I lost my scategories cube and I need he …
I lost my scategories cube and I need help making a new one. I have a 3 d printer but need help creating the cad input
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I lost my scategories cube and I need help making a new one. I have a 3 d printer but need help creating the cad input
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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.