FREEFORM MODELLING

AND RENDERING W/
ALIAS STUDIO

2009 - Mario R Siqueira & Brunel University DM2301 GRAPHICS COMMUNICATION


Original picture of the Logitech PlayGear Amp.
image from gamezone.com
synopsys
For the first DM2301 assignment - Pro/
Engineer solid modelling - the Logitech
PlayGear Amp speaker-set was chosen as
the object of modelling. For this second
assignment - modelling and rendering with
Alias - the same speaker-set was chosen.
This allows a more direct comparison
between the two different approaches to
CAD/modelling.

Modelled in Pro/E and rendered in

Bunkspeed Hypershot

Using the paint feature, a logotype was added to the center of the body of the speakers
It was also created a virtual photoshoot set with a curve edge
wireframe surface
model
final rendering

Rendering against a white backdrop and using 2 spotlights

The initial curves for this model were
created in Adobe Illustrator and then
imported to Alias Studio 2008.
This speaker-set has two symetrical
speakers attached to the body. The
whole structure is held by a metal
arch.
The back half of the speaker was
created using a equivalent procedure
using the skin, planar and tube flange
tools.
Three curves were used to create the
front half of the speaker. They were
piled on top of each other and the skin
tool was used to create the surfaces
that unite them.
Using a Z-Revolve on a pre-created
curve, it was generated the chrome
speaker-unit. Four of these units are
use in this model.
The top face was created using the
planar tool. Following that, the tube
flange tool was used to create inner
round edge around the the openings.
At these point the first rendering tests
were attempt and a stage was created
using curve tool and skin. A spot light
was used.
 Toruses were created to simulate the
rubber perimeter around the speaker
units (4x).
Again using the same technique used
to create the speaker plastic enclo-
sure, the body enclosure was created
using the pre-created curves, skin and
planar.h
Another 2 tube flanges were added,
this time to the front panel of the
body enclosure. The speaker was du-
plicated and the assembly continues.

(assembly continues ...) The missing bottom part of the body At this point, the circle created in the previous step is extruded around a path to cre-
enclosure was created using two sy- ate the metal support for the speaker-set.
metrical curves and the skinned and
finally the end covered using planar.
A circle was added, parallel to those
curves.
Three shaders were used in this model. A chrome shader with
a sky reflecting map for the metal support and for each one
of the speaker units. A deep black glossy plastic shader for
the enclosing case. And finally a rubber shader for the torus
around each speaker-unit.

The environment is set to sky to provide the necessary

reflection for the chrome features.

The light sources are all the same and have intensity of 30,
spotlight type, and cast soft shadows.
Two light sources were used for all the renderings
exceept for the rendeing in this page which used a
thrid spot-light focused onthe detail on the left side
of the speaker set.
the end