Reverse Engineering: Clarinets Are Hard

 

October 27- November 3: Progress Report

If I'm being honest this week was a bit defeating. I did not get to budget the 4.5 hours needed for this project into this week and I feel far from where I wanted to be with my timeline regarding this project. A clarinet was a very ambitious item for such a daunting task and I have been stumbing around the tough shapes objects this time which majorly stalled progression moving forward. 

I did however manage to get a substantial amount done on the mouth piece of the clarinet. It is not complete because I am definitely trying to brainstorm some work around for these cut out shapes as it is not as simple as the revolve function I have been using for essentially everything so far. 

Here is the blueprint that helped me construct the piece I have so far. I was able to use some new commands in the process such as NetworkSrf, Sweep 2, and Tape to trouble shoot some funky shapes. And I made good use of BooleanDifference and the Split function to try and sculp this mouth piece. 

Here is a photo of the revolved shape I made before I started applying splits and BooleanDifference to it. Here is also a photo of my method to create the flat edge of the mouth piece. 

This was a small entry at the beginning of what will be a long week of more problem solving and youtube video watching to get myself on track with my timeline and complete this project. 

I think it is important to be transparent with your frustrations and struggles in school, especially to peers and yourself. I know I am learning from all the frustration I face. 

This week will be an interesting one but I'm looking forward to proving something to myself and finishing this milestone project!