The Process? Modeled in SolidWorks, rendered in PhotoWorks, and manufactured via Ponoko. It’s the steps that a lot of designers and engineers with great ideas are using to introduce new products and get their name out there.
Stu Fingerhut is a designer currently attending Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, CA, studying Environmental Design. [Personal site][ponoko profile]
Take a look, after the break, at the process he went through from model and rendering to concept and final product. I think you’ll agree – What good is a AK-47 if it’s laying in your drawer? No good at all. Model it up in SolidWorks, make some renderings, revamp for manufacturing and add some use to it by creating a functional piece of art. Rockin’ Cool Stu.
The first rendering of the gun rack organizer after modeling in SolidWorks
Rendering using multiple materials after modeling in SolidWorks
Gunrack Prototype made with water jet cut aluminum and CNC’d walnut
The final Ponoko product. Build-up of 1/4 inch white acrylic
You can buy this in white or black acrylic on Stuart Fingerhut’s Ponoko Showroom for $99.00 US. awesome.
