Use paint tools to reshape
a concept
- Assign all the 3D geometry to a geometry
layer and make the layer invisible.
- Choose Paint Edit > Make Warp Shape . Create a curve warp shape
by picking the curves highlighted in red on the paint layer used
for the Phone Body. Note we have selected the outer curves and the
curves used to define the LED display, because we want to maintain
the shape of the LED area and deform only the body. Choosing the LED
curves effectively stops the deformation from continuing past the
LED curves.
- Use any curve modification tool to adjust
the shape of curves. In this example, we have modified a blend curve
point to pinch the body of the phone. We don’t modify or the LED
curves because we want this area unaffected by the curve warp process.
- Watch how the image layer warps as the
2D curve is modified.
- Select the image layer displaying the
small buttons.
- Choose Paint Edit > Deform Layer . This tool globally deforms
everything on the active layer, whereas curve warp is typically
used to locally deform the active image layer.
- Use the image deformation handles to
adjust the shape of the buttons to match the new body shape.
- Change the image layer and adjust the
position and shape of the upper small buttons.
- Make the 3D geometry visible again, and
wait a few seconds while the construction history updates the 3D
geometry. For this example, we used the same curves for the 2D shapes,
3D primary surfaces, 3D transitional surfaces, and the warp shapes
that deformed the 2D phone body.
- The final stage in this process is to
update the sketch projection references so Hardware Shade updates
to display the new warped and deformed sketch.
To update the sketch projection references either
choose Project > Project Sketch in
the Canvas Layer Editor, or reselect
the surfaces and choose Canvas > Project Sketch again.
As you see, you can use
paint to add design details to quick 3D concept models, quickly
and easily change a design using curve warp and image deformation, and
use 2D & 3D can be used together as a powerful design tool.
Modify the color
Time to make one quick
and final change to this design concept: adjust the colour of the
body.
- Select the image layer that has the main
body on it.
- Open Paint Edit > Color Correction > Color Balance .
- Adjust the color balance sliders, then
click one of the color thumbnails to select the color change. When
you’re happy with the color representaiton, click Accept at
the bottom of the window.
The 2D sketch is now updated to a new color.
- Update the sketch projection file references
and tumble your model in the perspective window.
Using sketch projection to add detail does not
replace adding the design detail: it does allow the designer to
postpone building the design detail during the conceptual design
phase of design.