Justin McGinnis : Week 2 Flashlight

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In making my flashlight the main focus was simplicity of curve and comfort to add a conceptual aesthetic feel.  I also wanted to focus on gaining a better understanding of the different commands in rhino by using a variety of the features learned thus far.  In this piece I used Boolean difference and union often, as well as revolve, fillet, rotate, extrude, project curve from object, and a couple others. 

 I was inspired in this piece by the forms of  water bottles and how that form fits the human hand.  This is why I used a organic curve that in its concept would fit comfortably in your palm.  The top part.  I included two crossing reflectors that would help to radiate the light and add uniqueness to the design in the stroke of light the emulates from the flashlight.  I also added a wristband with the helix curve command to allow somewhere to hang the light or clip the light.  In order to put the button in place I used the project curve from object command and then formed a pipe around that curve.

The material used was a aluminum casing and a black rubber on / off switch seen near the top of the light.  I used a black silk for the strap and a translucent plastic for the reflectors shown in the up-close view.  Overall it took me longer than thought but, with more practice I can see how this interface allows for unlimited opportunity in 3D modeling.