Description

In this exercise, you will practice polygonal modeling fundamentals and will use 3D software to build a polygonal model of the 1927 Kem Weber Airline Chair.

Instructions

  1. Watch tutorials from Blender Foundation on youtube for an introduction to Blender’s interface and modeling tools.
  2. Create a folder on your computer. This will be your project folder. Save all files to this folder.
  3. Follow the six-part video demonstration to model the Kem Weber Airline Chair. Skills to practice include:
    • polygonal edge flow
    • extruding polygon faces
    • inserting edge loops
    • moving, rotating, and scaling vertices, edges, and faces
    • mirroring and duplicating geometry
  4. Clean up your edge flow.
  5. Save the 3D scene file as ‘LASTNAME-modeling-chair.blend’ (I.E. – collins-modeling-b1.blend) in the project folder.
    • File naming conventions are used to allow your instructor to organize 1,000’s of student submitted files, please follow naming conventions.
  6. Compress the project folder once you’ve completed the tutorial and rename it LASTNAME-modeling-chair.zip.
  7. Upload the .zip file to the assignment dropbox.
  8. Double check that you’ve included all files and that your .zip file can be downloaded and opened.
Learning Objectives

  1. Become familiarized with 3D software interface and terminology.
  2. Use modeling workflows to create high quality topology and edge flow.
  3. Perform fundamental polygonal modeling operations including mirror, extrude, loop cut, and subdivide.

Demonstration Videos

In this six part video demonstration seres, I show how to use polygonal modeling techniques to create a model of the Kem Weber Airline Chair using Blender 2.8.

Modeling the Airline Chair Video Playlist

Learning materials - Blender Foundation Videos

To get a deeper understanding of how Blender's modeling tools work, have a look at Blender foundation videos 8-15.

    Blender Foundation 2.8 Videos

    Blender Hotkey poster

    Downloads

    Download the following images and include them in your project folder.

    Rubric

    Criteria Description Assessment Weight
    Attention to Detail This criteria looks at if the assignment was submitted on time, if each step was completed to a high degree of accuracy, and if file naming conventions were followed. 5 pts
    Learning by doing (Completed all steps) This criteria assess whether you completed the assignment's given set of instructions. This indirectly infers how well you acquired foundational skills and theory. 5 pts