Chicken or Egg

I was recently intrigued by a toaster I saw...and of course now I can't find an image of it, lol. Anyway...the bottom "pod" was soft and curvy. The thing that caught my eye was the very intense part line. It was not just a simple extrusion cut in one direction to separate two halves. It bounced up and down while wrapping around the form. Upon showing this to our engineer, it brought on a discussion as to which came first...the form...or the parting line.

A few free minutes allowed me to explore the concept of defining a part line before you start to carve out the form. Via 3dsketches in Solidworks. Worked out pretty well...I hope to apply this more often! It would sure save our engineer some work, hahaha.


A quickie render: