Modeling

We were asked to experience different methods of modeling through choosing a simple object and model it with the program of our choice using the four methods below.

1. primitives - 3D shapes that are not composed of primary building shapes



2. sweeps - the creation of a 3D shape from the profile of a 2D shape being swept along a straight line or curved path.


3. revolves - a form created from a number of symmetrical results similar to those produced on a lathe.



4. extrusion - the movement of a 2D profile along a curved or straight path resulting in a 3D form.




"Building 3D Worlds – 3D Geometric Graphics I". The Computer in The Visual Arts by Anne Spalter, Addison Wesley Longman Inc. 1999, pp 212-253.