Recent Tech Illustration, 3D Modelling & Rigging. Process improvement with asset sharing.
Soon-to-be-released Quick Start Guide for APEX Car ramps - modelling in Modo and Plasticity, CAD from Solidworks, layout and illustration in Adobe Illustrator.
Soon-to-be-released Quick Start Guide for APEX Car ramps - modelling in Modo and Plasticity, CAD from Solidworks, layout and illustration in Adobe Illustrator.
Soon-to-be-released Quick Start Guide for APEX Car ramps - modelling in Modo and Plasticity, CAD from Solidworks, layout and illustration in Adobe Illustrator.
Soon-to-be-released Quick Start Guide for APEX Car ramps - modelling in Modo and Plasticity, CAD from Solidworks, layout and illustration in Adobe Illustrator.
Soon-to-be-released Quick Start Guide for APEX Car ramps - modelling in Modo and Plasticity, CAD from Solidworks, layout and illustration in Adobe Illustrator.
Warning on APEX ramps; from soon-to-be-released Quick Start Guides for APEX Car ramps - modelling in Modo and Plasticity, CAD from Solidworks, layout and illustration in Adobe Illustrator.
Rough modelling of Accessories for APEX wheel balancers - didn't receive CADD, so rough-modelled from photos.
Rough modelling of Accessories for APEX wheel balancers - didn't receive CADD, so rough-modelled from photos.
Inner Measuring Arm for Wheel Balancer - rigged to pull out, rotate as needed, and most trickily, the return spring correctly compresses without distorting - not simple scaling - the spring is procedurally-generated, and the length and pitch update.
Inner Measuring Arm for Wheel Balancer - rigged to pull out, rotate as needed, and most trickily, the return spring correctly compresses without distorting - not simple scaling - the spring is procedurally-generated, and the length and pitch update.
Inner Measuring Arm for Wheel Balancer - rigged to pull out, rotate as needed, and most trickily, the return spring correctly compresses without distorting - not simple scaling - the spring is procedurally-generated, and the length and pitch update.
Inner Measuring Arm for Wheel Balancer - rigged to pull out, rotate as needed, and most trickily, the return spring correctly compresses without distorting - not simple scaling - the spring is procedurally-generated, and the length and pitch update.
Inner Measuring Arm for Wheel Balancer - rigged to pull out, rotate as needed, and most trickily, the return spring correctly compresses without distorting - not simple scaling - the spring is procedurally-generated, and the length and pitch update.
Inner Measuring Arm for Wheel Balancer - rigged to pull out, rotate as needed, and most trickily, the return spring correctly compresses without distorting - not simple scaling - the spring is procedurally-generated, and the length and pitch update.
Inner Measuring Arm for Wheel Balancer - rigged to pull out, rotate as needed, and most trickily, the return spring correctly compresses without distorting - not simple scaling - the spring is procedurally-generated, and the length and pitch update.
Inner Measuring Arm for Wheel Balancer - rigged to pull out, rotate as needed, and most trickily, the return spring correctly compresses without distorting - not simple scaling - the spring is procedurally-generated, and the length and pitch update.
Sharing presets with the Tech Pubs Team
Sharing presets with the Tech Pubs Team
Sharing presets with the Tech Pubs Team
Pressure gun rough modeled in Plasticity, Blender and Modo - again had no CAD, so rough modelled enough for illustrative purposes
Pressure gun rough modelled in Plasticity, Blender and Modo: rigged coiled hose to adjust as needed per illustration
Pressure gun rough modeled in Plasticity, Blender and Modo: rigged coiled hose to adjust as needed per illustration
Once again, CADD inaccurate to final product, so rough modelled to match photos.
Once again, CADD inaccurate to final product, so rough modelled to match photos.
Photo base for rough model
CADD which didn't match final product
CADD which didn't match final product
Photo ref of final product - entirely unlike CADD part.
Rough modelled and rigged foot pedal brake and shared with marketing graphics folks too!
Rough modelled and rigged foot pedal brake and shared with marketing graphics folks too!
Rough modelled and rigged foot pedal brake and shared with marketing graphics folks too!
Rough modelled and rigged foot pedal brake and shared with marketing graphics folks too!
Rigging setup in Modo
Final Technical Illustration in situ in manual
Final Technical Illustration in situ in manual
Final Technical Illustration in situ in manual
Final Technical Illustration in situ in manual
Final Technical Illustration in situ in manual
Final Technical Illustration in situ in manual
Final Technical Illustration in situ in manual
Final Technical Illustration in situ in manual
Final Technical Illustration in situ in manual
Final Technical Illustration in situ in manual
Modo model
Modo model
Rigged Wheel, Tyre, QuickNut ready to spin
Prepped Balancer model ready for illustration work
Prepped Balancer model ready for illustration work
Prepped Balancer model ready for illustration work
Prepped Balancer model ready for illustration work
Had model of EV, not of battery - found photo references of battery and rough modelled it up
Had model of EV, not of battery - found photo references of battery and rough modelled it up
Finally completed fully rigging nice detail model of a '54 Mercedes 300SL Gullwing. Wheel rotate proportionally to movement, doors and boot rigged to open.
Finally completed fully rigging nice detail model of a '54 Mercedes 300SL Gullwing. Wheel rotate proportionally to movement, doors and boot rigged to open.
Finally completed fully rigging nice detail model of a '54 Mercedes 300SL Gullwing. Wheel rotate proportionally to movement, doors and boot rigged to open.
Finally completed fully rigging nice detail model of a '54 Mercedes 300SL Gullwing. Wheel rotate proportionally to movement, doors and boot rigged to open.
Finally completed fully rigging nice detail model of a '54 Mercedes 300SL Gullwing. Wheel rotate proportionally to movement, doors and boot rigged to open.
Classic Cars
Classic Cars
Classic Cars
Classic Cars
EV
EV
Rigged Bolt & Nut for ease of use
Rigged coiled cable
APEX Ramps dimensioned up
APEX Ramps
Air pressure regulator and oiler
Air Regulator / Oiler final Technical Illustration
Rigged scissor lift
This was more complex than many rigging challenges - this is a chain (tank-track like) protector for a hydraulic cable - has to move with the tyre lift. Very proud to have got it working as I will need.
Colour use to pick out relevant elements in final illustration
Rigged the controlled up with a connected curve so it all moves well together and can be art-directed as needed.
Created tool-tips for the other Tech Pubbers in case they need to use this asset
Created tool-tips for the other Tech Pubbers in case they need to use this asset
Rigged the springs to correctly deform to illustration their installation and removal. Very happy with result - far better to do this in a DCC app than in CADD!!
Rigged pressure gauge in use-case for an illustration - close view
Rigged pressure gauge in use-case for an illustration
Final alignment Technical Illustration
Alignment criticality warning
Brief animation to delineate appropriate linear spring deflection - to show users that this is normal and expected behaviour
Here we can see some recent rigging and parametric / procedural modelling examples, some finished technical illustrations & some of the back-end work I do to create, share and maintain presets and assets shared in our Technical Publications team as part of ongoing process improvement / workflow enhancement efforts.
