Coaster Model on Rhino

 Before going through with the coaster concepts I had previously designed, I got to work on upgrading one of them.  The idea I wound up going with was my "Christmas coaster" concept, except I wanted it to be less of a seasonal thing.  So I came up with the idea for the coasters to be a part of a year-round decoration, hanging from a chain that is to be hung from a wall rather than a Christmas tree.  Here is my new-and-improved coaster design in sketch form:

I planned to make multiple coasters with varying designs on them each using the same shape and materials.  So, in rhino, I started by creating this as an untextured base:
The black area of the base indicates where it will be indented.  The pattern of each individual coaster will also be indented.  The coaster itself will be made from plywood.  To give myself the ide of what the final product will look like, I rendered the design and came up with this:
(The house being one of the small number of designs I intend to put on the coasters.)
To further give an idea of the final product, I created a simple cup to put on the coaster, shown below:
Thus, I began work on the various designs I intend to implement into these coasters.  After that, I will need to find the plywood, hooks, and chain that will work to hang these coasters from the hole at the top.  That all should be done before I begin the laser-cutting.









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