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How to make a compound of five rhombihexecontahedra

Last post by Ulrich « Mon Jun 28, 2010 9:14 am
Posted in Polyhedron Models

by Ulrich » Mon Jun 28, 2010 9:14 am » in Polyhedron Models

This is how a compound of 5 rhombihexecontahedra (RH) can be created:

The RH is made of 60 rhombs with an acute angle of 63.4349 degrees. To...

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Last post by Ulrich
Mon Jun 28, 2010 9:14 am
Where polyhedra and rice crackers collide!

Last post by robertw « Thu Jan 21, 2010 11:03 am
Posted in Polyhedron Models

by robertw » Thu Jan 21, 2010 11:03 am » in Polyhedron Models

Hey folks,

This is where a rice cracker with personality meets polyhedra. Hmm, hard to explain so just see for yourself. There's even a facebook...

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Last post by robertw
Thu Jan 21, 2010 11:03 am
Stewart toroids

Last post by MiloJacquet « Sat Nov 28, 2009 6:15 pm
Posted in Stella Forum

by MiloJacquet » Sat Nov 28, 2009 6:15 pm » in Stella Forum

Hi Rob.

I've discovered a new stewart toroid!
Basicly K5 / 12Q5 S5 (E5) + 20 (R5 / S5 Q5)

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Last post by MiloJacquet
Sat Nov 28, 2009 6:15 pm
Pentagonal Cabinet with Dodecahedron

Last post by RTChoke « Fri Jun 26, 2009 8:12 pm
Posted in Polyhedron Models

by RTChoke » Fri Jun 26, 2009 8:12 pm » in Polyhedron Models

Just bought Stella4D, will be using it to cut facets on my CNC machine thence to make wood realizations of the various shapes. I build furniture...

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Last post by RTChoke
Fri Jun 26, 2009 8:12 pm
triangular cupola

Last post by transcentainment « Mon Apr 13, 2009 5:32 am
Posted in Polyhedron Models

by transcentainment » Mon Apr 13, 2009 5:32 am » in Polyhedron Models

folded (quite ineptly) and then used as a prop for a photo - no photoshop in this picture at all.

here tis:

click on the image to enlarge a bit

k

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Last post by transcentainment
Mon Apr 13, 2009 5:32 am
Polyhedral display cases

Last post by robertw « Sun Mar 01, 2009 8:55 am
Posted in Polyhedron Models

by robertw » Sun Mar 01, 2009 8:55 am » in Polyhedron Models

Hi all,

I just moved to a new apartment, and bought two new display cases for my polyhedra. It's a nice way to present them I think. You can see...

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Last post by robertw
Sun Mar 01, 2009 8:55 am
Powertopes

Last post by Jabe « Wed Feb 04, 2009 11:35 pm
Posted in Stella Forum

by Jabe » Wed Feb 04, 2009 11:35 pm » in Stella Forum

If we take the square of a polygon, we get a duoprism of that polygon - and this is the beginning of powertopes. Powertopes are the result of taking...

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Last post by Jabe
Wed Feb 04, 2009 11:35 pm
Thirteen Sided Dice

Last post by Jabe « Wed Jan 14, 2009 11:03 pm
Posted in Stella Forum

by Jabe » Wed Jan 14, 2009 11:03 pm » in Stella Forum

Recently I rendered the three possible cell-transitive tridecachora using Off files and Stella4D. I started by using the thirteen vertices of their...

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Last post by Jabe
Wed Jan 14, 2009 11:03 pm
Hendecachoron

Last post by Hodge « Tue Nov 11, 2008 4:43 pm
Posted in Stella Forum

by Hodge » Tue Nov 11, 2008 4:43 pm » in Stella Forum

I seek a .stel or.off file for the hendecachoron, which I have not seen in the Stella4D library. Does anyone have such a file?

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Last post by Hodge
Tue Nov 11, 2008 4:43 pm
Searching for stellations

Last post by Ulrich « Mon Nov 10, 2008 11:29 am
Posted in Stella Feature Requests

by Ulrich » Mon Nov 10, 2008 11:29 am » in Stella Feature Requests

Robert,

I would be very thankful, if I could activate cells directly in the face
view window. Or if the lines in the stellation diagram view would...

