Object of Our Own (PART 2)

Research



The video above shows the technique of Bevelling and Extrusion. These two techniques were being used in the process of modelling my object which is the trolley. Bevelling was used to smoothen the edge of the trolley while Extrusion was being used to extrude the edges on wheels, handle and the board.




The video shows the technique of Booleans using the Difference command. This technique is for cutting of holes of different shapes based on the polygons. This technique was being used for the part that can be found at the the center of the wheels. I used Booleans to cut out a circular hole so that the connector can go through.


Self-Critique:







Success of the model:

I think that the modelling of the trolley was a successful one as it resembles a trolley a lot. In the process of modelling the trolley, I've add in different colors as seen on the original picture, this is because the original trolley's colors were quite dull, therefore, I've decided to add colours to it since I've learnt the techniques in class before.

Errors:

The first error that I made was when handling with the lever part. Because the lever were not made out from exact shape, therefore, I used cubes for it and adjust it's vertices. During the first few times of adjusting, I couldn't get it right because whenever I select the vertices and adjust it, it just won't make any difference. I still managed to get the shape I want in the end, without knowing how. I think the result would be even better if I know what exactly happens when no differences was being made even if I had already drag the arrows to adjust it.

Another error that I made while modelling is the handle of the trolley. Because I extruded the handle from the cylinder, it seems to be like a rectangle which is illogical for trolleys handles. It should be a round-edge one than being a squarish handle. I tried bevelling the handle but it turns out to be a weird shape, therefore, I decided not to bevel the handle. I also tried smoothening the handle but it also turns out weird.

I believe the trolley will look better with a round-edge handle than the current one so that it will resembles the trolley even more and giving it a more realistic feel for it.