As a designer, knowing how to make rapid prototypes is incredibly important. Being able to quickly visualize your ideas in 3d is as important as anything. Converting these files to make them 3d printable and then actually having them in hand can be the difference between a deal or not. So I learned how to use Rhino and Keyshot, a modeling and rendering program respectively, that go hand in hand. These are some of my models and renders. scroll down and check them out. Then using 3D printers to give clients a tangible product can be all the difference.
The incredible Audi R8. One of the beautiful things about Rhino is the ability to see your project from all angles at the same time. This allows you to check and double check your work so you won’t have to waste valuable time later down the road later to go back and edit a door that isn’t attached to the car because you saw the wrong angle.
But by far the most important thing about knowing a 3D software is the ability to not only understand but also realize product form. Not always on the correct scale as with this battle-star destroyer, but more than simply on a computer screen.
Check out building a glass from scratch and rendering it.