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Rice grain case, designed for manufacture

A case shaped like a grain of rice for a private client, taken from the first shape to a two-part design for manufacture over three revisions.

Client
A private client
Scope
Design only
What it is
A two-part case shaped like a grain of rice
What we did
3D design for manufacture, with two rounds of changes
What the client got
The 3D files of the final design
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Revisions, from the first shape to the final design
3
Parts, a lid and a base that meet on a stepped lip
2

What we brought

  1. What we can do

    From a grain to a case

    We drew the grain's outer form first, then split it along its length into a lid and a base.

  2. How we look after you

    Designed for manufacture

    The wall, the stepped lip between the halves and the flat underneath were all drawn with manufacture in mind.

  3. What you get

    Every change side by side

    The last round set the new shape beside the one before, in section and closed, so the client could see what changed.

The build

How we built it

3 steps, from the brief to the finished piece. Pick a step to jump to it.

The brief

Step 1 of 3

Shape
A long, rounded grain of rice
Our scope
3D design for manufacture, two rounds of changes

At Additive Inn, our 3D printing studio in Singapore, we designed a case shaped like a grain of rice for a private client. The brief was a 3D design for manufacture, with two rounds of changes included.

Three revisions

Step 2 of 3

We took the case through three revisions. Each one went to the client as renders, and from the second round in section too, so the wall and the joint between the halves could be checked.

  1. Revision 0

    The outer form: a long, rounded grain, shown from five angles.

    Render

  2. Revision 1

    The grain split along its length into a lid and a base. The two meet on a stepped lip, and the base is flattened underneath so it sits flat.

    RenderDrawing +2 more

  3. Revision 2

    Fuller, rounder ends and a longer flat base, set under Revision 1 in section and closed.

    Render

The final build

Step 3 of 3

The client received the 3D files of the final design: a grain-shaped case in two halves that meet on a stepped lip, with a flat base to sit on.

DrawingThe final design in section.

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