Sunday, January 27, 2013

Rodrigo Miguel - Toy Hammer


Toy hammer ghosted view

Toy hammer Key shot back view


Toy hammer Key shot front view


For this assignment I decided to divide the handle into rubber and clear plastic segments to make the design much more ergonomic and more children friendly. I also played around with the lighting so the head of the hammer would get a shadow so you could appreciate its shape a lot more!
Fixed toy hammer ghosted view

Toy hammer Key shot back view

Toy hammer Key shot front view

I just tried exploding all the grips and apparently the first three are not as bad as the last one but it didn't work. For a weird reason the surface of the grip was not allowing me to blend it with the grip. I just erased the handle and re-did it and also changed the contrast in the lighting options to make the composition more dramatic. I'm really happy with the results!




3 comments:

  1. Rodrigo, very nice hammer. your handle is especially beautiful. I noticed a problem with a couple of your fillets on the grips. The fillets are going around some very sharp corners. Try reducing the size of the fillets at those corners by adding additional handles there. That should solve the problem. I really like your choice of materials in your key shot rendering, The splits in the handle along the mold line is an especially nice touch.

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  2. What can I do if I already saved it and I cant go back? Is there any way to delete only the fillet and just re-do that?

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  3. Always save a copy of your model before filleting and always do your fillets last if you can help it. Given your current situation try this: explode the handle object. delete the fillet and replace with a blend surface, adjust the bulges to shape. That is a potential fix.

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