Customizable Triple Letter Blocks Illusion

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These are letter blocks that are each shaped like three different letters when viewed from three orthogonal viewpoints. The technical name for this type of thing is a 3-dimensional ambigram. Using the customizer There is a customizer which you can use to create your own models with words of your choosing. You can use UPPERCASE letters, numbers, a space character, or any of the special characters: $&<>*+@/\/♥♠♦♣♪♫♀♂←→π. THERE IS A NEWER IMPROVED VERSION THAT HAS A MUCH GREATER CHANCE OF MAKING VIABLE BLOCKS FOR ALL WORDS. THE CUSTOMIZER PRODUCES SEPARATE STLs FOR EACH PART (LETTER BLOCKS, BASE, FLAT CHARACTERS) AS WELL AS AN STL WITH ALL PARTS. This is a remix of my Customizable Dual Letter Blocks Illusion which produces viable blocks for all pairs of letters / numbers / special characters. 2019-04-08 V2.1: Added the capability to add small flat characters to the base. Also now produces separate STLs for each part (letter blocks, base, flat characters) as well as an STL with all parts. I've included a few generic models which I found had viable word combinations: the "GOOD LUCK GRAD" model might make a good graduation gift, the "I♥U MOM" (or "I♥U MUM") model might make a good gift for Mother's Day (or any other day), and the "GOOD LUCK BABE" model or "GOOD LUCK DUDE" model can be used to send your sweetheart or a friend a good luck wish. Note that there are two versions of the "I♥U MOM" and "I♥U MUM" models. To make it easier to print, MotoRider42HC created a remix of the "I♥U MOM" model by extending the back part of the U/M block so that it rests on the base. Unless you have soluble supports, you probably want to print the letter blocks separate from the base anyway so this shouldn't be an issue. The "GEB" model is inspired by the cover art for the book "Gödel, Escher, Bach: an Eternal Golden Braid" by Douglas Hofstadter, which is where I first saw a triple letter block 40 years ago and which is the inspiration for this creation. The "GEB" letters are so compatible that all 12 permutations produce recognizable, viable blocks, although a couple of the blocks have an unnecessary floating bit which could easily be removed if you wanted to print them. I've also included the "TRIPLE" model which is representative of a model where all three words are the same. Any word made of only the letters "BEFHIKLOPRTUWXZ" (model with all those letters also included) can be made into a model like this. The triple O and triple U are viable but by default would be floating in the air, so they're shifted down onto the base.