m e l     m o d e l i n g

This page explains the development of a MEL script(s) that generate teapots based on Aldo Rossi's Il Conico Hob Kettle (1986) and Michael Graves Alessi teapot (1985).

Teapot

//clean the scene

select -all;
delete;

//create teapot cone
cone -r 10 -ax 0 1 0 -spans 2 ;

//detach teapot into two parts
detachSurface -rpo 1 nurbsCone1.u[1.3];

//move the top part
select -r detachedSurface1;
move -r 0 1 0 ;

//create the base

planarSrf "nurbsCone1.u[0]";

//create other parts
sphere -r 2 -p 0 20 0;
cylinder -r 1 -ax 0 1 2 -p 0 6 9 -hr 8;
torus -hr 0.05 -r 9 -ssw 45;
rotate -60 0 0;
move -1 15 0;
duplicate;
move -r 2 0 0;