Flexify 2: Seamless Panoramic Polyhedrals

[rbtdanforth]

@evansd2

I was able to get the plugin installed in GIMP.

Terrific!!!
Thankyou!

[mprather]

what’s next after this??

[polarbrainfreeze]

Amazing! It makes me want to start using Photoshop instead of Inkscape

[rbtdanforth]

@polarbrainfreeze

start using Photoshop instead of Inkscape

In this case, the relevant equivalent program is Gimp and not Inkscape.

[pubultrastar]

@rbtdanforth

the relevant equivalent program is Gimp

I used Photoshop to export the faces to a PSD file. You could use Gimp for that. But, then I had to import that PSD file into Illustrator and rotate each face to match up with the cut lines I had for my polyhedral. So, I’m sure there is an equivalent process for inkscape to generate the SVG.

[rbtdanforth]

@pubultrastar

I’m sure there is an equivalent process for inkscape to generate the SVG.

Yep, And you can generate the SVG from Gimp as well,

[ekla]

[ovm.steve]

The things you make are way too good for you to retire.

[geek2nurse]

Novemeber? That’s gonna be good for a LONG time!

[ekla]

I just screenshot, spellcheck is up to them.

[raymondking32]

Uhhh, yeah, definitely added this to my stack of bookmarks. Great work as per usual!

[alindblade]

Whaaaaat? Amazing!

[ptodd]

Very cool find, and fantastic project!

[orsini]

+1 to mprather’s question — would love to learn the steps following the one shown here! Never made this kind of object, don’t know what is left to be done in illustration + assembly steps

Thanks!

[pubultrastar]

Are you asking how I create the polyhedal itself, or what I did specifically with Flexify to get the seamless pattern on the outside?

[bobbiejscarrigan]

Hi There, I am curious what you attach them too and how. Love these and would like to experiment for a DND gift for my daughter

[eflyguy]

Mike has a very detailed assembly overview here:

Pentagonal Hexecontahedron

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[pubultrastar]

Well, the internal connectors are 3D printed and attached with screws. The are ways to do this with laser printed connectors as well. I got started by getting the base platonic solids from Thingiverse:

Lasercut & 3D printed Platonic Solids by Gav

I then started designing my own using Fusion 360 for more complex polyhedrals. Here is a link to a workshop I did explaining my process:

Building Polyhedral Connectors: Fusion360 Workshop – Alien Workshop Design

I have a link to a free connector for a icosadodeahedron here:

Icosidodecahedron Connectors – (Digital Download) – Alien Workshop Design

I used to get the dihedral angles and necessary infor mation for the polyhedrals I wanted to build off wikipedia. Now, I use a program called Stella4D to create even more complex shapes.

Stella4D – Optimized Polyhedral Workflow! – Alien Workshop Design

If you just wanna buy the STL files for the connectors I’ve designed, there are here:

https://design.alienworkshop.net/3d-printer-files/

I’m happy to answer any more questions about the process, but this should get you started.

[caribis2]

@geek2nurse

Novemeber? That’s gonna be good for a LONG time!

Novemeber is the month between November and December so you can get everything you need done before year end. It’s like Floopuary for the first quarter.

[ca_worth]

what about making a death start?

any way to map photos of it onto something like that?