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2. Computer Aided design

This week I worked on 3D and 2D design using Tinkercad and Fusion360 for 3D and Inkscape, Vectr for 2D design. I will try to build some designs as training.

2D design

Inkscape

Inkscape is a very nice free program for the 2D design, you can create simple logos and animated cartoons with it.

donut

  • 1-First, I draw 2 circle , big and small one.

  • 2- I cutted the small circle to creat a hall. Then I coppied the bigger circle, then made the new one bigger , and cut it a half to made the details of the sauce.

  • 3-Changing the corner of the chocolate sauce then changing the color of the donut and the chocolate sauce.

  • 4-I Made a stroke for the souce.

  • 5-I Made some more details of the donut and add some shade.

  • 6- This is the final result. I added some candies.

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Vectr

“Vectr is a free graphics software used to create vector graphics easily and intuitively. It’s a simple yet powerful web and desktop cross-platform tool to bring your designs into reality. I feel the vectr website was nice to desighn a simple logos.”

crown

  • 1- drow an oval.

  • 2-drow pentagonal shape obove the oval.

  • 3-drow a rectangle above the pentagonal.

  • 4- Then cut it with subtract.

  • 5-drow another oval under the shape and also cut it with subtract.

  • 6- drow four oval above then cut it with subtract.

  • 7-drow some circle for more details of crown.

  • 8-changing the color to black.

  • 9-This is the final result.

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3D design

Tinkercad

It’s the first time I use Tinkercad so it was a little hard for me in the beginning but then I feel it was fun and easy.

Panda

First, I try to design a panda and I get a nice result.

I used only three shapes to design the panda.

    1. ball for body, head, ears, and eyes.
    1. cylinder for legs and hands.
    1. roof for the nose.

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Astronaut

  • First, I started with the head, so I build two balls, one big and another smaller.

- Then, I tried to make some details in the head of the astronaut. by building another ball to hole the head.

I put the small ball inside the bigger one like this.

  • To make the ear of the helmet. I built two flat balls.

  • For the body, I made a rectangle and oval shape.

  • For the leg, I built three different sizes of rectangles.

  • Another two rectangles for some details of the body.

  • Copy and rotate the leg.

  • Add an episode under the body for some details.

  • For the back, I built this shape to add details for the astronaut.

  • For the hand, I added two tall rectangles on the sides.

  • Added two episodes and two balls.

  • Finally, I tried to make some nice details for my astronaut. And here is the final result.

Original file

3D model

fusion 360

Also, it’s the first time that I used Fusion360 but I feel that is so hard to use, it needs more and more practice.

Diamond

  • 1- I created a sketch and then selected the plane that I wanted.

  • 2- I Created an inscribed polygon with edge number edge.

  • 3- Go to the solid then Extrude to transfer the shape to 3D, and choose the angle i want.

  • 4- Choose the topper area and pull it up.

  • 5-Also I waschoose the topper area and pull it up and and put the distance and angle i want.

  • 6- I created a plane through three points to draw a triangle using the line tool.

  • 7- I Cut the triangle with Extrude.

  • 8- I Created a duplicate triangles with a circular pattern.

  • 9- Go to bodies, Right click, appearance to change the color and material of the diamond.

Original file

3D model


Last update: September 5, 2022