Optical Illusion - Or Not? A SolidWorks Modeling Challenge

As designers, we are always encouraged to see things from a different angle. To think outside the box, as it were, to use both sides of our brain. Visualize a solution to a problem and then plot the steps toward its solution. But whether you are naturally left- or right-brained – hey, we all need a break once in a while!

So, I thought I’d start off the New Year with a light-hearted challenge: Can you model this in SolidWorks?

Is it just an optical illusion? A creative use of Planes during model creation? Some Photoshop trickery? All of the above? Use the Comment fields below to give us your ideas . Hints (besides the one already included), if not the final answer, will be given in an upcoming post.

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Comments

[Smitty97]

Got it even with edges visible.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2182439/illusion.png

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2182439/illusion.SLDPRT

[Sam Hochberg]

Smitty97 - Niiice! I may actually even like your approach better than mine.

Thank you for your contribution!