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IDES1262 WEEK 10 - Completing the loop.

Ten weeks have passed since the start of the course and I have gained a variety of skills to help convey design ideas from each Lecture and Tutorial I have participated in.

In the first few weeks of the course, we have been practising to become more sophisticated in our control of precision, using paper and pencil to draw basic shapes and objects, and gaining valuable experience as a beginner in the process. During this time I also learnt the usefulness of some of the auxiliary views and how to draw in perspective. However, the perspective drawing task in week four was one that required more practice than the other tasks. So far, the other tasks have only taken a little more time because they require a lot of measuring, whereas I have really struggled to master perspective drawing. But as a future designer, this is a struggle that I enjoy as it allows me to get used to the idea of putting in more focus and practice time into learning design. As we entered week 6 of the course, we moved into the digital workspace. We learnt about design concepts and the process of creating digital renderings and began to master how to use 3D modelling software such as 3DS MAX. I love learning how working digitally allows me to create higher fidelity models as it is the best way I can translate my design ideas into reality at this stage. Through the course I was able to realise that its ability to effectively refine scanned models and create organic shapes was excellent. As an online student it was unfortunate that I didn't get to experience the scanning and 3D printing process, but it is definitely something I look forward to in the future. As a Win user, the process of using 3DS MAX was quite surprising; due to the short response time and better rendering accuracy. It was also the first time for me at university that I felt that the computer performance helped me in my learning process.

Overall, the course taught me a lot about the basic skills of design communication, and these communication processes were valuable in supporting the progress of professionalism on multiple levels. However, thanks to my Tumblr blog posts, I will be able to quickly re-learn a lot of things I may have forgotten. It was also super helpful to have other students' blogs available for me to see; I was also able to learn from my peers.

I have enjoyed learning the various skills from IDES1262 and can't wait to learn more!

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IDES1262 WEEK 9 - Preparing a 3D scan for printing.

First, determine the basic dimensions of the model: length, width, and height. Make a square to determine the volume of the model.

Then, lines are drawn on the base of the square and the cutter tool is used to cut the square to create the basic shape of the model.

This is where the basic model is dotted and lines are drawn, using the cut tool, and the point movement tool to build the structure of the model's polygonal surfaces.

The difficulty encountered in the production of the model is that the chamfering process breaks the surface, which is due to a lack of attention to the sequence of chamfering at the multilateral intersection.

The bottleneck was not well rendered in the model, so I repeated the process several times. Directly chamfering with the edge rounding tool did not work well, the joints were stiff and the transition was not smooth. In the end, the surface blending tool was used to create a smoother and smoother bottleneck.

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IDES1262 WEEK 8 - 3DS MAX

This week, we learned how to make 3D models using 3DS Max.

According to my initial observations, 3DS Max makes it incredibly simple to create simple 3D forms like spheres, cubes, and so on. However, I think I'm more accustomed to viewing a single window than four at once. I'm not too familiar with 3DS Max's user interface, and it differs somewhat from other 3D modeling programs I've used (Fusion360 & SolidWorks). But given that its functionality differs significantly from that of F360 and SW, this makes logical.

I was experimenting with various transformations, such as twisting, compressing, and stretching the earlier-made sphere. I really started to notice the differences between SolidWorks and 3DS Max at this point. It's easy to create organic forms with 3DS Max.

While experimenting with the polygon tools, I discovered the NURMS function, which somewhat smooths the form. I wanted to construct a football, but it was a little peculiar.

I wanted to test what would happen if I applied NURMS to a chair that I was trying to build. I meant it to be one smooth arc across, but I think the tessellation I performed may be to blame for this monster. I was attempting to determine how to either eliminate the subdivision or unite the four separated faces into one.

In general, I believe that 3DS Max is something that can be understood by just using it more, much like SolidWorks. I should thus utilize this program more regularly.

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IDES1262 - WEEK7 - Foam Model

This week we learned to make foam models with the help of cardboard templates.

