ucsd-compfab

Exercise 3: Stacked Contours

Description

Create a 3d form out of stacked 2d contours.

• You can either (1) draw a series of contours (curves, lines–line art) or (2) find and slice a 3d model.
• Extrude your contours to the thickness of a flat material.
• Assemble them in 3d, on screen, in Rhino.
• Document your resultant assemblage with a number of screenshots (3 minimum).

Design only, no fabrication!

Design Requirements

• Use 5 or more flat layers to make a 3d shape.

Submission

• Upload your Rhino File and screen shots to Canvas: https://canvas.ucsd.edu/courses/60628/assignments/856566

• DUE 10/15/2023 (Tuesday 11:59pm)

• Add your screenshots to your digital sketchbook.
• Submit your Rhino file and screenshots to Canvas, together with a pdf of the pages from your digital sketchbook documenting this project.
  • use the naming convention ex3_Lastname.jpg and ex3_Lastname.3dm for the files.

References

Look at our week 2 sessions: week2-1 and week2-2