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Sandcastle

 For the first assignment of OBDF 210, I created a sandcastle. I used tools such as Loft, ExtrudeCrv, Mirror, and Rotate to create the castle. It was a great continuation of last semester since I finished last year making a castle as well. To finish the assignment I used some different materials in the renders to show a more realistic sandcastle. Here are a few different renders of the sandcastle:


This is the view mode I built the castle in, shaded.


This is the colour rendered version of my sandcastle and the sandbox it is in. I also added a shovel. The following two photos are in the same render mode from other angles.








This is the artistic render mode, which I have never used before, but really like.



Finally, this is the ghosted render mode which helps show the castle from a straight-on view without only seeing the walls.


This assignment was a great reintroduction to Rhino. I initially had a hard time remembering all the features within different commands, but once I got past that I regained the comfort I had with these tools last semester, and I look forward to continuing to build on those skills.


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  1. Kathryn Mae NarioSeptember 22, 2020 at 1:33 PM

    I really enjoy how you've made your assignment as a sand castle, super unique and really appreciate the coloured rendition of it!

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  2. Joey TuazonSeptember 22, 2020 at 1:34 PM

    Clever, clever design. I love how much the scale of the castle changes between the two shots excluding and including the sandbox. :)

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  3. Veronika.LSeptember 22, 2020 at 1:40 PM

    Cool castle! I love how you took a step further and created a sandbox!

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  4. Sk_KittSeptember 22, 2020 at 1:44 PM

    Love the extra mile you took by texturing

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  5. AnonymousSeptember 24, 2020 at 10:01 PM

    Awesome! I love that you considered not-actual castles. It adds so much interest to the project that it's a sand castle! The container and shovel are the cherry on top.

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