I was playing around at first since I wasn't really sure how to use the templates. But eventually, I understood the gist of it.

I was playing around at first since I wasn't really sure how to use the templates. But eventually, I understood the gist of it.

The outcomes would have been much worse if I hadn't followed this procedure, despite the fact that I didn't do a very good job with the model-making.

The following time, I think I should employ templates to direct my sanding procedure.

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Week 6 - Digital rendering

To view our idea designs in their full potential and how they would seem in a real-world setting, we were given the responsibility of rendering them this week.

I choose the middle bottle from last week because it embodies my vision of curves and because its organic form subtly conveys its function. I then sketched the drawing in another tool called Procreate that I use for families, from which I continued to build it. As I'm familiar with this application, producing my design was quite simple. I just followed the work's instructions and included the Olay logo because the challenge called for a redesign.

I utilized the reference image provided to us by Gonz to reference the color after outlining my sketch.

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Week5 Sketching

The week 5 exercise was all about sketching. I like the warm-up activity throughout class, and it was both enjoyable and frustrating.

For this exercise, redesign the Olay Moisturiser bottle given in the brief with the same overall height, breadth, and cap but with the depth modifiable as needed to preserve the present volume (100ml).

Part 1

Part one consisted of 12 pencil rectangles. At a scale of 1:2, each should be the size of the total height and breadth of the bottle. This is my favorite part of the entire activity; it's a great opportunity to think and experiment with different bottle shapes and patterns; it seemed like a form of meditation to me. I'm quite sure I can draw 100 of those thumbnails.

Part2

Part 2 concentrated on developing two-point perspective views for a handful of the ideas. Three of the concepts were chosen from thumbnails and transformed into a 2-point perspective view utilizing perspective box approaches. Then I used a yellow pen to finish shading the designs. I'm not quite content with my drawing; I believe I still have a lot of room for improvement and more practice for perfection.

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Week 4 Perspective Drawing

The activity for week 4 focuses on sketching two-point perspective views; this exercise is intended to provide us practice using the fundamentals of technical two-point perspective drawing.

Part 1

Part one requires you to create a two-point perspective view of your chamfered box. This aspect was not challenging for me, but it was time-consuming. If I correctly follow the procedures, I'll have a beautiful 2-point perspective picture of the chamfered box.

Part 2

Part 2 is not as tough to sketch after having completed Part 1. The first step is to draw the same three-dimensional forms as the little squares. Then, using the approach described in the reading material, draw an "X" on each side of the rectangle, and only via this X, make a square with double the volume.

Part3

For the most part, Task 3 went well; I became acquainted with the technique of sketching a cube in perspective view. Because of the obviously uneven and elliptical form, it was first difficult to draw the circle accurately.

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Week 3 Studio Tutorial - Section and Auxiliary Views

This week's exercise is easier than previous week's because we've been provided an object and its measurements. We're concentrating on leveraging section and auxiliary views to present various dimensions.

Part 1

I free handed how the layout will look, as well as the labeling of the tapering blocks dimensions, before creating and lining it in pen on A3 paper. As a warmup, I'm practicing with the border and titleblock.

Overall, I enjoyed the speed with which I sketched the tapering block, but the dimensions presented a challenge in deciding where to position it on the page. I opted to adjust the layout later for the A3 page that isn't visible here because having it too close to the aux view would make the layout look cluttered. I frequently refer to the AS1100 guidelines to refresh my memory and remind myself of the importance of labeling details.

In trying to determine some angles of inclination on the horizontal, that would be for doing it on the protractor, but for absolute accuracy, I used auxiliary lines in the drawing, using the auxiliary lines as the base line for the protractor measurements, which would guarantee the correct number of angles in a more stable situation. This includes making one stroke longer than it should be and other little errors that may have been avoided if I had been more patient. Overall, despite my foolish mistakes, I learnt the goal of this tutorial (how to use the section and partial auxiliary views) that I hadn't seen before, and I'm pleased with how I did.

