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Updated forum!
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robertw » Sun Jun 17, 2018 1:53 pm
Welcome to the new-look forums!
After much difficulty, I finally managed to migrate this forum from phpBB2 to phpBB3. So what does this mean?
You...
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Sun Jun 17, 2018 1:53 pm
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Stella 5.4 has been released!
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robertw » Mon May 12, 2014 2:05 pm
Stella 5.4 has been released!
It's a free upgrade for existing Stella 5 users (use Check for Software Updates Now in the Help menu if it doesn't...
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Mon May 12, 2014 2:05 pm
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Fri Nov 02, 2018 3:27 pm
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Welcome!
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robertw » Fri Jan 11, 2008 4:37 am
Welcome to the Stella forum!
This is the place to talk about Stella. Ask how to perform certain tasks, present a new technique you've discovered...
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Last post by robertw
Fri Jan 11, 2008 4:37 am
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Circumradii
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TomF » Tue Dec 28, 2021 5:33 am
I'm rather new to polyhedron construction and have only made five of the basic stellations. Because of space considerations here at home, I've made...
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Last post by robertw
Wed Dec 29, 2021 2:58 am
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Vertex issue -1.#IND
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Wagyx » Mon May 03, 2021 6:28 am
Hello,
I get an issue when loading some off file into Stella. The loading does not go so fine, I get the right number of vertices, edges and faces...
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Last post by Wagyx
Sat May 08, 2021 12:09 pm
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Calculating duals
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ndl » Tue Apr 13, 2021 5:12 pm
I was looking at the vertex figure of the scaliform polychoron bidex , and I noticed that when stella makes the dual it comes out a little skewed....
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Last post by ndl
Thu Apr 15, 2021 9:12 pm
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Errors with making regular-faced polyhedron
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Wagyx » Sat Mar 06, 2021 8:47 pm
Hi there,
I would like to report two issues:
- an internal error ConnectEdges(): Could not find mNeigh for edge 19-1. when loading an OFF file
- an...
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Last post by Wagyx
Thu Apr 15, 2021 8:44 am
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New Feature: 3D Printing App?
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albertpcarpenter » Sat Feb 20, 2021 4:22 am
New feature or one I am unaware of... Is it possible to export Stella files for 3D printing? If so how? If not could that be done? Albert
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Last post by albertpcarpenter
Wed Feb 24, 2021 10:41 pm
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Orientation of Torus arm segments
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M&M » Sun Feb 21, 2021 2:38 pm
Hi , I’m a beginner with Great Stella, so I hope that this is not a stupid question.
Let us create a torus with 5 segments around torus and 3...
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Last post by robertw
Mon Feb 22, 2021 2:09 am
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Last post by eligius1427
Tue Feb 09, 2021 12:05 am
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Mon Oct 26, 2020 1:50 pm
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Mon Sep 14, 2020 3:26 am
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Last post by Jonathan Lawrence
Wed Aug 19, 2020 12:19 pm
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Sat Aug 08, 2020 5:28 am
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Last post by robertw
Fri Jun 26, 2020 3:09 am
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Certain cuploids break Stella
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URL » Tue Jun 09, 2020 6:10 pm
Trying to enter a 21/10 cuploid in Stella generates a broken shape that barely resembles a cuploid. This seems to happen for all n/d cuploids with...
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Last post by robertw
Wed Jun 10, 2020 2:28 am
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Last post by johnanthony
Fri Apr 17, 2020 6:40 am
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How to measure Vertex Angles
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johnanthony » Thu Apr 16, 2020 11:36 am
Hello - I am a newbie here so I am afraid I will be asking quite a few questions over the next few weeks, please bear with me. :-)
My first question...
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Last post by johnanthony
Thu Apr 16, 2020 2:20 pm
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Exporting incidence relations
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nikobreu » Tue Mar 10, 2020 1:04 pm
Is there a way to export the incidence relation between the faces edges and edges vertices of a given polytope in Stella? Alternatively, is there...
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Last post by nikobreu
Thu Mar 12, 2020 12:19 pm
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Internal Parts
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hecatonicosachoron » Sun Mar 01, 2020 7:20 pm
I apologize if this question as been answered before, but I am curious how you make the internal parts seen here:
Or to pick a simpler example:...
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Last post by Ulrich
Tue Mar 03, 2020 12:31 pm
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Printing nets without edges?
