Giraffe_STL_DEAR_ZOO_TACTILEPICTUREBOOKSPROJECT_CU_BOULDER

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Human: GIRAFFE: I'd like to try a different approach for future models, starting with the giraffe as the first in line. Like all my models, I create an outline of the giraffe from scratch. Using a cylinder, I then create the neck by extruding segments that match the outline. Beginning at the top and working downwards ensures consistency throughout. The trouble began when reaching the body; the neck's natural end point at the ellipsoid top-left corner made me start from the bottom-right side instead, resulting in unevenly spaced vertices and a strange volume distribution. The head fared no better as I employed similar extrusion methods to create the nose and booleans for the iris of the eye, placing it halfway into the skull before cutting out the remainder. Next came the challenge of creating dark spots – an arduous task involving repetitive extrusions of vertices while following my original outline for accuracy. Not only did I replicate spots, but also surfaces beneath them (such as neck curvature) which added complexity and significantly increased processing time. The outcome would eventually require me to delete half the model via boolean to have a usable workable version. This particular process took a lot longer than anticipated and even made things worse for debugging mesh problems with Boolean later on. Benefits: Boolean makes my work simpler and more straightforward to create. Drawbacks include occasional glitchiness which can turn a beautiful project into chaos and ruin your time debugging meshes if not handled correctly. Too much of my mental effort goes towards those giraffe spots making me feel tired just thinking about them! Maybe future versions can simplify the extrusion process instead.