Michael Fortune's Video on Mock-Ups

[glenn bradley]

Michael Fortune's video on Mock-Ups.

I don't know if you guys sign up for the FWW webinars but, Michael's mock-up session was pretty interesting. The video is only available for a limited time as seems to be the case with these webinars.

 

[Darren Wright]

Thanks for sharing, I'll have to make sure I'm signed up. It was an interesting concept and valid points about not trying to think too much about joints and structural elements while in the design process.

 

[Ted Calver]

Very interesting discussion of design and modeling, with a downloadable page of what Michael uses for chair metrics. Thanks Glenn!

 

[Toni Ciuraneta]

To be honest, depending on the design, I'd rather go for a full scale mock-up (or half model ( not scale) if it is simmetryc) in cheap wood than for a scale model. Why? I know since the times that I was at the design school that scale models always look cute and good. If they look awful at that small size just imagine at full size. However, that doesn't mean that I never use them. As I mentioned depending on the design a scale model is faster to make, although one has to think before choosing the scale as the details will have to be scaled down as well, and so making tenons of 2mm thickness is like being a watchmaker with wood.

 

[glenn bradley]

Good point Toni. Even baby warthogs are cute . Things like too-thick legs or a height that isn't quite right are hard to see when scaled down.