RI SM2020 Week05A

Chair Design

LinnaChair linna_front

Workflow

Getting Started

  • Import front view image to front view
  • Import right view image to right view
  • Adjust scale (seating surface to be 16” high)
  • Adjust scale between front and side view
  • Adjust position
  • Establish Center line
  • Organize layers

Shaping arms

  • Create a pentagonal shape, symmetric
  • Move and copy the object through the upper armrest
  • Adjust scale, shape, and position
  • Record History and Loft
  • Adjust parent lines to create the right form
  • Repeat this process for front and rear legs
  • Keep the inner lines to be vertical or horizontal

Creating bridges

  • Create a hexagonal symmetric shape
  • Align them in a straight line
  • Record History and Loft
  • Create a archiving point using a layer
  • Draw a curve in the side view to trim the hole in the legs
  • Draw a straight line between holes and align hex lines
  • Loft Hex lines
  • “BlendSrf” Command to blend between holes

Seating part

  • Mirror copy the assembly to the other side
  • In the side view draw two lines with slight dip
  • Mirror copy side one
  • Record History and Loft
  • Adjust the seating surface by editing the parent lines
  • Draw a line in the front view to Trim the edge
  • “OffsetSrf” command to add thickness @0.5”

linna-armchair

Assignment 5.0

  • Design your own chair
  • Find inspiration and construct background story
  • Draw both front and right view
  • Import the drawings to Rhino
  • Model, render and upload images Google Drive