 8: Lid handle basic shape

Drew out half of the basic shape of the the lid's handle. I wish that all the edges had been filleted at this stage as I very much struggled to do it once it was a 3d surface.

Step 9: Lid basic shape

Using line and curve tools I drew out the basic shape of the lid and then used the revolve tool to make it into a 3d surface. Again I wish that the fillets had been done before this became a 3d surface.

Step 10: cut

Using a small plane, I made the cut line near the bottom of the kettle using split commands.

Step 11: shell

Gave the main body of the kettle some thickness.

Step 12: spout shell

Repeated the shell process for the spout.

Step 13: fillet edges

Gave the lid handle its curves, this would have been much easier if I had done it before the curves had been turned into a 3d surface.

Step 14: lid edges fillet

Repeated the filleting process for the lid itself.

Step 15: handle modelling

Using line and pipe tools I made the 3 basic cylinders of the handle and then split the cylinders in half to make the curves that connect the cylinders. I then used the surface from curves command to fill in the side triangles as well as the lids for the exposed cylinders

Step 16: Finished Kettle

Measurements for project 2:

I selected a dice set that my roommate had as this seemed like the best mechanical object I could find that I could take apart without breaking. 

I then traced out all of the sides of each piece so that I would have a sort of checklist of all of the measurements I would need to get. My caliper only measures to the .1 so I made sure that all my measurements were as accurate as possible.

Then I went and made sure that I grabbed all the measurements I could think of that I would need to recreate this object as closely as possible.