Hokuto Sumeragi - Mad Hatter #47

print screen of my first steps in 3D drafting the teacup.

I got a new tablet as a xmas gift, so I finally have the hardware to install a 3D drawing app. I'm using Onshape, by suggestion of an IT teacher friend, and it's so much easier than SketchUp! I already made one of the teacup sides, and the base drawing. Maybe I should have started with the saucer, but I usually prefer to start with the most difficult pieces. This way, I can hurry through the easier pieces, if needed, and be more careful with the difficult ones, where there's less margin for errors.

My 3D drawing journey has been a bit frustrating so far. I have about 20 years experience in vectorial drawing, but my first tries with SketchUp, only resulted in spaghetti! The fact that there were no in app tutorials, also didn't help. It's not the most intuitive app.

Onshape has in app tutorials, I took the first, just showing the basic navigation and commands, and the second one, where one builds a simple part, using basic geometric shapes and extrusion. I struggled the most in joining the lines, to be able to manipulate everything at once. But when I found out one had to choose the same "layer", "sketch" in the app, to do so, everything went smoother. I still have a third tutorial to watch, I hope it teaches how to detach the pieces from the planes and move them around. I feel that the teacup's handle will be the most difficult part to design. Everything else is simple geometry.

You can see my design here: teacup+saucer.

Meanwhile, I haven't been sewing... I had my midterm essays to write, there was some confusion about the content, and we entered a new lockdown. Honestly, I procrastinated... my mood went down, and I couldn't make myself do it. Then, the delivery date was postponed. I sent them today, 5 minutes later, I got an email from college, it was postponed again, until the end of February. 

+ I'm finally dabbing in 3D drawing, and it's quite fun, even though there is a slow learning curve. 

- I've always been very quick in learning how to use software, except database building, so it's been quite frustrating that these free 3D design apps aren't the most intuitive.

THE CUNNING PLAN

Watch the 3rd tutorial and keep designing the teacup. Get back to sewing!