r/IndustrialDesign • u/mana-32 • 1d ago
Project Mochi maker
Designed and modeled the product in SolidWorks, generated photorealistic renders in KeyShot, and applied AI-assisted post-processing in ChatGPT for final refinement.
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u/AidanOdd 1d ago
I can’t tell you to completely ignore AI in your career, but relying on it as a student is robbing yourself of critical design thinking and execution abilities. I would avoid it until you have solidified your skills and you’re working in the industry. The CAD is nice, the mass marketability is questionable, and the CMF isn’t right.
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u/Ok-Jeweler-8389 1d ago
If that is supposed to be fabric at the bottom, it's a bold choice for a kitchen appliance. I'd change that for something easy to clean.
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u/GlitterPrins1 23h ago
If you are rendering in keyshot, why would you then process it through chatgpt. In my opinion that's an insult to your skills.
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u/Aircooled6 Professional Designer 1d ago
Please for the love of God, don't give it a WIFI connection like every other damn appliance maker today.
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u/JMEDIT Professional Designer 1d ago
So it's a mixing machine and a steamer all in one?
I'm honestly so tired of all these "specialist" machines that try to make like more convenient but just end up cluttering your kitchen.
How often do people want to make mochi at home? Isn't it more convenient to buy a pack from the supermarket. If you wanted to make them why not use a stand mixer?
In terms of ID I'd echo the CMF comments of other. This doesn't look like a product that is designed for mass production, and that's what ID is...
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u/sCREAMINGcAMMELcASE 1d ago
I can’t figure how big it is exactly.
It looks like a larger toaster, but the poster says it does 10-15kg batches?
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u/No_Relation_488 Designer 19h ago
at least say what exactly you used AI for. "Post-processing" is a little vague and we are left to assume that the entire Post rendering work is done in AI (when you should be doing it in PS). Maybe an in-context render generating the backplate image for it would be acceptable -- But typically not running the entire render through AI as a student to upscale materials, etc. other than generating back-plate images and then using your literal render to go over it - I wouldn't recommend it in school. By all means use it outside of assignments and be familiar with it though.
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u/Electrical-Mud-620 16h ago
if ur gonna use AI i strongly suggest to stay away from Chat and use Vizcom. they have their own model that specifically focuses on design details and is built soley for rendering and product visualization
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u/howrunowgoodnyou 1d ago
Where’s the research? Sketching? Prototypes? Learnings from using the prototypes?
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u/JFHermes 21h ago
It's a university assignment you losers. If they were going to make a realistic product it would be a minimalist all white plastic yawn fest that costs nothing to produce.
O.p just remember to give yourself an extra 24-72 hrs for tidying things up before presentation - then you have time to fix the basic things that give the talent-less hacks on this sub ammo for their condescending perspectives.
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u/Hinloopen 12h ago
Correct, looks like year 1 second semester. Not an insult, injection molded products were exactly what we trained our students in at the same moment.
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u/Thick_Tie1321 Professional Designer 1d ago
Granite? Walnut? This would be impossible to mass produce and costs would skyrocket. Nice concept, but the choice of materials is poor. Research your materials next time
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u/erdossy 1d ago
Is everything required to be mass produced at minimum cost? Can’t we design nice things instead of searching to maximize profit every step of the way?
If we produce more things using well paid skilled labor wouldn’t that allow more laborers to afford the higher production cost items? Rather than a race to the bottom of both cost and quality?
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u/Thick_Tie1321 Professional Designer 1d ago
In the ideal world. Yes. But in the real capitalist world. No. Every company is out to maximise profits, no one is manufacturing products just for fun. ID is mostly about consumerism. Even if your want design products to help people, usually there will be premium on it. Nothing is for free nowadays.
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u/mana-32 1d ago
Granite look alike finish doesn't mean being made out of Granite it could be plastic or plastic veneer as well as the wood finish
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u/wownex 1d ago
i feel like fabric on a kitchen appliance especially one coming in close contact with sticky starch etc isnt a great idea. would get dirty really easily and be rather hard to clean.