Dolphin- 3D Desk Model

You wait for weeks for a Dolphin post and two turn up at the same time. Focusing on my existing desk at work I've created a 3D model (in SketchUp) of that desk as it is along with some of the main items that I've placed upon it. The actual desk is the one as seen in my flickr photoset of the Dolphin Project (click images to visit the set).

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The first image shows the bare desk along with a few key dimensions. This is probably typical of large desk workstations used by Engineers the world over. Notice that this is an 1800mm desk (larger than a normal corner desk which is usually 1600mm utilised by non-engineering staff in my company).

As you can see the desk has been extended with a fixed drawer cabinet along one side. A smaller, moveable drawer cabinet is located along the lefthand side (my personal preference at the moment). The top drawer is where I keep things like business cards, rubber bands, staples etc. Other things of note are the partitions along the edge which offer some sort of boundary from my colleagues as well as acting as a pin board for photos, notes etc. The three grey circles are the cable management entry points.

In the next image I've added models of some of the major items that are placed on or about my desk. Computer, monitors, phone, keyboard etc. I've not added a mouse or my Spaceball as yet. You get a better sense of scale of the desk when you realise that's a 24" Widescreen monitor in the centre.

Whats the point of all this you might ask? Well, to come up with a solution to the perfect desk you must first understand the problems with the existing solution. All will become clearer in the next few posts.

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• Technology
• Dolphin
• 3D
• Sketchup