Twisty Vase - Math art by @dizingof
Description
Size: 100x100x180mm
3D print it with ABS or PLA.
Instructions
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Has anyone been able to slice or print this? both SkeinForge and Slic3r have choked on this. Opened in Solidworks, I can scale the model to fit into the REPLICATOR build volume, but am not able to make any mods to the file that I would typically be able to do with other STL files.
Anyone have similar results or successes?
Dizingof: These are really fantastic models. I'd love to be able to use them. How are the STL's generated. All of your files seem to be quite large. Perhaps you could reduce the resolution to a more manageable size - it might make our opensource slicing t
ools better able to handle them.
I managed to slice this with skeinforge by primarily patching a small bug in the comb plugin:
http://groups.google.com/group...
I also dropped the poly count down to 25k in MeshLab to make slicing go faster, but with that bug fixed I think you could get a tool path off the original STL.
All my designs here are below the 200mm build platform.
The stl files are big since they are mostly 900k triangles for a sharp smooth surface (this is intended for those who would 3d print the models with high resolution 3d printers too)
Here is a quick easy guide how to reduce the number of triangles by 50% to allow you to slice the stl file easily with the open source software:
Download Meshlab , its free :
http://sourceforge.net/project...
Open the stl file , go to Filters tab --
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gt; Remeshing... --
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Quadric Edge Collapse Decimation
Hit the Apply button and you've got 50% less triangles on the model and a smaller file size.
Save , Slice and Happy Printing !
License
Dizingof and Pharoon,
Thanks for the reply and tips!
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