Golden Spiral Snowflake

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Golden Snowflake created using logarithmic spirals. This intricate design is built from numerous cylinders that are incrementally moved along a curve defined by equations discovered on Wikipedia. The specific curve used is the golden spiral, which can be found at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_spiral. The second polar equation, r = a exp(b theta), was utilized to generate this design. By looping over theta and solving for numerous r's, x and y coordinates were calculated using the equations x = r cos(theta) and y = r sin(theta). While BlocksCAD may not currently support such complex designs, incorporating an extrusion tool that allows users to create 3D shapes from paths defined by equations would be a valuable addition.