Assignment 2: 1:1 Fuel Tank
Assignment 2 - 1:1 Fuel Tank Introduction The aim of this assignment was to create an aluminum skin that would cover a motorcycle fuel tank. Within a group of ten, we had to digitally model the decided tank and create a laser-cut model to use as a guide for creating the skin. The brief was to split the tank into three sections and have them match up to form a full aluminum skin at the end. YAMAHA IT 250 Fuel Tank Modelling the Tank The first step in modelling the tank was to convert the physical form into a digital model. To achieve this we used Autodesk; recap, and a function within it called Photogrammetry. This works by taking many photos of many different angles of the object, and then stitching them together to create a digital form. My first attempt at doing this wasn't successful, and one side was extruded in a weird way. Russell suggested that we take more photos and use tape on the tank,to make it easier for photogrammetry to stitch it together. Howeve