Modelling
Check out that inferior alveolar nerve! So this is something that I’ve been working on these past couple weeks. First it was getting the braces modeled and aligned. And then most recently, it’s been the nerve.
The race is on to get this animation on track. My time gets so divided between my work with this and my time at the clinic that it gets down right overwhelming at times. Right now, I’m doing what I can to have everything modeled and all my shots planned out and ready for render once I get to Texas. I hit the road in a week, so the countdown is on. Then I’ll be working with two clinics in Dallas while I complete the rendering and final stages of my animation, and write my final paper in preparation for my defense for graduation.
Earlier this week I wrapped up my side job, so at least that’s out of the way. It was actually really refreshing work. I was digitizing some old vhs tapes for a woman who had documented cases of thalidimide related birth defects back in the 80s. It was nostalgic for me, going through video footage like that and talking someone through the possibilities of what could be done. Plus it’s reassuring getting my old tricks figured out on the new machine. I can happily report that I am still video capable over here.
This week will be my last chance for any in person questions I may have about my project research before I go. And at the clinic I will be wrapping things up with the patients I have been seeing, and also with the new bench assignment I’ve been doing, making a finger prosthesis that matches me.
It’s a lot to get done! And I still have to pack! Eek!