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Last post by Ulrich
Mon Nov 10, 2008 11:29 am
Stella reviewed in PC Plus magazine!

Last post by robertw « Fri Jul 25, 2008 1:47 pm
Posted in Stella Forum

by robertw » Fri Jul 25, 2008 1:47 pm » in Stella Forum

Hey, exciting news!

Mike Bedford wrote a review of Great Stella in PC Plus magazine ! It's in issue 271, August 2008, p46-47.

A couple of quotes:...

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Last post by robertw
Fri Jul 25, 2008 1:47 pm
Miter Vs Bevel

Last post by Larry « Mon Jul 07, 2008 12:28 pm
Posted in Stella Forum

by Larry » Mon Jul 07, 2008 12:28 pm » in Stella Forum

In response to your posting Mr. Webb, yes I would like to see Mitre changed to Bevel . The following is in respose to the posting by os2fan2.

As...

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Last post by Larry
Mon Jul 07, 2008 12:28 pm
did you know these?

Last post by dysphras « Thu Jun 12, 2008 8:52 am
Posted in Stella Forum

by dysphras » Thu Jun 12, 2008 8:52 am » in Stella Forum

Slice (at 0.5) a 5-Hi (120-cell) with a hyperplane direction cell-1st. Do the same to a 6-Ex (600-cell), same depth but direction vertex-1st this...

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Last post by dysphras
Thu Jun 12, 2008 8:52 am
Model of London Gherkin in Wood

Last post by Squeaky « Tue Jun 03, 2008 10:31 am
Posted in Polyhedron Models

by Squeaky » Tue Jun 03, 2008 10:31 am » in Polyhedron Models

With a great deal of assistance from members of this forum I will, over the next few weeks, be constructing a model of the London Gherkin.

The top...

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Last post by Squeaky
Tue Jun 03, 2008 10:31 am
VRML files

Last post by Nordehylop « Thu May 29, 2008 10:10 pm
Posted in Stella Forum

by Nordehylop » Thu May 29, 2008 10:10 pm » in Stella Forum

Is it possible to import VRML files into stella? Or is there a roundabout way of doing it, such as importing VRML files into a different program and...

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Last post by Nordehylop
Thu May 29, 2008 10:10 pm
Stella4D, a must have for Polychoronists

Last post by Jabe « Thu May 01, 2008 10:35 pm
Posted in Stella Reviews and Testimonials

by Jabe » Thu May 01, 2008 10:35 pm » in Stella Reviews and Testimonials

When I first started exploring polychora back in 1990, all I had was a pen and some paper - and therefore the best graphics I could play with were...

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Last post by Jabe
Thu May 01, 2008 10:35 pm
Article about MineSweeper3D

Last post by robertw « Sat Apr 05, 2008 6:28 am
Posted in MineSweeper3D Forum

by robertw » Sat Apr 05, 2008 6:28 am » in MineSweeper3D Forum

I wrote an article about MineSweeper3D for the Minesweeper Wiki. You can find it here:

Aside from describing the program, there's some extra...

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Last post by robertw
Sat Apr 05, 2008 6:28 am
A course in Stella

Last post by robertw « Wed Mar 05, 2008 3:51 am
Posted in Stella Forum

by robertw » Wed Mar 05, 2008 3:51 am » in Stella Forum

Thought this might be of interest to a few of you. George Hart is including some assignments using Great Stella in his Computers and Sculpture class...

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Last post by robertw
Wed Mar 05, 2008 3:51 am
Enumeration of stellations (by Miller's rules)

Last post by robertw « Mon Mar 03, 2008 8:02 am
Posted in Polyhedra

by robertw » Mon Mar 03, 2008 8:02 am » in Polyhedra

Some of you may know the page where I list the number of stellations, by Miller's rules, for many of the Platonic/Archimedean solids:

Well, I got...

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Last post by robertw
Mon Mar 03, 2008 8:02 am
Stella wizard?

Last post by robertw « Sun Mar 02, 2008 3:21 pm
Posted in Stella Feature Requests

by robertw » Sun Mar 02, 2008 3:21 pm » in Stella Feature Requests

These feature requests were mentioned in a post on the Reviews and Testimonials forum :

* I think it would be good to have a 'quick start' or...

