3D Modeling / Final Project

 

3D MODELLING - Final Project 

ROBOT MODELING

 

Title and Project Description

         Title                                        :    3D Robot Model

         Project Description          :    Our final project requires us to create an original 3D Robot Design that is suitable for use in animation, games, or digital art. The robot should also be humanoid, meaning that it resembles a human in some way, such as having two legs, two hands, etc. 

The design must also reflect a specific purpose/theme, therefore after multiple brainstorming sessions and research, I have concluded that the theme for the robot I want to design would be a Medical Robot Design. The reasoning behind this theme is that I want to create a concept art for a Robot that will be useful for people, specifically hospital patients. They won’t be perfect replicas to replace nurses, however the concept of a Medical Robot would hopefully still prove useful, in terms of function and presentation. 

 

 

Moodboard and References

Overall Design / Foundation for Medical Robot Design

For the base of the design for the Medical Robot, I decided to have the head to be a monitor that will function to show the user multiple other functionalities such as a heartbeat monitor, patient’s data, communication with staff, real-time updates, etc. The Medical Robot will also be designed with other functionalities, such as holding multiple essential equipment for both staff and patient, etc. 

 

 Color Scheme for Medical Robot Design

 The color scheme for a medical robot should convey the viewer what functionality the robot has and does, what environment/job would the robot have. Therefore the color scheme of the Medical Robot should be what hospitals or what relates to hospitals, that would be mainly RED and WHITE and a bit of GREEN/BLUE.

 

Color Scheme and Robot Design references:

 

 

 

 

 Backpack for Medical Robot Design

I was thinking of having my Medical Robot to have a ventilator machine as a backpack of sorts, which can be used for emergencies and such. Below are the references for the backpack. 

 

 

 

 Sketches and Concept Art

I have drawn up a sketch for what I want the Final Model to look like. The design in the sketch includes multiple elements from the references I have collected. To remind you, some elements from the sketch won’t be accurate to some parts of the Final Model. Below is the Sketch I have drawn.

 

 

 

3D Modeling Process

 Modeling the head of the Medical Robot

• Primitive Shapes and Putting Up References
  
  For the head of the Medical Robot, as I stated previously, I wish to model it to be a monitor device that will show visual data of the patient’s conditions, such as their heart-rate, blood pressure, and temperature. 
  To start the Head Model, I’ve set up the references needed, which includes the multiple perspectives I’ll need to start modelling the Medical Robot’s Head. The Cube polygon will be the starting primitive shape for the head. 
   
  
  

•  Multi-cut and Bevels
  I’d like to make the Monitor’s edges more rounded, therefore I’d need to use the bevel tool, however if I just used the bevel tool from the start, the rounded edges would stretch too far, therefore I had to use the Multi-Cut tool first.
  What I’m referring to can be seen on the image below, the left one is what I intend the monitor to look like, whilst the right polygon is using the bevel without using a multi-cut. 
  
  

  After beveling the edges, I had to delete the edges that goes around the polygon for a much smoother extruding experience. 
  
  

  Right after that, I can start extruding the behind to finally model how I want the back part of the head to look like. 
  
  

 

•  Extruding for the Speaker and Monitor
  I want to give the monitor some detail first to make it look nicer, I’ll start with the Monitor. The Speaker will also be modeled here.
  
  

 

•  Modelling the Nurse Cap
  I set up the reference image for the Nurse Cap and the starting polygon to model it.
  
  
  I Beveled the edges of the polygon and changed the scale to resemble it more to the reference.
  
  
  Below is the “finished” base of the nurse cap model.
  
  

 

 

Modeling the Torso and Waist of The Medical Robot

•  Primitive Shapes and Putting Up References
  

  Moving on to the torso and waist, I’ve put up two references for the torso and waist and the necessary primitive shapes I would need to model the both of them after. 

  The torso will be modeled based on the left reference, where a defibrillator machine is integrated into the chest of the robot, while the waist will be modelled after the right reference.
  
  
  

•  Making the Chest a Defibrillator 
  I modeled the chest using extrusions to be more protruding as the chest of the robot will also work as a defibrillator. I also used a boolean to put a hole in the torso that will connect to the arms later.
  
  
  

•  Modeling the Hip
  I started the hip with a cube polygon, then shaped it using the scaling tool and multi-cut tool to make it look like what it is now in the image below.
  
  

 

 

Modeling the Arm

For the Arms, I will be modelling the left arm first since I can just duplicate it for the remaining arm. I started with primitive shapes, using a cube for the shoulder and lots of cylinders to segment each of the parts from each other.

 

UV MAPPING

The process for the UV mapping is still a bit messy, however, I find myself to be a lot more confident with the UV mapping on this project compared to the previous one.

 

 

Final Shaded Mesh + Texture

Wireframes and Final Render

• Wireframe 

• Final Render
  
  
  
  

Reflection

I had the most confidence in designing the Medical Robot for my final project. This is due to me having more experience with character design and through this final project, it felt like I can be let loose and be as creative as I can be. The final project tested the knowledge I have gathered throughout this module and I felt that I didn't disappoint myself with this. I also finally used a more advanced lighting method, being three-point-lighting, which is still simple but elevates the presentation of the Medical Robot more. All in all, I would say this is my favourite piece in my 3D modelling journey so far. I am grateful for the opportunity and the push that this module has given me to start 3D modelling. I hope in the near future, my skills will be developed even more and I can create extraordinary projects with it.