Mouse Assignment 3

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I started off this project by drawing the shape of the mouse that i wanted; i sketched out the side view, including the roller wheel, followed the bottom view then a bottom view of the mouse button cover. The mouse is designed to be sleek and organic. This mouse has 3 parts; a lower, middle and upper housing; with the same 3 components that were used in the previous task.

Profile Images: 

Mouse Side View

Mouse Button Cover

Mouse Bottom View

I used the same process for the lower as the previous task for modelling this mouse.  I inserted the sketch pictures into Solid Works and used centre lines to set the correct size of the mouse. I used the spline tool and traced one side of the sketch then mirrored it to ensure symmetry.  I then traced the side spline which i will project to make the top profile for the loft. When i tried to project this curve it didn’t complete. So i had to make a different profile which i would use for project curve; one that stopped shorter so i could make line up with the picture.

Lower Housing Surface:

Completed Lower Housing

I did the middle and upper step using a surface fill; with constraint curves I used the spline tool to create height and the shape of the part. I then used to profiles to control the width.  I then used the filled surface tool which made the shape. At first I had a few problems creating this surface fill. However I managed to fix as the lower housing spline finished as a point, not a curve; changing this fixed it.

I then made a spline on the side view which i extruded both ways so i could trim the upper part of this housing off to make a better fit for the mouse button cover.

Split profile for middle housing and mouse button cover

Finished Middle Housing

I then made two another spline on the side view, and another front view which I used to create another filled surface, this created the mouse button cover.

Mouse Button Cover

Finished Mouse Body

After i had finished creating the mouse body i split all bodies and inserted them into new parts. I then inserted the parts into an assembly including the circuit board, mouse wheel and reflector. Once all the parts were in the assembly, I then starting adding all the inside supports and connections i did most of this inside the assembly however every time i changed a part the model in the assembly turned yellow. I added in a few connections on each part to make the part work. Some of the interior parts were based off the old model but the style was changed in order to fit the design. Overall the model was a lot easier to model this time around as i knew what problems to look out for.

Finished Rendered Model: 

Rendering this time around was a lot better; i used a higher resolution and better studio lighting. This gave a nicer image and better reflections. I did 8 overall renders showing the different views and sections of the mouse. The presentation board looks a lot better this time; i used a combination of Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator for the background, and just made a simple presentation page showing the views of the mouse with a section view.

Finished Photo board: