OBDF210 Blog by Marina Dawson

 Reverse Engineered object By Marina Dawson I began this project thinking that this might be easy, but I was very wrong. After many hours of work, I finally came up with a model of a Travalo perfume atomizer in Rhino that I was happy with. Overall, I thought that this project was a success, and although I found it somewhat challenging I think I should be proud of myself.  Images of my Renders and snipping's from Rhino.  Product image from the web I began by mapping out everything I saw while observing my object and eventually came up with very detailed schematics of the design.      I learned many new and useful commands such as Boolean Split which allowed me to create seamless holes in my perfume bottle lid and sprayer.  I struggled here and there learning how to join and Boolean union many of the pieces which were supposed to attach together, but after learning that some of my objects weren't all closed curves, I corrected my mistake. 

  REVERSE ENGINEERED OBJECT: SELECTION After being assigned this blog post, I thought to myself "what are objects I use daily which are functional yet still complex and interesting enough to create in Rhino." This question gave me much pause, but after some wandering around my apartment, picking things up, and setting over a dozen little trinkets down on my desk, I narrowed it down to my three favorites.  Object #1: Refillable Perfume Bottles (Travalo) I decided to pick a Travalo refillable perfume bottle because the design itself is sleek and practical. I use it almost every day while I go out and about and decide that I'd like to freshen up. I like that every nook and cranny of the item slides perfectly in and out, and is easily dissectible. Here is a video of me taking mine apart and an image of how this item functions.  Object #2  Betty Crocker Can Opener After switching up ideas for things I use on the run, I decided to pick an object which I use every day while I

Croatian Pattern's and Motifs Project By: Marina Dawson OBDF 210           After plenty of research, I decided to create a spread of some of my favorite kolo's, Orgada's, and Narukvica's some which are from the region in Croatia my family is from, and ones that I had created myself. The color palette I decided to utilize are inspired by traditional kolo dresses and scarves from the capitol of Croatia, Zagreb.  I used a plethora of commands while creating this design such as, Array Polar, Offset, Mirror, Rotate (Copy) and of course Hatch. I struggled in some areas especially like using Array's as I am still familiarizing myself with the command. Otherwise, even though some of the processes may have been difficult, I am very pleased with the outcome and I think that the end result is beautiful

Croatian Culture And Motifs: Surface Design Study And creation.        After a lot of thinking about interesting patterns and designs I've seen in my lifetime, I realized that some of the patterns most near and dear to my heart are the patterns my Croatian family has used in our clothing and tattoos. So I decided to share some of the knowledge that I know about already and study some new "Kolos" and "Orgada's".  The Word "Kolo" in my culture means dance, usually these are done in large groups at events such as weddings, anniversaries and birthdays.    However, " Kolo" can also be a motif, which is often a circle design. These designs often have intricate patterns inside of them, such as snowflake like shoots or circles.  Here are home examples:  The word "Orgada" means fence is Croatian, however, this can also be a motif of either a half circle, or filleted rectangle with  dainty decorations around it.  Here are some examples: l