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Week 2 Studio Tutorial- Orphogonal Projection & AS1100 Standards

This week, we had to go over the AS1100 standards for orthographic drawing that they provided us with and apply them to the things we chose for this exercise.

Part 1

We had to build a five-sided box with no bottom to exhibit the views of a third-angle projection for this activity. This will be accomplished by measuring the dimensions of my pencil case and adding 10mm to the total.

In such a process, the box I used visualizes the perfect size, and when you touch the model, you can feel that it is a proper and realistic size.

Initially, I did not fully understand the relationship between the tool and the model, which led to insufficient space being reserved for surface-to-surface adhesion in my first attempt at design. After this problem, I started to use more area to ensure that when the model was reassembled, the areas that needed to be joined could be joined together effectively with the right size of contact space.

Part 2

We had to sketch the thing from the viewpoint of a third angle projection for this section of the skill. In order to complete the third portion of the task, we had to work out the layout and measurements of each detail of the object.

Part 2 was fun for me at this point because we were gathering dimensions and sketching the item freely. On an A4 sheet, I sketched and drew certain sections where I drew the object and its measurements. Using symbols to keep track of their meaning. Overall, I'm pleased with how I handled this section because I gained a better understanding of the requirements as well as how to use the circle template.

Part3

We were to create the lines of the item in orthogonal views and give the measurements according to AS1100 standards in the final section of the activity.

When I tried to draw the lines with the water pen, I found that I could not use the water pen for both the shape of the object and the size indication lines, because this would make the thickness of their lines visually unrecognizable as the exact shape of the pencil box on the engineering drawing.

If I had more time, I would construct and outline that region with greater care and patience. It was also tough to do the dashing lines to illustrate the inside of the tape dispenser because using little dash lines would make it impossible to notice what I was showing. To overcome this, I created sections with long dashes presenting one invisible side and little dashes presenting the other. You'll be able to tell the difference between the lines and what I'm showing this way. I learned how to use the AS1100 standards in this activity, as well as how to lay out an orthogonal design with measurements.

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Week 1 Tutorial- Drawing Instrument Exercises

Part1.1

This portion of the work out in terms of building the lines of the specialized drawing was generally simple because it was straight lines with coordinate points.

Whereas drawing the 8mm thick border for the triangles, I had made a couple of flawed blunders in how thick it was as a few borders were 7.5mm rather than 8mm. To move forward on for another time, I will move the paper more closer to the edge of the table to guarantee the Tee square ruler does not move around as much, and rather than measuring from the proper starting of the ruler, begin at around 1cm in, fair to be more precise.

Part1.2

Being corroded with the compass this was a challenging work out since I’m not utilized to utilizing the radian. I battled with the inward bends of the circle for the ultimate layout whereas employing a circle format. With this specialized drawing one clean stroke for the circles is fundamental so there's no dying on the page when stopping.

I think to move forward on this for another time, I regularly put as well much drive on the compass, and made it move around, so the circles regularly didn't interface, which can be seen within the photographs underneath, as I had to follow regularly. I think I moreover pushed down as well difficult, making it harder to delete any mistakes made already on the paper. Amid the sketching out handle, I didn't realize an conclusion point and went over rather than ceasing, and the in general layout was a bit shaky, and might have been followed superior.

Part 2

We had to form a tessellating design, and to do this by drawing four the of the given shape required. I begun off by drawing four quadrants on the sheet, to guarantee that each shape would have sufficient space. I at that point drew three lines, 2x60mm and 1x90mm and started drawing lines to made the primary few triangles. Once wrapped up drawing all the triangles I followed the shape with pen, and rehashed this three more times. Inevitably, employing a cutting knife and board, I cut out the shapes and put them together to make the ultimate shape. I think there are numerous regions in which I might progress on this segment for the instructional exercise. For starters, within the picture all lengths were the same, but in my shape, I did not counter into reality that the inclines on the side were longer than the vertical lines, as I measured it inaccurately, driving to off-base estimations.