Cinema 4D activity 2 Holes

 I started off by getting a sphere from objects and also getting a cube. This part was easy. 

I then make a Boolean object from the add array object menu and inserted both the sphere and cube into it. I changed the Boolean type to A - B. What this does is it will take the cube away from the sphere and make a hole into the object.

This is what the finished but looked like.  This is normally used for making shapes more complicated, or for when shapes need uneven surfaces like for instance you could use this method for using cheese.

Problems I Had With My Models

(Model 1) weight lifting bench
The weight lifting bench was really hard to do because I was new to cinema 4D so I was getting use to the tools and things and even though I did the wine glass and the pillar.

The first problem I encountered was the matrix extrude tool, to get the hooks to hold the weights on. I didn't know what it would do I just knew it extruded, but when I looked on youtube on how to it, I eventually after trail and error got use to the matrix tool and got to grips with it.

I also had trouble with the weights ' in the how to do it' blog is different because I expanded and made changes to them because I thought it made the weight bench more realistic.

(Model 2) - Running Machine

The first problems I had with my Running machine was the extruding the sides because even though I tried to get all the faces there was one or two that just didn't want to get picked so every time I tried to extrude it left the faces out so it didn't look smooth. I had to do this a few times until I got it right.

Another piece that I had problems with was the extruding on the screen because it was quite tricky to extrude it when it had a fillet onto it but after a few tries at it I managed to do it.

(Model 3) - Water cooler
The problems I had with the water cooler wasn't much because it was fairly straight forward, the only problem I had was at the end with putting the water into the water cooler to make it look more realistic. I found this hard because there wasn't a lot of materials to go off and I didn't know how to make it look like it had water into it.

If I was to do a water cooler again, I would add extra accessories to it for example cup holders and cups and maybe water coming out of the tap.

(Model 4) - Rowing Machine
At first I din't know where to start with my rowing machine, I tried a few different ways of how to do it but with no success.  But then I learnt about the bezier tool and made the shape out of that in the side view.

Another problem I had with the rowing machine was the extrusion were the screen sits on it. It took me a few attempts to get it alright but I ended up using the bezier tool.

(Model 5) - The File
With the File I didn't have much problem at all because it was quite straight forward. The only problem I had was getting the right size of a rectangle to make it look more realistic.

(Model 6) - The Multi Gym
With the multi gym there was a couple of things that I had trouble with. The first one was with the arc that helps the structure. What I had trouble with was to how to do the arc. I tried to do do two cubes and then bridge the it to make it come together. I then tried to do the bezier tool and do the side view, But at the end I did a cube and extruded to and rotated the object to make it look more realistic.

I also had a problem with the layout and the poisoning of the multi gym because of the picture I modelled it off, but after a couple of attempts I got the hand of it.

(Model 7) - Exercise Bike
With the exercise bike I had trouble with the extrusion to were the bike pedals where suppose to go. I tried it a few times but it didn't seem to work. At the end I realise that I had to click on the button to actually apply the extrusion otherwise it wouldn't work.

(Model 8) - Weight Storage
With the weights I didn't have much of a problem. I just need to remember to click the whole object instead of just clicking the face and to stop modelling in just 3D i need to use the other views as well.

Exercise Bike different view Points

Video Of The Exercise Bike

Different Views Of The  Bike

Gym layout ideas.

 This is a idea for a gym, which I may want my gym layout to look like. I like how it looks full but spacious. I also like how bright the gym is and the colours that they have used. What I don't like is how they haven't used any windows in the gym, or any mirrors what you normally see in gyms are mirrors everywhere you look especially in the weight lifting bit.

 What I like about this gym layout is how bright it looks and how they have contrasted the pink and white together. What I really like about this gym is how they have got a water cooler at the side and have equipment around the poles. I think doing a gym I would possibly have something like this because it makes the gym look different. What I don't like about it is the weird shape of the gym.

