Christopher Rickett: Week 4 - USB

Concept: For this model I just wanted to do something fun.  So while it looks like a normal flash drive, it has a whimsical exterior because of the smiley face. And the key ring on the back end just rounds the whole thing out nicely.

Technique: To get this model, I used a lot of projected curves, curve extrusions and trimming to get the cuts along the edges of the drive. The smiley face was created with cylinders and extruded curves as solids and Boolean differences.  I used a text solid to create the lettering on the top of the drive.

Materials: The materials I chose are pretty basic. The main piece that makes up the outer shell is a hard plastic while the smile face and the lettering have a rubber material applied to them.  As for the rest of the drive, the materials are standard. Different metals and black hard plastic are applied to the end of the drive, and the ring is a hard plastic.