Today we will be putting together a tissue box in Rhino using exact dimensions and a new "loft" technique to join two curves together. We will also use the "bend" command to adjust a tissue emerging from the box.
- Begin your project as "Small Object - Inches"
- Create a box shape with the exact dimensions of a tissue box
- Our example box is: ______" wide by ______" long by ______" high.
- You can lightly fillet the edges if you would like a little bit of rounded edge
- Draw a curve [in the top viewport] which will be the open space on the top of the box.
- Extrude the curve to go through the box top, then cap it to make a solid shape.
- Do a Boolean Difference, keeping the box and using the new shape as your cutting object.
- Create a box inside the main box [make sure it's not touching any of the edges]
- Do a Boolean Difference, keeping the outer box and using the inner box as the cutting object.
- Draw a curvy line which will be the top of the tissue and drag it up above the tissue box
- Draw a curvy line which will be the bottom of the tissue and drag it toward the bottom of the box
- Draw a shorter straight line which will be the exit point for your tissue.
- Deselect everything and type "Loft"
- Select all 3 curves (the lines we will be using for the tissue) and press Enter.
- Bend your tissue until it looks fairly natural.
- Apply textures and transparencies to taste. :)
