"Real" world silo application

rusteberg · 03-15-2009, 06:30 PM

this was a project from about a year ago for an organic reception desk in san fran corporate office. used silo to develop the desk and produce 3d model for fabrication purposes. model was exported to rhino where the sections were created and exported to cad for millworker to then send to c&c router. polyurethane blocks were then shaped/formed for fiberglass treatment. (much like a high tech surfboard production)

tv from earlier post was an exercise to get to know silo before employing it for the project. found that it was the perfect solution for developing the form as silo allowed for an intuitive sculpting process. it was the next best thing to working with one of the blocks of modeling clay which sat on my desk at the time.

rendering of desk (maxwell render)

silo screens

millwork reference sheet

production phase

finished desk in use

dasch · 03-15-2009, 06:43 PM

Very, very cool. It is so great to see the 'real world' translations of the 3D models we build. I love the organic shape and slick surface of the finished fiberglass desk. And it looks like you started with a nice simple efficient mesh. Bravo!
If you'll permit me, here is a podium that I created using the same methods except I was modeling in Wings3D at the time. I believe the fabricators also used Rhino.
Piscapodium

Nice job rusteburg!

lordthaddius · 03-15-2009, 08:18 PM

Wow that's pretty sweet, rusteberg! I actually was going to be contracted a bit ago for doing something similar - but I had to turn it down because I didn't really have a good flow in modeling.

Nicely done!

And nice podium Dasch!

jned · 03-15-2009, 09:03 PM

Thanks for posting that project. Very interesting, especially the exploded view of the sections. Nice marriage of tech, artistry and craftsmanship.

When I was AD at an exhibit design studio (way back when), we had a blast with laser cutting, and that was only 2D. I remember the day that the latest Illustrator upgrade allowed us to convert fonts to outlines, so we could finally have spot-on dimensional typography. It's amazing how far the industry has come since then.

southern · 03-15-2009, 09:31 PM

Thanks for showing us this. Rhino is a fantastic package. I actually miss working with nurbs and splines. Great design.

Glen

Ketsudan · 03-15-2009, 09:38 PM

Thankyou for posting this. Its great to see more ways that Silo is used.

I miss using splines too...I still use LighWave once and a while.

vader_dk · 03-16-2009, 12:21 AM

nice desk, but

Another great example of design before function.
would never buy it, if i had to use it

good to see some behind the scene pic - allways nice!

/cheers mate

_S9_ · 03-16-2009, 03:07 PM

Amazing work, i've always liked industrial design enough to consider making a career out of it, another great real world example using Silo woohoo..! Thanks for sharing.

03-15-2009, 06:30 PM	#1
rusteberg Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 173	"Real" world silo application this was a project from about a year ago for an organic reception desk in san fran corporate office. used silo to develop the desk and produce 3d model for fabrication purposes. model was exported to rhino where the sections were created and exported to cad for millworker to then send to c&c router. polyurethane blocks were then shaped/formed for fiberglass treatment. (much like a high tech surfboard production) tv from earlier post was an exercise to get to know silo before employing it for the project. found that it was the perfect solution for developing the form as silo allowed for an intuitive sculpting process. it was the next best thing to working with one of the blocks of modeling clay which sat on my desk at the time. rendering of desk (maxwell render) silo screens millwork reference sheet production phase finished desk in use Last edited by rusteberg; 03-15-2009 at 06:40 PM.

03-15-2009, 06:43 PM	#2
dasch 3D-ish Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: British Columbia Posts: 1,416	Very, very cool. It is so great to see the 'real world' translations of the 3D models we build. I love the organic shape and slick surface of the finished fiberglass desk. And it looks like you started with a nice simple efficient mesh. Bravo! If you'll permit me, here is a podium that I created using the same methods except I was modeling in Wings3D at the time. I believe the fabricators also used Rhino. Piscapodium Nice job rusteburg! __________________ dasch DaschStudio.com Dasch's StrataCafe Gallery Dasch's VectorArt3D Models

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lordthaddius Inconsistant Persistance Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 73	Wow that's pretty sweet, rusteberg! I actually was going to be contracted a bit ago for doing something similar - but I had to turn it down because I didn't really have a good flow in modeling. Nicely done! And nice podium Dasch! __________________ Tadd Mencer WinXP Pro Quad Q6600 CPU 4GB RAM GeForce 9600GT Wacom Graphire2 Pain killers Deadland Chronicles http://deadland.studio646.com

03-15-2009, 09:31 PM	#5
southern Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: UK Posts: 365	Thanks for showing us this. Rhino is a fantastic package. I actually miss working with nurbs and splines. Great design. Glen __________________ ________________________________ SouthernGFX Website http://www.southerngfx.co.uk Follow me on Twitter http://twitter.com/southerngfx SouthernGFX Blog http://southerngfxblog.blogspot.com

03-15-2009, 09:03 PM	#4
jned thx1138 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Victoria, BC, Canada Posts: 78	Thanks for posting that project. Very interesting, especially the exploded view of the sections. Nice marriage of tech, artistry and craftsmanship. When I was AD at an exhibit design studio (way back when), we had a blast with laser cutting, and that was only 2D. I remember the day that the latest Illustrator upgrade allowed us to convert fonts to outlines, so we could finally have spot-on dimensional typography. It's amazing how far the industry has come since then.

03-15-2009, 09:38 PM	#6
Ketsudan Cosmic Sojourner Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Gariland Magic City, Ivalice Posts: 37	Thankyou for posting this. Its great to see more ways that Silo is used. I miss using splines too...I still use LighWave once and a while.

03-16-2009, 12:21 AM	#7
vader_dk 3d artist etc. Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: denmark Posts: 110	nice desk, but Another great example of design before function. would never buy it, if i had to use it good to see some behind the scene pic - allways nice! /cheers mate

03-16-2009, 03:07 PM	#8
_S9_ Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: The Netherlands, Amsterdam Posts: 243	Amazing work, i've always liked industrial design enough to consider making a career out of it, another great real world example using Silo woohoo..! Thanks for sharing.