Evaluation

Group:

At the start of this project I will admit that I was worried with the group that I was set. This was due to no-one living local to the university so I wasn't sure how easy it would be to set group meetings.

As time went on though, I realised that I was within a highly motivated team. Everyone got stuck in, did what they were asked and showed alot of interest in the project. It helped that we all wanted the same from this project, to learn off of each other and produce the best we could.

I will admit there were arguments within the group. But we showed maturity in that it didn't effect our work. I

Shuo, Rob and Kiel all produced the best they could and I believe it shows with the work we have managed to produce.




My Work:

I was set a number of tasks that varied in what software I had to use. So this project has enabled me to learn a few new tricks.

With the modelling of the piston, the shapes looked correct. The problem came when importing them into a different version of 3DS, as you can see from the video, one of the cam shafts is very untidy, and it apparent in the video.
Due to time running out we decided to stick with what we had.

By overlooking what the others were modelling I did manage to learn more techniques. Rob showed how to position lights and setup realistic shadows; he also taught me an animation technique using wireframe and the slice modifier (shown on the sparkplug earlier in the blog)

Given more time then the only piece I would change on the animation is showing how the engine works within the lawnmower. Considering none of the group had any prior knowledge on the 2 stroke engine I am very pleased with the outcome.