3-D Models > Spray Bottle Prototype

Objective: Select a household object capable of being concealed in one hand. Translate the various shapes of the object into simple polygons in Rhino 3-D, create a model, then fold the model down into a flat surface. Print the resulting pattern on a light, white paper/board and actually construct the model. Analysis: This project was an assignment for a foundation 3-D modeling course at DePaul University. The photographs above show the final product along with the mesh I chose for it (adding a mesh was extra credit). The model is made out of heavy-weight construction paper/board. The model is actually my third attempt (the first one was a paper "rough" version which helped me solve logistical/scale issues. The second was destroyed by one of my ferrets out of vengeance when i wouldn't let him have a drink of my 7-Up). I ended up gluing a quarter to the bottom of the sprayer to give it some weight and added stability, although it stood quite easily on its own (in the 2nd model, the trigger and base did not meet evenly at the ground plane for some reason). The mesh used for this model was a free image downloaded from the Internet.