Tron Tron Tron!!

Well the film was pretty good although not very inspirational!! All the shapes and forms in the film can already be found in Google images. I particularly like the shapes of the helmets, the disc and the lines. The piece that most captured my eye when watching a small film clip in a CAD/CAM SKE lesson was the light cycle!!

I find the shape most elegant and I think it lends itself naturally to form the housing unit of a speaker. I have started drawing up some shapes and think the end speaker is going to be a series of tightly interlocking shapes held in place by an external shell. 

Image taken from: http://www.digitalacting.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/tron_legacy_2011_poster.jpg

Unscaled design sketches are now in place, my main source of inspiration came from this image found on Google images. I can see the wheel as the form of the speaker housing as a series of broken down components, if it will work is another matter!!

Tron wins the deciding vote

After much comparison and research I decided that I really liked the Tron theme. I found the shapes to be more inspirational and would create more of a challenge when using Pro/ENGINEER to create my speaker design. After all the easy option isn't always the best option, I think you learn more from a challenge. I have a few ideas that I like however I want to see if I can get any inspiration from the film!!

Choosing a theme!!

After researching all four themes I have decided that I quite like the shapes of the high speed rail trains as I think they would create a simple yet elegant design and I like the forms and shapes of the different characters and props in Tron. Now for some further research to cast the deciding vote!!!

Welcome

Welcome to my blog, hopefully you will find it both useful and interesting as the site will detail my progression through my CAD/ CAM assignment.

We have been asked to produce a prototype product based on one of four themes. Through designing, sketching and the use of CAD/ CAM we will manufacture a prototype product for an mp3 speaker design. Possible themes include an energy sports drink; Tron; a high speed commuter rail network or the 2012 Olympics. Through the use of Pro/ENGINEER and Corel Draw we are to refine and develop the products shape, form and function.

I hope you enjoy the site as it becomes up an running!!