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- Sat Jul 16, 2011 2:27 pm
- Forum: Stella Forum
- Topic: Questions about Stellations and Stellation Criterion
- Replies: 0
- Views: 39247
Questions about Stellations and Stellation Criterion
This thought started a few days ago when I thought I'd try and export images of each stellation of the icosidodecahedron. I noticed there wasn't anything out there listing each one, as there is for the platonic solids, so I thought I'd give it a go (and save a few nets as PDF's along the way so I co...
- Wed Jul 13, 2011 10:07 am
- Forum: Stella Feature Requests
- Topic: Split facets in coplanar faces
- Replies: 0
- Views: 49503
Split facets in coplanar faces
I've stumbled upon this little chestnut a couple of times now. I load up (or create a model) in stella and go to view and print nets, and the nets are not arranged according the the colour scheme chosen. I know part of this is due to the fact the nets are generated using the stellation mode, but I w...
- Wed Jul 13, 2011 9:51 am
- Forum: Stella Feature Requests
- Topic: Ability to EXPORT an ANIMATION of 3d and 4d rotations
- Replies: 8
- Views: 53368
After playing around with the 4D models in Stella last night, I too would love to be able to export animations - especially of the 4D rotations, etc. I experimented a little using camstudio, and got something reasonable but it was a bit of trial and error to get the right part of the screen into the...
- Mon Jun 20, 2011 2:20 pm
- Forum: Polyhedra
- Topic: Icosahedon 5 compound - anyone tried making one?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 41527
Icosahedon 5 compound - anyone tried making one?
I've just started building the compound of 5 dodecahedra, and thought it might be nice to make its dual, the compound of 5 icosahedra, as well. The pair look like they'd make a nice set. I've noticed, though, that the icosahedron 5 compound has some overlapping faces which causes stella4d to display...
- Mon Jun 20, 2011 2:06 pm
- Forum: Stella Forum
- Topic: Giving away nets as PDF, off and stel files, etc
- Replies: 0
- Views: 37903
Giving away nets as PDF, off and stel files, etc
I'm in the process of building a website, part of which I want to use to display images of polyhedron models I've built. I thought it might be nice to include the nets as PDF's so people could then print them out and try to build the models themselves if they wanted to. In addition, I am considering...
- Mon Jun 20, 2011 11:20 am
- Forum: Stella Forum
- Topic: mac
- Replies: 1
- Views: 13308
- Fri May 27, 2011 5:42 pm
- Forum: Stella Forum
- Topic: Just written my first OFF file
- Replies: 0
- Views: 36613
Just written my first OFF file
I took a moment to learn the .OFF file format, and decided to 'write' my own polyhedron model. It's a sort of octagrammic bipyramid. Might be useful for creating Christmas Tree decorations. The file loads up fine in Stella4d (though it does give a pop up about decimal points in the beginning). The d...
- Fri May 20, 2011 11:16 am
- Forum: Polyhedron Models
- Topic: Compound of all three stellations of the Dodecahedron
- Replies: 2
- Views: 32679
Compound of all three stellations of the Dodecahedron
Just finished my latest model. It is a compound of the small stellated, great and great stellated dodecahedron. This was also the first time I used double tabs, so it represents a new development in my technique too. I have found the model is a lot more rigid and was surprisingly easier to put toget...
- Fri Apr 22, 2011 3:01 pm
- Forum: Polyhedra
- Topic: Compound of Two Deltahedra
- Replies: 10
- Views: 58228
Thanks Rob, that did the trick. :D I've noticed compounds of some stellations of the icosahedron seem quite prone to this. The cut is a good workaround, and I decided to print out a copy of the net to build one. I've got a pack of metallic black card I've been dying to build something with. I think ...
- Thu Apr 21, 2011 10:56 pm
- Forum: Polyhedra
- Topic: Compound of Two Deltahedra
- Replies: 10
- Views: 58228
I just tried to create this model (as an exercise) on stella4d. Though the compound was relatively straightforward to create, I noticed the net wasn't looking right. Shouldn't the net be a hexagonal object with this colour scheme? Here's a screenshot. What am I doing wrong? I set the colour scheme t...
- Fri Apr 15, 2011 2:01 pm
- Forum: Polyhedron Models
- Topic: Paper model choices. Scissors/knife? Single/double tabs? etc
- Replies: 24
- Views: 228266
I used to build polyhedron models as a childhood hobby, then stopped when sixthform college and university life took over. Now I've gotten back into it. Still experimenting with materials and techniques really. At the moment my favoured material is 220gsm mirror card. Just made a compound of 4 cubes...
- Fri Apr 15, 2011 1:23 pm
- Forum: Polyhedron Models
- Topic: Compound 5-Small inverted retro-snub icosicosdodecahedra
- Replies: 4
- Views: 42571
Thanks.. I'll give it a go. :D Interesting you mention Magnus Wenninger. I remember finding an old copy of his book, Polyhedron Models, in the school library when I was a kid. When I browsed through it, I saw all these different stars I could make - so took it out to try and build some. The first po...
- Thu Apr 07, 2011 2:10 pm
- Forum: Polyhedron Models
- Topic: Compound 5-Small inverted retro-snub icosicosdodecahedra
- Replies: 4
- Views: 42571
Nice. Will you be making one from paper? :wink: If only I could, but I fear it would take too long and seriously test my patience to the limit. I printed the net to pdf (using cutePDF) to have a look. There's so many tiny parts to it. One of my goals though is to build a small inverted retro snub i...
- Thu Apr 07, 2011 12:15 pm
- Forum: Stella Feature Requests
- Topic: Some suggestions (obj import, 64bit, display all stellations
- Replies: 2
- Views: 30149
Some suggestions (obj import, 64bit, display all stellations
I've been playing around with stella4d for a good few days now, and am thoroughly enjoying the software. Building new polyhedra is quite simple, and I've made some quite interesting looking compounds as a result. I have some preliminary suggestions which I'd find useful in the sense of how I use the...
- Mon Apr 04, 2011 9:40 pm
- Forum: Polyhedron Models
- Topic: Compound 5-Small inverted retro-snub icosicosdodecahedra
- Replies: 4
- Views: 42571
Compound 5-Small inverted retro-snub icosicosdodecahedra
My first day of experimenting with the full version of stella4d. After following the tutorials, I thought I'd have a go at creating some compounds of my own using the techniques described. Here's a compound of 5 small inverted retrosnub icosicosidodecahedra (5-SIRIID). I made it by first loading up ...