Folding Origami Flasher Hexagon with Living Hinges

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Follow us at [@byucmr](https://www.instagram.com/byucmr/) on Instagram or learn more about compliant mechanisms by visiting the website for [BYU Compliant Mechanisms Research (CMR)](https://compliantmechanisms.byu.edu/). This is a 3D-printable flasher pattern based on the work of Shannon Zirbel, Robert Lang, and several others. It demonstrates the ability of the flasher pattern to go from a flat state to a much more compact, folded state, all while moving with a single degree of freedom. <h2>Print Instructions</h2> This model is best printed in PLA, or some other similarly flexible material. <b><i>The model, at its current scaling, is intended to be printed with two 0.1mm layers as the base.</i></b> This ensures that all folds have something close to two orthogonal layers of filament on which to bend (printing with a single 0.2mm thick bottom layer will mean that at least two of the hinges will break very easily. See [this post](https://www.hubs.com/knowledge-base/how-design-living-hinges-3d-printing/) for a tutorial on how to make your own living hinges). [Here](https://help.prusa3d.com/article/modifiers_1767?_gl=1*1cosclm*_ga*NDM1MzMzMTEuMTY5MDMyMjcyNw..*_ga_3HK7B7RT5V*MTY5MDM5MTY5MS40LjAuMTY5MDM5MTY5MS4wLjAuMA..#_ga=2.31257535.1018801412.1690322727-43533311.1690322727) is a tutorial on how to modify individual layer heights in PrusaSlicer. You're welcome to experiment with printing the first two layers out of a more flexible material, and then printing the remaining layers with something stiffer. PLA worked fine for the three demos we made.