Ceci Michelena: Week3 Mouse

My mouse design was inspired by the mouse from the tutorial and the mouses from the computers here at SCAD (creative, I know).

The modeling techniques I used to model this mouse were mostly from using surfacing tools. The commands I used most were sweep and loft to create the surfaces of the mouse. To make the cord I used the surfacing tool, and to make the scroller I used extrude and filleted the edges. For the clicking buttons, I drew the curve and projected it onto the surface of the mouse, and a few steps later I had a 3D button that I slightly lifted off the surface to give the illusion of a button.

I chose a rubbery material for the cord, a metallic plastic for the buttons, a soft touch material for the scroller, and a hard plastic for the body.