Shreya Mehta: Week6 Sunglasses

This week I modeled sunglasses form original sketches. I wanted to design a pair of everyday glasses. That way who ever bought them could toss them in a purse or a back pack without having to worry about ruining them. For my materials I chose a carbon fiber for the frame and arm bands. This way when it is rolling around a bag it will be strong enough to where it will not bend. I also added a mini titanium frame around the glass lessens to make it stronger and less prone to getting chipped or shattered. I used the same polished titanium for the hinges connecting the arm bands to the main frame. I like the titanium because It adds a little bit of shine to the product yet with a subtlety. 

When modeling these sunglasses in rhino I began with my orthographic drawings. I drew a curve of my main frame in the front view then used curve to view to a curve I had drawn from my top view. I made the lenses the same way. Wheat I really had issues with was the arm bands because they had some interesting bends in them. I used a two rail sweeps for the left and right sides of each and then blended the two surfaces together. I ended up with a lot of kinks and naked edges in them. When I go back to fix them I will re draw the arm band curves then rebuild them to get rid of the kinks. 

Over all I really enjoyed this project and I like the final product I came out with. These sunglasses are glasses I would defiantly wear. 

Orthographic Sketches

Isometric Sketches

Rendering with Orthographic sketches

Rendering with isometric drawing 

Hinge Detail

Ghosted view sections ready for key shot

Ghosted view with Picture frames in background

Ghosted view with Picture frames in background

Black Ghosted View with Naked Edge