Rhinoceros - Grasshopper - Keyshot | Workflow 2

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Workflow Webinar : Shaver / Trimmer

In this Workflow Webinar we will explore CAD modeling, parametric design and 3D rendering of a trimmer / shaver.

You can watch the entire Webinar with this Link or at the end of this post.

Let’s start by 3D modeling the base geometry in Rhinoceros 3D. With the given technical dimension, we will draw the curves in U & V directions. We will use Degree 3 or 5 NURBS curves. The V curves are made by following the sketch, and the U curves are made using a command CSec, the CSec command creates cross-section curves through profile curves. The surface is created using NetworkSrf command. The NetworkSrf command creates a surface from a network of crossing curves. All curves in one direction must cross all curves in the other direction and cannot cross each other.

Once we have the overall shape, we can Cap it and add the details with Boolean Operations. We will also split the front part of the trimmer by creating two offset curves and slightly modify the control points to pull out the design feature. We will bridge the two trimmed surfaces by using Sweep2 Rails.

Now, to apply the texture on the surface, we will be using Grasshopper 3D. Grasshopper is a Plugin that works as a visual programming language within Rhinoceros 3D. Unlike RhinoScript, Grasshopper requires no knowledge of programming or scripting, but still allows designers to create parametric and algorithmic designs.

We can create planes on the surface by using Surface Frame component. We will create diamond shaped polyline on the frames, and fillet the corners. The panes are extruded in the normal direction derived from the normal planes of the frames. Finally we will cap the panels and perform a boolean difference with the main body.

Once we have the final geometry with the textures. Let’s open the .3dm (Rhinoceros native file format) into Keyshot. Keyshot is a rendering software used to create photorealistic product renders. We will use the pre-configured materials from Keyshot’s material library. After configuring the materials let’s create a 3 point light environment using the HDRI Editor. Hit Render and create the final image of your design concept!

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