15x9 Torus Birdhouse

My dad’s birthday is at the end of this month, so I designed and printed this torus shaped birdhouse to add to his yard art. This torus has 15 sections, each with 9 faces. The custom torus was created in Stella4D and modified in Fusion 360. I 3D printed each section and added laser cut faces. I didn’t do any clean up on the 3D printed parts, so some look a bit rough, but knew it would be outside exposed so I’m fine with how it turned out. A few of the acrylic faces are clear to act as windows to let in light. Very unique and hopefully a nice bird family moves in this spring.




The design:

Timelapse of 3d printing:

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That is super cool. I don’t have a 3d printer, but it looks like that frame would be possible to make on a GF as well.

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That turned out beautiful!!

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I like the look, hopefully the birds will, too!

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I would love to hear a translation of the conversation when the male leads his mate to it.

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That’s beautiful! Your Dad is going to love it!

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With a lot of glue!

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This is pretty awesome! Lucky birds! A wonderful gift for your Dad.

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No! I said bring me a donut, Not bring me to a donut!

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Quite lovely. I love the colors. I’ve not seen a shape like that. I haven’t ever been a bird watcher

The look is quite nice. How satisfying to build a functional work of art.

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That is quite the birdhouse! Beautiful!

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Great design!!

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What a blessed dad, first to live another year, second to have such a talented and multifaceted son, and third to be a recipient of such a beautiful one of a kind, useful piece of art.

As always @pubultrastar congratulations are in order, your creativity and attention to detail keep impressing this community. Thanks for sharing.

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This is a beautiful work of art. Phenomenal!

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Oh wow! The birds will think they are in a space station!

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Terry Pratchett’s Discworld :slightly_smiling_face:

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Beautiful !

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