Customizeable Fractal Snowflakes

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This is my entry for the #BlocksCADSnowflake Challenge and was created using BlocksCAD (https://www.blockscad3d.com/). Create your own unique snowflake by customizing this model! No two snowflakes are alike. The snowflake is based on a simple fractal design with up to 3 branches. It can be controlled using the 12 variables declared at the beginning of the code. You can either use the BlocksCAD website and import the Customizeable_Fractal_Snowflakes.xml there or import the Customizeable_Fractal_Snowflakes.scad file into OpenSCAD. The variables are: - Overall_Thickness: The height of the snowflake in z-direction - Primary_Branches_Amount: The amount of primary branches that circle around the center. Very large values can cause a slow rendering due to the fractal design. - Primary_Branches_Length: The length of the primary branches from the origin - Primary_Branches_Thickness: The width of the primary branches - Secondary_Branches_Distance: The distance between two secondary branches. Low values can cause the branches to overlap. - Secondary_Branches_Angle: The angle between the secondary branches and perpendicular to the corresponding primary branch. 0° means the primary and secondary branches are perpendicular. - Secondary_Branches_Thickness: The width of the secondary branches - Secondary_Branches_Length_Scale: The default length of the secondary branches is their distance from the origin. This scale factor is applied to that. - Tertiary_Branches_Distance: The distance between two tertiary branches - Tertiary_Branches_Angle: The angle between the tertiary branches and perpendicular to the corresponding secondary branch. 0° means the secondary and tertiary branches are perpendicular. - Tertiary_Branches_Thickness: The width of the tertiary branches - Tertiary_Branches_Length_Scale: The default length of the tertiary branches is their distance from their secondary branch. This scale factor is applied to that. There are no restrictions on the parameters. The sky is the limit. If you don't want secondary or tertiary branches to be generated, simply set the corresponding scale factor to 0.