Assignment 3 - Surfacing Progress

To start the modelling progress I added in the images I took of my rough scale model.

I used curvature combs on my splines so I could keep track of making a smooth line.



Successfully creating a project curve from the top plane and the right plane I'm now ready to begin sufacing the bottom housing once I drawn the bottom profile.

In the image below you can see I have successfully created a surface from the project curve to the baseline sketch. From there I created a surface from the bottom of the baseline profile to give the housing some form of structure.

From there I created the second housing. Once again using the top plan and the right plane to sketch the profiles, then creating a project curve. From there I connected both project curves together (from bottom housing and newly sketched project curve) and created another surface loft.

After using the guidelines I created between the project curves I have succesfully created the middle housing as you can see in the image below.

In the image below I am using a series of plans to create the upper housing profile.

Successfully creating the top housing surface I then added in sketches of the finger grooves

In the image below I have successfully created finger grooves on the top housing and am now cutting the whole for the mouse wheel.

Now that each housing was completed it was then time to split each one.

Creating a surface extrude as my tool to split the bodies I'm now ready to create the detailing for the middle housing.

In the image below I'm now splitting the parts separately and then saving them as individual files so I can then assemble it.

I'm now up to creating the detail underneath the main top housing. As you can see in the image below I have begun creating the first clip under the right finger groove.

Successfully creating the detail underneath the profile on the right hand side of the top house, I then mirrored each feature to preserve accuracy and time.

In the image below I coverted the entities of the top housing onto the middle housing so that the clips I created run straight through the middle housing neatly.