For our final semester project, we were given the freedom to create an object using the Pepakura unfolding software. I decided to continue my theme of NBA, and wanted to do a replica of the Larry O'Brien NBA Championship trophy.
In real life, the trophy stands a good 2 1/2 feet tall, with a regular size basketball at the top of the trophy. The cone is meant to resemble a net, and together it is a ball going into a net.
I started more detailed, but decided to keep it more simple to make it easier to transfer into Pepakura and layout. I began by modeling the 3 main shapes- a sphere, a truncated cone, and a rectangular box for the base.
While the trophy is already a good size, I wanted to enlarge it, as I feel enlarged objects are more fun and would be a way to tweak the style of the project. Although a little confusion with the scale took place converting between pepakura and Rhino, I found the scaling options within Rhino and decided to make it about 4 feet tall (and some change).
Overall, the project was a lot of fun, and I enjoyed learning the different construction style of Pepakura, which I had never heard about before this assignment.
Final Pictures in the studio:
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