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Last post by robertw
Sun Mar 02, 2008 3:21 pm
Off-forum comments about Great Stella

Last post by robertw « Fri Feb 08, 2008 5:32 am
Posted in Stella Reviews and Testimonials

by robertw » Fri Feb 08, 2008 5:32 am » in Stella Reviews and Testimonials

I already have a quotes page, containing comments I've received which I have reproduced there with permission.

To get the ball rolling on this...

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Last post by robertw
Fri Feb 08, 2008 5:32 am
Off-forum comments about Stella4D

Last post by robertw « Fri Feb 08, 2008 5:20 am
Posted in Stella Reviews and Testimonials

by robertw » Fri Feb 08, 2008 5:20 am » in Stella Reviews and Testimonials

I already have a quotes page, containing comments I've received which I have reproduced there with permission.

To get the ball rolling on this...

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Last post by robertw
Fri Feb 08, 2008 5:20 am
Minesweeper: the movie!

Last post by robertw « Thu Feb 07, 2008 3:34 pm
Posted in MineSweeper3D Forum

by robertw » Thu Feb 07, 2008 3:34 pm » in MineSweeper3D Forum

They've made movies of most computer games, and now at last, minesweeper the movie!

Let's hope the sequel is MineSweeper3D the movie! :lol:

Rob.

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Last post by robertw
Thu Feb 07, 2008 3:34 pm
Wax polyhedra!

Last post by robertw « Thu Jan 17, 2008 6:01 am
Posted in Polyhedron Models

by robertw » Thu Jan 17, 2008 6:01 am » in Polyhedron Models

I've mostly stuck to paper polyhedra, but I did once try my hand at polyhedral candles, made from wax. Here's one I made:

And here it is still in...

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Last post by robertw
Thu Jan 17, 2008 6:01 am
Welcome!

Last post by robertw « Thu Jan 17, 2008 5:47 am
Posted in Polyhedron Models

by robertw » Thu Jan 17, 2008 5:47 am » in Polyhedron Models

Welcome to the Polyhedron Models forum!

Show us models you've made with help from Stella, and discuss model-making techniques.

What materials do...

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Last post by robertw
Thu Jan 17, 2008 5:47 am
Welcome!

Last post by robertw « Thu Jan 17, 2008 4:56 am
Posted in MineSweeper3D Reviews and Testimonials

by robertw » Thu Jan 17, 2008 4:56 am » in MineSweeper3D Reviews and Testimonials

Welcome to the MineSweeper3D Reviews and Testimonials Forum!

If you've got something to say about MineSweeper3D, this is the place for it :D

To...

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Last post by robertw
Thu Jan 17, 2008 4:56 am
Quick tips: Loading Platonic solids quickly

Last post by robertw « Wed Jan 16, 2008 5:36 am
Posted in Stella Forum

by robertw » Wed Jan 16, 2008 5:36 am » in Stella Forum

Most likely all users know how to load the Platonic solids into Stella, but do you know the fastest way?

It can be done very quickly just via the...

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Last post by robertw
Wed Jan 16, 2008 5:36 am
Welcome!

Last post by robertw « Fri Jan 11, 2008 5:18 am
Posted in Stella Reviews and Testimonials

by robertw » Fri Jan 11, 2008 5:18 am » in Stella Reviews and Testimonials

Welcome to the Stella Reviews and Testimonials Forum!

If you've got something to say about Stella, this is the place for it :D

To upload images use...

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Last post by robertw
Fri Jan 11, 2008 5:18 am
Welcome!

Last post by robertw « Fri Jan 11, 2008 5:13 am
Posted in Stella Feature Requests

by robertw » Fri Jan 11, 2008 5:13 am » in Stella Feature Requests

Welcome to the Stella Feature Request Forum!

This is the place to suggest that feature you've always wanted. If you're not sure whether it's...

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Last post by robertw
Fri Jan 11, 2008 5:13 am
Welcome!

Last post by robertw « Fri Jan 11, 2008 4:37 am
Posted in Stella Forum

by robertw » Fri Jan 11, 2008 4:37 am » in Stella Forum

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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