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hecatonicosachoron » Thu Feb 20, 2020 11:50 pm
Hello, I recently bought Stella 4d and I am greatly enjoying it!
Is it possible to print the nets in such a way that only the vertices appear as...
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Last post by robertw
Fri Feb 21, 2020 12:00 pm
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Put a polyhedron inside another
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Carabama » Mon Jan 13, 2020 6:04 pm
Hello all,
so far I used Great Stella in a intuitive way but now I need to get images of precise polyhedron(s) inside another/others, for a lecture I...
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Last post by robertw
Fri Jan 17, 2020 2:43 pm
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Last post by robertw
Sat Dec 21, 2019 8:26 am
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4D stellations
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ndl » Sun Aug 18, 2019 4:33 am
I wanted to create 3D stellation patterns for 4D regulars, and I figured out how to do it I'm just missing one step that maybe someone would be able...
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Last post by robertw
Tue Dec 03, 2019 1:30 am
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Last post by mrjaco
Sat Oct 12, 2019 9:06 am
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4D Compounds from verf
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ndl » Tue May 14, 2019 6:49 pm
I'm having inconsistency in being able to create 4D compounds from compound verf. Sometimes it works and sometimes not even from the same verf, for...
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Last post by ndl
Tue Jun 11, 2019 3:29 am
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Non-Uniform 4D
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ndl » Mon Dec 31, 2018 4:45 am
I just got Stella4D and I'm trying to play around with it. It seems you covered pretty extensively 4D uniforms, but I had trouble trying to create...
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Last post by ndl
Thu Feb 28, 2019 2:35 am
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STL export orientation
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jweather » Mon Jan 21, 2019 7:27 pm
I just printed a lovely Snub Cube via the STL Export and my 3D printer. I'm looking for other interesting shapes to print now, and came across the...
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Last post by robertw
Wed Jan 23, 2019 5:13 am
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Coxeter Plane projections
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Benoit » Thu Jan 03, 2019 6:14 pm
Good day everyone
obviously, someone has succeeded in using Stella to produce the projection on Coxeter planes of various 4D polytopes, including...
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Last post by robertw
Tue Jan 08, 2019 2:41 am
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dividing net pieces
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Robin Adair » Sat Jan 05, 2019 11:54 pm
I'm interested in building a Crossed Heptagrammic Cupoliac Blend, Symbol: Q+ 7/5.
Some of the pieces are quite tiny! I've selected Color per face,...
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Last post by robertw
Sun Jan 06, 2019 3:04 am
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What is an InsertLine failure?
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Mulliganaceous » Thu Dec 06, 2018 8:48 am
When creating certain polyhedra which is either extremely complex or contains parts which can cause great round-off errors (such as very small angles...
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Last post by robertw
Sun Dec 09, 2018 12:25 pm
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coloring for nets
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Robin Adair » Mon Nov 26, 2018 4:42 pm
I am trying to create a model of W-58, Twelfth stellation of the icosidodecahedron. When I bring up the model in Stella 4d, the star arms are in red,...
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Last post by Robin Adair
Fri Nov 30, 2018 6:14 pm
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Disphenoid tetrahedra
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relwes » Mon Oct 15, 2018 9:15 pm
Hello - I'm having lots of fun with Stella4d - a tremendous bit of kit.
Disphenoid tetrahedra (aka sphenoids) - i.e. tetrahedra whose faces are...
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Last post by relwes
Tue Oct 16, 2018 6:18 am
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What is this particular model
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Squeaky » Wed Feb 07, 2018 8:38 am
Some years ago I constructed a model using this software but now after a few attempts I cannot seem to find it on Stella.
It is almost identical to a...
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Last post by robertw
Sun Oct 07, 2018 12:31 pm
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custom image request
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waterwavecurls » Tue Oct 02, 2018 8:58 pm
i love the stella creations. i'd like to create a polyhedron containing many repeating triangles from my projects logo, but im on mac and dont have...
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Last post by robertw
Fri Oct 05, 2018 3:35 am
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origin and xyz axes
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robint » Fri Sep 28, 2018 7:01 pm
Hi All
I feel like Im all over the place here. Can anyone show how I can revert to the sane world of an origin 0,0,0 and xyz axes as typical of 3D...
