Pattern making

Hi All,

Pattern making is the process by which you use paper or lightweight cardboard to get an approximation of the dimensions of the panel you are going to shape and a preliminary understanding of the processes you might use to shape it.

We use paper or lightweight cardboard because it operates much the same way the aluminium does, it only stretches when you put cuts in it and only shrinks when you put a tuck or pleat in it.

The first 8 minutes of the video below shows Christopher Runge discussing the pattern making techniques he uses when building his custom cars: 



The hood scoop showed in the explanation by Lazze below is closer to the shapes you will be making in BEIL0014, so worth a look for that reason alone:



We look forward to seeing your 3d templates in class this week!

Regards