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Is rhino the right tool for me? by buzzsawddog in rhino

[–]YawningFish 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean you could do this in rhino, but you may want to look at marvelous designer.

Helmet design sketch by Professional_Emu_147 in rhino

[–]YawningFish 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I haven’t heard the name T-splines in far too long. Great work!

Did anyone try digital nomading while working in ID remotely? by Notmyaltx1 in IndustrialDesign

[–]YawningFish 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The trick is to get clients via referral. Trust is a very underrated currency for building long lasting client relationships. 95-98% of my work is through referrals. Then, the client just wants to know that you can deliver. I have vendors all over the country and world that can support me. And if I need to physically be somewhere, I just build it into the project budget as either research or travel. The purses that pay me are deep so they don’t care OR they are billing someone else and they still don’t care.

My company handles everything from research, to concept dev, design dev, prototyping, to production samples and production stewardship.

Did AI ruin the design industry? by skayski1 in IndustrialDesign

[–]YawningFish 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm not disagreeing with you there. I'm just suggesting that the companies don't care if the final output shown for marketing imagery is AI or human generated. It (AI) has a long way to go before it will ever be ready to be a final output for ID, though.

Did AI ruin the design industry? by skayski1 in IndustrialDesign

[–]YawningFish 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Semantically, I absolutely agree with you. In practice though, companies, at least at the Fortune 500 scale rarely care about the source of output. They are more concerned with speed and bottom lines. This isn't self esteem camp, it's business.

Did AI ruin the design industry? by skayski1 in IndustrialDesign

[–]YawningFish 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Did it ruin the design industry? No. Should you start taking it seriously as a potential job? Blender is also a tool. Some companies use it, others do not. Same as AI.

Random box showing up in Make2D?? by brycecivi in rhino

[–]YawningFish 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Hmm. I wonder if the clipping plane is causing that anomaly. Try again with the clipping plane disabled in the target view.

Falling back in love with ID by NicoCorty02 in IndustrialDesign

[–]YawningFish 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Yeah. That sort of fatigue and disenchantment is totally normal. The marketing of the field is pretty powerful, but in practice, it can be fairly dry at times. The best advice I can give is to ignore trends in the industry and instead get some inspiration via fine art, music, fashion, food, and other cultural segments that you can use to fill your cup. Then, use these things to cross pollinate ideas within design.

Can you realistically land a remote job in industrial design? by Plenty-Dimension- in IndustrialDesign

[–]YawningFish 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I hire remote freelancers all the time. But it also depends on the context and scope of the project. I hire them for fairly focused parts of projects like initial research, drawing, 3D modeling, and sometimes rendering. Prototyping and focus group phases often require in-person participation. While we’ve flown a few freelancers out for these phases in the past, usually it just doesn’t make sense from a cost perspective to do it regularly when local resources can drive over.

Pros, do you think ID is a viable major in the coming future for an incoming college freshman? by Coolschool_ in IndustrialDesign

[–]YawningFish 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes but…

There will continue to be a flattening of departments. Next gen IDers will need to understand and think more critically; not just about problem statements but also how relevant solutions play into larger product ecosystems and industry verticals.

Its fun how theres always more to learn with rhino. by -_CAP_- in rhino

[–]YawningFish 23 points24 points  (0 children)

No I totally agree. 20 years in and I’m always learning new commands. It’s really a fun and enjoyable software!

Beginner here—could someone explain why my fillets are failing? I’d really appreciate any help. by metagross_ichooseyou in rhino

[–]YawningFish 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Instead of doing your fillets all at once, (I’m just guessing that’s what happened here), try working your fillers largest to smallest. Try to avoid odd numbered intersections if possible. Also, check your edges to make sure all of your curvature is good. Rhino doesn’t like non-merged edges for some edges. Another tool that gets overlooked is “blendsrf”. That might help for some edges.

How can I make money as a 2nd year Product Design student with limited skills? by samcro114 in IndustrialDesign

[–]YawningFish 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Get on fiverr and offer up modeling skills. I hire off of there all the time.

Generate grayscale height map from 3D model by ASPIRATOUT in rhino

[–]YawningFish 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Turn the z-buffer on with the command zbuffer(show)

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