With this gym I like how they have a lot of mirrors on the wall. What I also like about this gym is how minimalistic the gym looks. There isn't much equipment in there but it looks good for a basic idea and thats what I like. What I don't like about this gym is it looks too upperclass. I like the box shape of the gym layout and probably do this type of layout for my gym.

Application of 3D Modelling - Architectural Walk Through

Architecture is a main subject in 3D modelling because it's what the architecture want it brings his or hers ideas to life on screen and helps sell there idea to make it come reality. It is also used in architecture to get people when buying there house, the house of there dreams and making the interior of each room on what they want it look like so they can show the builders who are doing the structure, they can also change bits around on the software to how they want it to be.

This link is an example of how 3D modelling is used in architecture as you can see in the video it shows how it's done and how you can change bits if they want to.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNhXq8lAY78

Ideas From my 6 objects

This is were I got the image off Google images and this is the website it came off.


1. Weight lifting bench

http://www.bebodysmart.com/items.asp?Cc=B0006







2.Running Machine

http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/sports/facilities/ethos/ethosfacilities/energiagym/energiagymequipment




 3. Exercise bike

http://www.sweatband.com/reebok-zr10-exercise-bike.html











4. Multi Gym

http://www.ebay.co.uk/bhp/vlk-multi-gym









5.Water Cooler

http://www.edensprings.co.uk/water-cooler-rental-hire/








6. weight equipment

http://www.ecvv.com/product/4223745.html






7. File



http://www.gd-wholesale.com/wholesale-dir/a3391c/e3410f/file-folder-s-33.html








8. Rowing machine


http://rowingmachine-reviews.co.uk

1st Model - Weight Lifting Equitment For The Gym

Firstly I started off with a cube which I got from the object tool, to make the cube  flexible  I pressed the editable button so that I can edit the square as I wanted it.

I then got the square object and used the scale tool so that I can shape it into the base of the weight lifting equipment. the measurements for the first leg was: size; X=102 m, Y=26 m, Z= 39 m. I then got another cube and pressed the edit tool, and used the measurements X=417 m,Y=26 m, Z=39 m.

I then copied and pasted the first cube that I edited and X axis along until it got to the end of the second cube. I then did the same to the second cube and used the rotation tool to rotate it 90 degrees. To make it look like this.

I then looked at the front view of the structure I have created and sorted it all out so that they were in the right places. I then copied and pasted the long piece, and used the Y axis to make it the same position as the one at the bottom. I then copied another one and rotated it 90 degrees. So you get a structure like this.

I then used went on the front view, and clicked on the knife tool in structure, I cut two lines to were I want to extrude to make the weight holders. I then clicked o the matrix extrude tool which is in structure as well and extruded it -60 to give it the upward curve.

I then made the bench, How I did this was I went on objects and clicked on cylinder. The cylinder came up and I rotated it 90 degrees. I then used the scale tool to make the size. X=175 m , Y=690 m and Z=41m

This is the front view of the wight machine so far. As you can see all the points are lined up, which I wanted them to be like.

Then I had to make the bar for the weights to go. Again I went on the shape object and clicked on the cylinder object. I then used the scale tool and scaled the size to X= 16.5 m, Y=791.5 m, Z=16.5 m, I then added the bottom base to the structure. I copied the long bottom piece and rotated it 90 degrees,then copied this to make the middle body. I then copied the small middle back piece and scaled it to make it hold together the structure. I then copied this again and rotated it 90 degrees and scaled it down.

To make the weights I simply got a cylinder and scaled it down to size. The first weight at the back has the sizes X=121 m, Y=29 m and Z= 110 m. I then copied the weight and put it onto the other size. For the other weight the measurements were X= 91m, Y=27.5 m and Z=89m.

After I finished everything and tidied everything up I decided to add a bit of colour to it to make it look more like an actual thing. I decided to make my own materials from scratch. I did a black mat colour for the legs. A dark grey for the weights and a light grey colour for the bench. I then looks on a few of the benches and made the bar which is holding the weights metal.

This is my finished piece when it has been rendered. As you can see the colours work well together, and looks more like a weight machine that you use in the gym.