On Your Own
 
 
 

The tools and techniques that you have learned are the basis of all complex modeling with Alias. Use curves and surfaces, controlling their shape with CVs, to create the following designs.

The main body and lid of the coffee pot shown below are created using a revolved surface. The handle is an extrusion and the spout is a skin surface. You will notice that the components are intersecting and have not been fully detailed. This is acceptable for a concept model and you will learn the detailing techniques in the following tutorials.

Continuing the kitchen theme, the lemon squeezer handle is built from revolved surfaces. The squeezer was sculpted from a simple revolved shape. The number of spans was increased, to allow for the number of grooves, and alternate rows of CVs were scaled inwards.

The flashlight below is based on a circle which has been shaped to a smooth square shape. Skin surfaces have been used for the main shape, with extrude surfaces used for the grip detail and the lanyard.