HA4 – The SIMS College Concept Art – Production Log (NewTek Lightbot Production)

The object was created using a range of construction techniques from the Create, Modify, Multiply, Construct and Detail tools, directed by aiding video tutorials, I used for assistance.

Cassie Coyne

29.02.12 – Foyer Basic Structure Measurements

1365 cm

726cm

50 tiles to carpeted area

434cm

459cm

HA4 – The SIMS College Concept Art – Production Log

8.03.12 – Foyer Photographs

8.03.12 – Foyer Photographs

11.03.12 – College Hallway Door Measurements

225cmwide

16cm

58cm

42cm

13cm

88cm

298cmtall

76cm

210cm

12.03.12 – Scaling the Foyer and Student Area

College Layout

Student Area and Foyer Shape

Scaling the walls for the Foyer

02.05.12 – Items Production

Laptop Creation

Final Design

Out of all the components making up items the keyboard design required the most attention and detail, mainly because of the number of keys

Originally the depth of the screen was larger, but it made the laptop appear too stocky, I re-measured and found I’d made a small error and readthe sketches wrong, I soon rectified this.

Split Table and Desk Creation

The table design was Simple and geometric, therefore its’ creation did not take up muchtime compared to other items. The table half is a quadrilateral that takes form of a

Trapezoid, when fitted together with another half becomes the whole table, a hexagon. I merely had to create one half and copy and paste it, then rotate the copy and move it into place.

Once it was created I simply used Surface Editor to add colour and detail

The long desk was very easy to design. It’s rectangular shape and straight edges were simple and used basic knowledge on modeller of simple shapes. The supports underneath were difficult at times, but I chose to simplify them as the chairs would be seated underneath the desk anyway. instead of ground reaching supports I created smaller but visually similar triangular ones instead. I added colour using Surface Editor.

Tall Desk Chairs and Split Table Chairs Creation

The tall chairs posed a small challenge,there were more bars for support and the curved backing of the chair itself.Initially the legs were shorter, I checkedall of my measurements but they were correct. As they didn't reach close enough to the underside of the desk, it looked wrong.In the end decided to increase the length.

Once I had completed the tall chairs, I simply copiedthe backing, resized it andchanged the colour for the small chairs. I created the legs using the box tool and weld, to fix the under bar and the legs together.

08.05.12

Door Creation

The door creation was simple. They are built from square, and rectangular shapes, the geometric structure is basic therefore the modelling knowledge required to complete them was small.

I started by identifying the split sections which make up the door; the door frame, window, panels, handle and in one case the lock. Since all the doors were similar I only had to create one and copy and paste the basic shape, then change key features to match the style of the other doors.

Signs Creation

Display Case Creation

Following the simplistic door designs, the signs were even easier to create. The basic shape is rectangular, I simple used the box tool to make that, then the extrude tool to give it depth. Once this was done I used the draw text tool, then resized it and positioned it, creating a thin border around it.

The display case posed more of a challenge, taking into account the frame, the transparent plastic case, the title frame and the posters inside it. During its’ creation, I decided not to go into intricate detail regarding the posters inside. Instead I used different matte colours to show the posters diversity.

However the once the basic shell was created, it was a matter of surface editing. The glass case was originally solid, I edited it and changed the transparency to 80% to resemble the transparent plastic cover.

Heater Creation Bin Creation

As with the other rectangular shaped objects, the heating system was very simple to create.

I simply used the box tool, then extruded it to give depth, and drilled the thin rectangular gaps into the structure to make the grill. At first this was a issue, as I hadn’t quite grasped understanding of this tool yet. With some practice I managed to complete it.

The bin creation was a different experience to the other items. There are different shaped bins around the college, and after failing to recreate the one perfectly I simplified it. I drew out mapped points and joined them together to create the shape. Then drilled a holed through to make the gap in the bin where the rubbish is placed.