Rhino: Furniture and Objects

Adding items such as lamps can actually be very easy.  For example, if you look at the diagram on the left, you will see that I drew two curves, revolved each of them, and added a light source for a quick and easy table lamp.

There are a variety of different lamp shapes, lamp shade styles, etc.  You can even create a variety of table lamps to save for future projects.

You may also want to play with desk lamps with flexible bases (see example below).  Simply draw a curve and use the "Pipe" command to make the pipe.

Other pieces that are fairly easy to build include furniture items such as desks or beds.  If you do a search for "desk dimensions" or "bed dimensions" you can often find good diagrams (or even plans) for putting the pieces together.

I am including a couple examples to get you started.  Notice in the dresser design, that it consists of 10 boxes.  You really just need a simple design to convey what the furniture is.  Since we won't be opening the drawers of the dresser, we don't even need to hollow them out.

Homework: Measuring

ASSIGNMENT #1: MEASURING A ROOM -- I will be handing out a sheet that you can use to measure a room -- it can be a room in your house (bedrooms usually work well) or a room at the school or a room at a local business.  You will be measuring the dimensions of the room (length, width, and height) and the locations for major architectural features (windows, doors, closets, etc.) as well as making notes about what materials are used (e.g. blue carpet, red paint, flower wallpaper, etc.).  We will be using these dimensions and material ideas to build the room in 3D with Rhino.  Feel free to make notes on the back of the paper (materials, colors, etc.).

ASSIGNMENT #2: MEASURING AN ITEM -- Locate an object or two that you are willing to create in Rhino.  Accurately measure and sketch the dimensions of your object.  For example, if it was a desk, you might have a sketch like this:

If you wanted to do a toaster redesign, it might look something like this (with the inches to be figured out later):

It might be useful to built items that can go into the room plans you are making.  For example, if you're doing a bedroom you might want to try an alarm clock or a desk or a nightstand.