Meghan Preiss : Week 4 : Detergent Bottle

My detergent bottle was inspired by the Jetsons television show that aired in the 1960's to the late 1980's. I wanted it to be futuristic yet have a fun appeal. I wanted it to have a deep offset surface because I believe this adds to the futuristic feel. I also created a two step top to the bottle to create a different curve to the bottle.

To create my bottle I started with simple curves and then used a sweep2 to create the shape. I created a curve and extruded it then boolean differenced for the handle. I also created two curves and trimed the inside and then sweep2 to create the offset surface. I filleted every edge. To create the cap I used helix and boolean difference.

My materials were all hard plastics. I chose to use a rough gray for the main part of the bottle.I chose to use two different colors for the main pops of color to show that this brand comes in different scents/kinds of detergent. I used hard rough red and hard rough lime green to create a fun pop of color. In addition, to extend the pop of color I used a hard shiny tangerine and a hard shiny deep cer. I am really pleased with my color choices and how my bottles turned out.

Nico DeLuca-Verley: Week 4 Detergent Bottle

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     My detergent bottle was purposed to be held by the entire hand reaching through the bottle instead of clumsily holding it by the side. I wanted to create a bottle that could hold as much detergent, of not more, than any other detergent bottle but would allow for maximum stability as well. I created offset surfaces in both the bottom and the side where there would be a logo. I actually used offset surface to make the bottle have thickness instead of just being a surface. It is thin but can easily hold liquid. I also wanted to make the cap as ergonomic as I could so I made the curves of the bottle cap blend with those of the bottle itself. 

     To make my detergent bottle, I used many different techniques and actions. To create the original form of the bottle, I used curve and sweep2. To create the details I used the split, trim, blend, sweep2 and filletEdge. As for the offset surfaces, I used split, offsetsrf, and blendsrf. I also employed the join edges command quite a bit. To create my bottle cap and thread, I used cylindar, helix, orient perpendicular to curve, sweep1, scale1D and 2D, fillet edge, and trim.

     I used all plastics for my detergent bottle. For the main body, I used a bright red plastic that would act as the eye catching aspect of the design. For the hand sleeve, the label area (offset surface), and the cap, I used a clear, shiny, dark gray plastic. Finally, I used a light gray for the curved edges and the threaded top.

Blake Stephenson: Week 4 Detergent Bottle

     For this weeks assignment I created a large detergent bottle.  I wanted to create a larger bottle because of the convenience of not having to purchase detergent as often.  This will also enable households that do a lot of laundry to more from the same purchase rather than buying lots of smaller boxes or bottles of detergent.
     To create this bottle I used many different commands.  To create the basic form I used Curve, PolyLine, and Sweep2.  Then, to add the details, I used commands like Offset, Scale1D, BlendSRF, FilletEdge, Pipe, Cylinder, Orient Perpendicular to Surface, BooleanUnion and BooleanDifference just to name a few.
     In KeyShot I used a teal hard rough plastic for the majority of the bottle.  However, I used a blue clear smooth plastic for the offset surface so that you can see into the bottle, and there will also be a label present on the transparent surface.