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3D printing
I have no 3D intuition. I began to render math models using a ray-tracing software (Povray). But I needed to draw several images to get an idea of the 3D aspect of those models. Then I began to learn Blender, in order to be able to turn around my models. Next step was to ask a 3D printing company to create real-world models. I can know handle my creations, and look at them from any angles in a second. Here is a selection of those tries.
Cardioidal variation I
A shape derived from the Pedoe method for generating a cardioid. This object is used by the rock group Marillion for the cover of their 17th album.
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Following the edges of the icosidodecahedron I
Putting squares on the edges of the icosidodecahedron.
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Following the edges of the icosidodecahedron II
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Following the edges of the icosidodecahedron III
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Following the edges of the dodecahedron
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Following the edges of the dodecahedron
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Thirty heptagons
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Thirty hexagons
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Klein Bottle
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Plucker's conoid
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SImple Star Trefoil Knot
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Seven Fold Star Knot
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Star Eater
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Quadrifolium
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Cardioidal Variation I
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Cardioidal Variation III
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Cardioidal Variation IV
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