Bisymmetric Hendecahedron

thingiverse

Saturday's rainy weather doesn't stop productive minds! After sharing about SuperShape, user mattmoses led me to a fascinating site displaying unique space-filling polyhedra: http://www.steelpillow.com/polyhedra/five_sf/five.htm. The first and easily pronounceable model caught my attention; it's a self-dual polyhedron with 11 vertices and faces, similar to my favorite tetrahedron. To create this intriguing shape, I translated the cartesian coordinates from the website into faces and edges. Enhancing the edge selection for better wireframe rendering is an easy revision idea. The captivating aspect? This polyhedron is stackable! With a bit of stickiness on the faces, you can fill spaces just like Legos, but with a more intriguing shape. Now, follow these steps: download the .scad files, examine the test file, print your versions, and give your young ones more engaging building blocks. Rejoice in the fun and learning ahead!