Nicola at work had never previously encountered polyhedra. I doodled a line drawing of the small stellated dodecahedron and she was fascinated, quickly asking me to make a model for her.
I find it a tad tricky to get the small stellated dodecahedron perfect, so for the time being I made a great dodecahedron for her. I'll try a small stellated dodecahedron later.
Do you ever make polyhedra for other people?
I once gave away a great stellated dodecahedron - once I pointed out the pentagonal star faces, my neighbour was fascinated by it.
Cheers,
Guy. Guy's polyhedra pages
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Actually I give quite many nowadays. It is difficult sometimes, but what if I have everything at home and a fire breaks out?...
On the other hand I do miss some of them as well. Here is one example: http://tunnissen.eu/polyh/Cubes30.html
On the other hand I do miss some of them as well. Here is one example: http://tunnissen.eu/polyh/Cubes30.html
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I don't think I will build this one again, except perhaps to keep a version for myself anyway...
In this thread:
http://software3d.com/Forums/viewtopic.php?p=242#242
There is a link to a zip file containing all compounds.
This one should be included as 30A.A5xI.C2xI.mu7.off
For a compound of 30 cubes this one is surprisingly easy to build (to not in this size I did it)
In this thread:
http://software3d.com/Forums/viewtopic.php?p=242#242
There is a link to a zip file containing all compounds.
This one should be included as 30A.A5xI.C2xI.mu7.off
For a compound of 30 cubes this one is surprisingly easy to build (to not in this size I did it)
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Teun,marcelteun wrote: I don't think I will build this one again, except perhaps to keep a version for myself anyway...
In this thread:
http://software3d.com/Forums/viewtopic.php?p=242#242
There is a link to a zip file containing all compounds.
This one should be included as 30A.A5xI.C2xI.mu7.off
For a compound of 30 cubes this one is surprisingly easy to build (to not in this size I did it)
Thanks very much.
Pete K
Do you ever make polyhedra for other people?
At first my reluctance to give people models I've made stemmed from the fact that I thought people wouldn't really enjoy them because they thought polyhedra were too "geeky". However, over time, I've learned that most people actually find them kinda interesting.
I have given some models as gifts, but I have to admit that I usually take so long finishing a models that I find it hard to give them up. But I've found that the more I do it the easier it becomes.
A friend commissioned me to make a lamp for him to give as a wedding present.
Then I made another to give as a gift.
First, I made a model out of cardboard. I cut metal rods that I taped to the edges. After I had soldered the rods together I removed the cardboard. To the wire skeleton I attached paper. I designed it so that one of the "spikes" could be removed to change the light bulb inside.
I have given some models as gifts, but I have to admit that I usually take so long finishing a models that I find it hard to give them up. But I've found that the more I do it the easier it becomes.
A friend commissioned me to make a lamp for him to give as a wedding present.
Then I made another to give as a gift.
First, I made a model out of cardboard. I cut metal rods that I taped to the edges. After I had soldered the rods together I removed the cardboard. To the wire skeleton I attached paper. I designed it so that one of the "spikes" could be removed to change the light bulb inside.
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