Description of what I did:
For part A of Lab 2 I took pictures of a pen from the top, front, back, and side, and brought them into Rhino to use as references to model an object from. After bringing my pictures into Rhino I used the Line command to create a center line down my object. I then used the Circle command to create circles with midpoints along the midline. These circles acted as the radius along the pen. I Lofted them to merge the circles together into a solid tube form. For the clip on top of the pen I used the Curve tool and traced the outline of the clip from the top and side. I then made curves 90 degrees to my traced curves and used NetworkSrf to join my curves together into a solid surface and Fillet to smooth the edges. Finally, I used BooleanUnion to join the clip and various tubes of the pen together to create a solid object with no holes.
Lab 2: Part B
Description of what I did:
For part B of Lab 2 I chose to model a lantern. I first drew a few sketches in a few views of my object in my sketchbook before and during modeling as shown below.
When modeling my lantern in Rhino, I used the Polygon and Copy commands to create six sided polygons and moved them vertically to create the basic shape of the lantern. I then Lofted them together to create the solid surface of the model.
I then imported my model as a .stl into Slicer for Fusion 360, and sliced it horizontally and vertically into a grid to conserve cardboard when cutting my object with the laser cutter. I found that even though I carefully measured my cardboard's thickness, the cuts made by the laser cutter were slightly too small, making sliding the pieces together difficult by the end of putting together my cardboard lantern.
Lab 2: Part C
Description of what I did:
For part C of Lab 2 I modeled two other objects that might be found alongside my lantern in order to create an environment or context for my lantern. I chose my lantern to be set in a medieval setting as it seemed similar to an old style oil or candle lantern. The two context objects that I modeled were a rapier and beer mug. I traced the sword from an image using the Curve tool in Rhino and Lofted the curves together to create the surface. For the mug, I used the Circle command and the Pipe command to create the cup base and handle. These objects are shown below:
The purpose of a lantern is to create light so that you can see when working at night. I imagine the lantern in this instance would be used to light up a table on which a person may be sipping something hot from a mug and cleaning their sword casually.
Lab 2: Part D
Description of what I did:
For part D of Lab 2 I chose three digital wood joints to model and cut out of 1/4 and 1/8 inch plywood with the laser cutter. To create these joints I used the Curve, Line, and Rectangle commands in Rhino, and used the grid snapping system to make my shapes. I did this so that I could more easily create complimentary shapes that fit into/over one another. Two of my joints that I modeled extended the wood out flat and had two layers of wood glued together with wood glue to work. The other joint connected two pieces of wood at a 90 degree angle.
I also used another 90 degree joint to create a table to put my lantern on for extra credit. This table with the lantern is shown below:
