Memorial Jewellery Documentation II

Here's part two of my memorial jewellery piece, the final renders and explanations for my decisions on this project.

The functionality of the ear cuff is still iffy to me. I tried to create a hinge for the bottom curve so that it would make sense as a piece that uses the earring hole, instead of just being a metal that hangs on the ear. But overall I feel like it is still lacking in that portion of the design because it doesn't fully make sense. I would assume that you'd have to wear the bottom part through the earring hole before clipping the back end together and hooking it over the top of the ear. And because I created it as a hinge-based opening, I had to pair it with a snap post closure instead of the screw back I had initially chosen.

Theoretically, this ear cuff curvature would have to be adjusted from person to person because it's more personalized to fit an individual's ear shape. Plus it's designed to be aligned to the outer earlobe piercing so it wouldn't be wearable for someone who doesn't have that second earlobe earring hole that I aligned it to, on the mannequin.

The ear cuff is an extrusion of my flat design so it would appear that all the edges are still very sharp. And initially, I didn't think of the discomfort of that decision until I made it in Rhino. I ended up going into the areas that would touch lean against the ear and commanding fillet edge to them to smoothen it out, even though it was 0.25. Because a little curvature on the edges is better than very sharp angles if you think about how it would feel if you were the mannequin in Rhino.

Overall this was a fun CAD incorporated project I did for my project. It made me revisit the spinal and flow commands on Rhino in more detail. I would definitely try to create some more jewellery-based designs for my projects in other classes or over the summer just to test things out. Especially with such cool renders in the end! It's worth making a sketch into a 3D object through Rhino to view your design as more than just a flat sketch.

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Ear Model Used: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2948466

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