Early Explorations into the Bottle Competition

We worked with some preliminary sketches to develop a bottle design for the "Designed 4 Life" pillbox competition.

Bottle Case Study: Sigg

Bottle Case Study: Aquafina

Bottle Concept

Motive: Our motive is to create a water bottle that conceals the pills required for the treatment of HIV, internally. The bottle's appearance would be typical of a most commercially produced disposable water bottles but would contain a central pill chamber.

Method: We wish to explore the use of parametrics to obtain a basic bottle form that can be easily customized to the particular needs of the user. The medium we will be using is Revit. We have used various video tutorials to help expand our understanding of Revit's 3D modeling capabilities. One such resource is "VTC Computer Software Training." We intend to use the "Revolve" tool to created an editable family within the software.

Expected Outcome: Our expected outcome is, as aforementioned, an editable bottle that can be easily customized. We also intend to expand our knowledge of Revit's ability to create a three-dimensional editable object and convey this knowledge to our piers.

Bottle outline prior to "Revolve"


Bottle outline after "Revolve"


Bottle axon after "Revolve"

Timeline:
02.18.2009 - Early Design Sketches (2hrs billable)
02.19.2009 - Revit Explorations (4hrs non-billable)
02.20.2009 - Working Out Details and Problems Discovered in Early Explorations ( 6hrs non-billable)
02.22.2009 - Work to Create Final Model (4hrs billable)
02.23.2009 - Render Final Model and Begin Assembling Project Boards (3hrs billable)
02.24.2009 - Finalize Project Boards and Prepare for Printing (1hr billable)
02.25.2009 - Send to Printer

Bibliography:
"Designed 4 Life"
"Non-Object Bottle Design"
"Revit"
"Sigg Water Bottles"
"VTC Computer Software Training."