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Last post by robertw
Sun Sep 30, 2018 4:56 am
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one step forward two steps back
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robint » Sat Sep 29, 2018 12:48 am
Hi
Ive managed by circuitous means to import a dxf model from SU thru to .off and into GS. I can even start the model (a unit cube) in full screen ,...
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Last post by robertw
Sat Sep 29, 2018 5:02 am
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All systems go
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robint » Thu Sep 27, 2018 5:43 pm
Thanks BM
lic key all installed v easy
Did some trivial tests on importing dxf into SU17 - very straight forward with an icosahedron
I assume the...
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Last post by robertw
Sat Sep 29, 2018 4:56 am
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creating mitre angles for faces
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robint » Wed Sep 26, 2018 1:53 am
Hi Stellas
I am joining the band of great stella users
I was impressed by the work on the london gherkin
One query raised by the OP was a means...
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Last post by robint
Thu Sep 27, 2018 7:29 pm
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Showing vector angles
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jweather » Thu Mar 16, 2017 2:38 pm
My particular addiction is building models of polyhedra using a kids' building toy called Knex. To do so, I 3D-print vertex connectors with the...
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Last post by robint
Thu Sep 27, 2018 7:04 pm
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newbie querie
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robint » Tue Sep 25, 2018 8:37 pm
Hi Stellas
Looks fantastic. I have dabbled with geo solids and have been fascinated at the recurrence of certain irrational factors pi tau root 2,...
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Last post by robint
Wed Sep 26, 2018 3:36 pm
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A 17-faced whatsit...
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Nik_2213 » Sat Aug 18, 2018 4:42 pm
Sorry, my Google-fu has drawn a blank on this...
Can Stella net a 'ball' shape consisting of a short, pentagonal prism capped at both ends by a...
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Tue Aug 21, 2018 10:04 pm
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Mon Jul 02, 2018 2:16 am
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Flattening a face
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ruby » Fri Jun 08, 2018 12:14 pm
Hello,
I am trying to join several models together, I.e a dual of Augmented dodecadodecahedron with another. To do that I need to flatten one face...
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Last post by Ulrich
Tue Jun 12, 2018 1:33 pm
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snub rhombicuboctahedron
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wpthomps » Sun Apr 22, 2018 8:37 pm
How can I create a snub rhombicuboctahedron using Stella4D? This polyhedron has 74 faces, 120 edges, and 48 vertices.
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Last post by Ulrich
Sun Apr 29, 2018 9:26 am
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Tutorial: how to make this thing
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robertw » Fri Jul 28, 2017 3:04 am
Someone recently asked me how to design the following as a 3D model in Stella. I'm posting the answer here so more people can benefit from it....
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Last post by Ulrich
Fri Jul 28, 2017 10:29 am
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Faceting
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Rosemary Lyndall Wemm » Thu Jun 15, 2017 7:23 pm
I cannot understand the instructions for faceting.
1. How do you make a flat slice across a face?
After I have chosen the vertices (by Shift-Left...
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Sun Jul 09, 2017 8:29 am
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Last post by Peter Kane
Thu Mar 09, 2017 9:19 am
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Leonardo Great Dodecahedron 2
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Keith » Wed Feb 08, 2017 4:07 pm
Would like to attempt this model but the net for the outer layer seems to be missing. Can anyone help? :( Thanks.
Keith
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Last post by Keith
Mon Mar 06, 2017 3:22 pm
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Breakup face
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cwrawk » Thu Mar 02, 2017 4:23 am
Is it possible to only select one portion of a model to color it?
I'm having a problem when I want to color one part of a model I click that part but...
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Last post by cwrawk
Mon Mar 06, 2017 6:38 am
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Identify This?
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cwrawk » Thu Mar 02, 2017 2:50 pm
Does anybody know what this model is called please?
I am trying to make this model in this color configuration. When I try to color the model like...
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Last post by robertw
Sun Mar 05, 2017 6:16 am
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Small Stella
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Keith » Tue Jan 10, 2017 9:43 am
Hi, I am a Stella newbie so please forgive me if this question is easy! I notice that the two side by side windows containing the polyhedron and its...
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Last post by Keith
Thu Jan 19, 2017 2:14 pm
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Hi
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Joseph » Thu Sep 01, 2016 8:31 am
New member with interest in making, via CNC, wooden models of the various shapes.
Would appreciate contact with other members with similar interests
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Thu Sep 01, 2016 8:31 am
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