to start with i created the simple caribener shape that i wanted in a single line.
from there i used the tube tool from the solids menu to create the 3D shape. this saves a lot of time using the solid menu rather than creating a lot of circles and lofting through them to achieve the same outcome.
once i had created the 3D shape i then needed to make the hinge to connect it all together. i used the same tube tool and then draw a line and split both parts by it this then created the ideal pivot shape to keep the body locked into the hinge as you can also see in the image below. to connect the hinge to the body so it can pivot in a circular fashion i needed to created a Circe through both so a pin can keep them together this is shown below.
above is the pivoting pin to connect them together. this shape started off as another tube but a line split the cylinder by a circle i slightly offset from the body of the caribener. this makes the pin sit flush with body making the aesthetics of my product better.
once the main parts were made i decided to render my merchandise as you can see in the top right perspective veiw.
now was to create the extra security locking mechanism. to achieve this i created 5 circles and then used the loft tool to create the shape. to make this shape 3 dimensional i then lofted the end two circles to finish. the locking mechanism can now slide up and down to loch the hinge in place properly.
above is my sculpture. the making of this was exactly the same as the merchandise because the merchandise was a direct copy of one of the caribeners from the sculpture expect for the merchandise moves and works.
to finish of the models i then moved them into place using the rotate tool.
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