Fusion 360 activity
Paper modelling techniques
For our first activity, working with the folding techniques book was very interesting as it allowed me to see paper from a different perspective in terms of its folding capabilities. Paper may not be the best in terms of this structural integrity, however, its ability to show shapes, figures and patterns far exceeds that of cardboard.
Model of bedroom: Paper and Cardboard
The Week 5 activities called students to build separate scaled models from paper and cardboard on a scale of 1:10. The following images are the model of my bedroom at a scale of 1:10. Through the use of paper and cardboard, it is clear that paper is much harder to work with when aiming for structural integrity and overall neat and tidiness of models due to its thickness, for instance, a four face room. On the other hand, paper is much easier to make folds, creases and intricate cuts due to it being so thin. Cardboards structural integrity does not allow it to be folded into interesting models like the V Pleat present in the following images, however, the stiffness of cardboard allows one to easily make a strong foundation for most models. From this activity I found cardboard was much easier to work with in terms of making the room, however I enjoyed experimenting with folds in paper and creating fascinating origami-like models.
With the cardboard model, a combination of paper modelling and cardboard was used to create a warm room but also mimicked the common teenage bedroom with messy bedsheets and a huge bed head. Moreover, paddle pop sticks were used to mimic the timber floor at my current living space. The blinds in the window covered by the tracing paper provide an interpretation of what my room looks and feels like in terms of how light enters it.
