IN3D Week3 Lab2

Washboard Modelling
Modeling an Antique Washboard

Process

Create a cube and enter the attributes to form the body of the washboard.

Change to the "Edge" mode next.

Select all the interior edges of the box and bevel it to get this.

Change to "Face" mode and select the new faces formed on the box, then extrude it.

Go back to "Edges" mode and select the new edges formed by the extrusion

This is what it will look like after all the necessary edges are selected.

Create a new cube and enter the attributes from the pdf, this is to form the top header of the washboard.

Create another cube to form the top panel and align it with the Align Tool, such that it is in the center of the top header in terms of height and width.

Next, create the top stringer with a cube and do the same with align tool, then duplicate it for the bottom stringer.

Create the left and right legs with cubes and align them with Align Tool as well.

Select all the stringers and legs to bevel them.

Finally, after adding colours to it.

Techniques

The thing to learn out of this modelling exercise is the Align Tool, because aligning it with the tool will be more precise than to align it with the Move Tool. Aligning is so much easier and within a few clicks. Another thing to take note is the order of selecting the objects before going into the aligning mode. Always click on the object which you want to align first, before clicking on the other object.

Reflection

Although the steps for the washboard is pretty simple and easy to follow, but it made me realise the importance of Align Tool, because using the tool will save me so much time and effort.