Loaded Dice

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The weighted dice model now favors outcomes 6, 5 and 4 in that order. It's essential to pause the print just past halfway through the cavity so you can embed your weight securely. I used a 5/16" steel ball bearing held in place by a drop of white glue to prevent rattling issues. You can adjust the 'loaded' factor by modifying your infill percentage. At 100% you might not notice much difference, but at 20% it seems to work more effectively. However, it's unlikely that it will land on what you want every time, and if it did, no one would believe it wasn't a loaded die. Given the nozzle's 45-degree angle, it's impossible to fill in the area right next to a ball bearing when printing in the half-made cavity, which is why the partial cone shape appears near the equator. Due to its size and shape, the opposite corner won't work as well for favoring 1s. Instead, I've added custom models with infill tailored to favor high or low numbers. Print these at 100% infill to achieve the best results, although I'm not convinced they work as well as a die with an embedded metal weight. The weighted dice model was created using Blender. If you want to adjust the weights, look for the negative infill boxes on the fourth layer. FILES: LoadedDie - Weighted die with cavity for ball bearing LoadedDie2_1 - Custom infill die favoring low numbers LoadedDie2_6 - Custom infill die favoring high numbers