Calvin Mai: Week 3 Mouse

     For my mouse design, I really took inspiration from an Orca (Killer Whale). I really wanted to create an ergonomic mouse that flowed and emulated the shape of the whale; the curve creating the image of a tail at the end while the head of the whale is emulated in the front. The whole design is based on an ergonomic mouse, so that the curve of the hands would sit nicely on the mouse.
     For my mouse, I used Loft and Sweep2 to create the initial shape, then used the CreateSolid command to make it solid. After that, I used a combination of Split, Cage Edit, PlanarSrf, ExtrudeSrf, Array Polar in the scroll wheel; lots of Pipe and Diff, and a lot of Fillet and Fillet Edges to get all the curves.
     For the materials, I wanted to create a smooth, easy to grip, soft yet sexy ergonomic mouse, so I used SnowStorm axalta Paint changed to plastic, a Soft Rough plastic for the scroll wheel for grip and comfort ability in scrolling, and a hard rough plastic for the outside to provide grip, and to provide a nice texture to put your hand on. For the final stripe accent along the back, I used a simple hard shiny plastic that I customized the color to the user's preference