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January 2024 · First UP Camp

Smart ship design

From a sketch to a vision for an East Lake cruise boat.

The Digital Media Camp explored the Neptune Cup design brief, bringing together traditional Chinese roof forms, hull structures and a 3D scene.

Explore three design stages
Smart-ship 3D scene from the Digital Media Camp, with a traditional Chinese roof
Smart ship · Original 3D scene from the final report
Design sketch 3D modelling Scene presentation

01 / CONCEPT

Start with the East Lake visitor experience

Three teams explored the design concept, functions and application scenarios. Sketches established the hull, cabin and traditional roof forms as a basis for discussion.

Paper sketches establish the hull and traditional Chinese roof design.
Hand-drawn sketch · Hull and traditional roof form

02 / MODELLING

Develop structure and detail

Across five 3ds Max sessions, students learned basic forms, materials, lighting and rendering, then applied these methods to the hull, cabin and individual components.

Turning the concept into a 3D hull and cabin structure.
Hull modelling · Turning the concept into 3D structure
Materials for the roof and pillars establish color and surface texture.
Materials · Roof and column surfaces
Modeling and texturing a proposed surveillance camera.
Component detail · Camera model proposed in the design

03 / PRESENTATION

Present the design in context

The team completed modelling, materials and scene rendering, and produced a 3D-printed model. The final materials record three design reports, four slide decks and four presentations.

Green propulsion, intelligent navigation, monitoring and AI guidance were design concepts. This page presents educational models and scenes.

Smart-ship 3D scene from the Digital Media Camp, with a traditional Chinese roof
Overall result · Original engine screenshot
Inspecting cabin space and roof structure inside the 3D scene.
Cabin view · Interior space and roof structure
Placing the ship in an engine scene to review the overall appearance.
Scene preview · Reviewing the model in its environment
Students learning 3D modeling fundamentals on January 12, 2024
First 3D modelling class · January 12, 2024

The first camp began with the basics

First-year students from materials science, software engineering and electronic information engineering formed the Digital Media Camp and completed their first project through classes and collaboration.

Modeling training
January 12–16, 2024: five 3ds Max classes
Digital Media Camp presentation
Camp lead
Zhenxin Lin ↗
Faculty advisors
Riji Yu and Ming Zhou (for this camp)

PRESS & UNIVERSITY COVERAGE

In the news

Dates shown are publication dates.

Reports are in Chinese. Select a title to read the original.

The camp ran January 12–19, 2024. The Digital Media Camp presented on January 18, and the Institute held the closing event on January 19. Dates are documented in theInstitute activity review ↗; classes and project details are drawn from the final presentation, script and Neptune Cup Smart Ship Design Report.

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