I have printed stuff before and I know that I use stl. I know how to print, I just need help making the shape in solidworks. It is a 26 sided cube. If you go to google images and type in scategories cube you can see it. I’m not experienced enough yet to make the shape. Thanks
Ahhh got it! Thanks for the clarification. Not meaning to be a prude but a cube has 6 sides and is based on squares and it confused me. This is called a Icosikaihexagon. First thing I would do is look online at 3dContent central and goodle for ’26 sided solidworks model’ or ’26 sided geometry solidworks model’
Ill see if I can find anything in my circle of friends for you.
By the look of it, Scattegories uses a 20 sided die called an icosahedron. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scattergories) Here’s a STEP file of one, made in SpaceClaim. I’ve modeled most of the regular and semiregular solids if you need any more.
admin 2:50 pm on May 2, 2009 Permalink
Hummm we need much more detail here.
Do you have the 3D model?
What printer?
Do you have a print function for the printer in the file menu?
All of this assuming you have a 3D file done already, just export the file as a STL and 90% of the printers out there can print off of that file.
Ben
Skateandscoot 2:12 am on May 4, 2009 Permalink
I have printed stuff before and I know that I use stl. I know how to print, I just need help making the shape in solidworks. It is a 26 sided cube. If you go to google images and type in scategories cube you can see it. I’m not experienced enough yet to make the shape. Thanks
admin 2:22 pm on May 4, 2009 Permalink
Ahhh got it! Thanks for the clarification. Not meaning to be a prude but a cube has 6 sides and is based on squares and it confused me. This is called a Icosikaihexagon. First thing I would do is look online at 3dContent central and goodle for ’26 sided solidworks model’ or ’26 sided geometry solidworks model’
Ill see if I can find anything in my circle of friends for you.
In the mean time you can start here:
http://home.att.net/~numericana/answer/polyhedra.htm
I think I may have my next podcast topic.
bcourter 2:51 pm on May 4, 2009 Permalink
By the look of it, Scattegories uses a 20 sided die called an icosahedron. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scattergories) Here’s a STEP file of one, made in SpaceClaim. I’ve modeled most of the regular and semiregular solids if you need any more.
bcourter 2:59 pm on May 4, 2009 Permalink
Ok, it’s here:
http://s3.amazonaws.com/Blake/Icosahedron.stp
CharlesCulp 3:03 pm on May 4, 2009 Permalink
I thought scattergories only had a 20 sided die?
CharlesCulp 3:14 pm on May 4, 2009 Permalink
Oh, and I already have a model of an icosahedron (20 sided model).
You will have to add the text.
Icosahedron.zip
Skateandscoot 4:54 pm on May 4, 2009 Permalink
Oops, I was thinking since scattegories uses letters, that it would have 26. i forgot that they leave harder letters out. sorry.