# Zippo Concept - DRVKE

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/zippo-concept-drvke/9271>\
**Category:** Share your creations\
**Created:** [October 6, 2020, 5:27am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/zippo-concept-drvke/9271 "2020-10-06T05:27:58Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![drakermann](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/drakermann/32/6952_2.png) [@drakermann](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/drakermann)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2020, 5:27am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/zippo-concept-drvke/9271/1 "2020-10-06T05:27:58Z")

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Hey y’all,

So I spent some time over the last two weeks watching Keyshot tutorials on Youtube to learn some more advanced texturing skills. Super fun project, but my computer has been pushed to its limits lol.

In school, to practice our marker rendering skills, our professor asked us to sketch a Zippo lighter and then render the duplicated sketch with multiple different textures as a way to practice. I thought I’d use that idea again but this time with CAD.

I enjoyed designing the Zippo lighter in Shapr3D before I even got to the rendering portion of the project in Keyshot. I wanted to follow existing Zippo dimensions, but updated to look a bit more stylish and futuristic. This was the result! 🙂

 ![Zippo - Gold Flakes](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/2X/c/c430c03226aecf7e0190a02aadeda1de1cf9bd4a.jpeg)  
Gold Metallic Flakes on Semi-Gloss Black Metal

 ![Zippo - Recycled Plastic](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/2X/b/b846865d0025db733c2fb5624b6153f24b3adc99.jpeg)  
Recycled Plastic

 ![Zippo - Engineered Plastic](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/2X/f/f8fd166bb03501d40a6006cc12158968f5b91405.jpeg)  
Engineered Ballistic Plastic

 ![Zippo - Tree Bark](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/2X/b/b384fd3cce1c5db0dbd8b47133efe46452181ec2.jpeg)  
Mossy Tree Bark w/displacement map

 ![Zippo - Forged Steel](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/2X/6/6d17a6a046fbb9dc5f60d83c81bbaa3ed0e84b63.jpeg)  
Busted Up Forged Steel

 ![Zippo - Shapr3D Technical View](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/2X/2/292fd46e49b66a33eb334ff19a08ebc96391ab67.jpeg)  
Technical Views

 ![Zippo - Shapr3D Detail View](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/2X/6/677ac8ebd5cd6712c4e14fd0c3f53ef5af051341.jpeg)  
Closeup of internal components

 ![Zippo - Shapr3D Render View](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/2X/0/0efc9ba990fbdb83c5243e97ef70985f5690897f.jpeg)  
The setup for rendering - note the flame substitute (I used this body as a light source)

 ![Zippo - Shapr3D Comparison View](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/2X/c/ce4798dacb08f0a39e75718d2d43ac71766c92ec.jpeg)  
Comparison between standard Zippo geometry and my more curved approach

Thanks for your time - I’m happy to answer any questions!

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**Author:** ![Istvan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/istvan/32/23668_2.png) [@Istvan](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Istvan)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2020, 7:10am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/zippo-concept-drvke/9271/2 "2020-10-06T07:10:03Z")

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Very nice. I would totally miss the wheel though. It has such a distinct feeling.

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**Author:** ![Istvan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/istvan/32/23668_2.png) [@Istvan](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Istvan)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2020, 10:05am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/zippo-concept-drvke/9271/3 "2020-10-06T10:05:31Z")

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Bonus point for the properly modeled flame 😍

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**Author:** ![drakermann](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/drakermann/32/6952_2.png) [@drakermann](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/drakermann)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2020, 2:07pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/zippo-concept-drvke/9271/4 "2020-10-06T14:07:22Z")

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It occurred to me that I was messing with forces above my pay-grade haha I imagined the lever having a satisfying click when depressed and the flame stays on without having to hold it down thereafter… but yes, the wheel is classic and maybe I strayed too far lol

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**Author:** ![Istvan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/istvan/32/23668_2.png) [@Istvan](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Istvan)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2020, 10:02am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/zippo-concept-drvke/9271/5 "2020-10-07T10:02:48Z")

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Actually I think you could make the lever to feel somewhat similar if you have to press hard the lever initially, but the necessary force smoothly decreases as you are pushing it down. It would be a very interesting design exercise to come up with a mechanism that could give you that feeling.  
On the other hand, it could be also an interesting opportunity to discover if the wheel could be transformed from the current mechanical solution to an induction based electric part 🙂