Apollonian Cone

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An original OpenSCAD design, this apollonian cone serves as an educational tool to illustrate conic sections. Featuring a basic cone, it reveals a circle through a horizontal slice, an ellipse with a slanted horizontal cut, a hyperbola via a vertical cut, and a parabola upon a slanted vertical slice. Simple yet elegant, this conversation piece boasts inset spaces for text or logo insertion. A zip file containing all SCAD scripts is available, with updated centerpiece files offering material savings and improved stability through added lips. Printed at 5cm height, alternating colors like brown/light brown enhance visual appeal; a great gift idea for math teachers! Many thanks to OpenSCAD tutorial creators for their valuable contributions.