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Unroll Project

Due Tuesday May 15
Design, model, and make an object that can be formed with Rhino’s “unroll” tool. This object should make effective use of the unique capabilities this tool represents while maintaining an awareness of the limitations it presents. The kind of object you work on is up to you – it can be a new object of your own design, or a model of an existing of object; it can represent a functional typology or it can be sculptural or abstract, it can be a model or “the real thing”. Whatever you choose to do, it should be a complex, volumetric object that challenges your abilities as a Rhino modeler. The deliverables for this project are:

• Rhino model
• Rendering of Rhino model
• presentation quality physical model, cut and formed in paper or similar sheet material
• flat pattern used to create the model, printed in the same scale as your model
• size and scale of the model are up to you, but it should be large enough to facilitate group discussion

Keep in mind that the unroll tool can not work with compound curvature. As a result, your object may need to be simplified or modified to be suitable for this process. Think creatively about how to best do this. Also keep in mind the limitations of the various printers and papers you might use for this project, but don’t be limited by what can fit on an 8.5×11 or 11×17 sheet of paper. There are numerous nearby places to print large format and you may also use laser cutting for this project. Remember that paper comes in more colors than white, and you can print graphics, colors and text in addition to cut lines.