Line Growth Coasters

prusaprinters

<p>Generative algorithms are fascinating, and differential line growth is no different.&nbsp;<br><br>These coasters are procedurally generated using Houdini. If you want to know a bit more about this you can find my inspiration <a href="https://inconvergent.net/generative/differential-line/">here</a>, and you can see the algorithm in action in an animated GIF <a href="https://imgur.com/a/BESMLbw">here</a>.</p><p>They are quite mesmerizing to watch as they print, since the top is a single connected line.</p><p>There are a few versions included:</p><ul><li>You'll find <strong>circular</strong>/<strong>hex </strong>versions of all the variations. This is the shape of the coaster (circle/hexagon)</li><li>There are two different thicknesses: <strong>regular </strong>and <strong>thick</strong>. Regular is 2.6mm high and thick is around 4mm, a bit too thick for a coaster in my opinion but may be useful for some.</li><li><strong>Singleline </strong>versions are 1.8mm thick and the line ornament is a single layer thick. They're the copper/marble ones in my pictures, designed for extra contrast between colors.</li></ul><p>They're designed to print at 0.45mm extrusion width, 0.2mm layer height, and it's quite important to disable Fill Gaps on the slicer settings. You can always use my pre-sliced .3mf files that already have a color change setup and all the necessary settings.</p>