Sarah Brodsky Week 4: Detergent Bottle

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My detergent bottle has been designed to hold a great amount of laundry detergent. I also wanted my detergent bottle to be easy to pour and fit the users hand comfortably. This design was intended to look modern and complement any laundry room.

I used many modeling techniques while designing this project. I was very surprised to see my increased problem solving ability as well as my own memory and knowledge of rhino techniques to be used in the making of this design. For starters I used the circle, center, radius tool to create the base of the design then I created my own two lines using the control point curve. I then used the loft command to create the body. Next I used the control point curve again to create what would soon be the curvy indent within my design. Once I was satisfied with the shape created through the control point curve I used the split command and deleted what remained in between these two lines. Then I used the Sweep2 command to connect these two curve in an indented and attractive manner. Next I used the control point once again to create a shape for the handle. Then I extruded the handle, added cap planer holes and then used the BooleanDifference command to create the hole for the handle. To create the cap and spout I first created a cylinder and then went to the curve menu where I selected the helix option. Next I fit the helix to the cylinder and then used the 1D scale to space out the helix. Then I used the Pipe command to create a body for the helix. Next I created a larger cylinder to fit overtop and then used the BooleanDifference command to create a compatible cap for the spout. Then I carefully attached the spout to the detergent bottle body.

I chose to use a clear plastic so the user could see how much liquid is in the bottle. This is useful so the consumer can refill accordingly. I made used a clear plastic on the cap so Professor Scott could see that I properly created the indents in the cap so it is compatible to the spout. I used a rubber material for the grip of the bottle so the user can easily grip the bottle.