OGEL Designs for Competition

myminifactory

THIS IS A BRAND NEW DESIGN CREATED EXCLUSIVELY FOR THIS COMPETITION. All these pieces have been carefully printed, measured, and thoroughly checked against the other items in the set. UPDATE - - 30 Oct 2019 A brand new baseplate measuring 17x17 has been added. It can be cleverly combined with other pieces to create larger sizes. The complete collection now boasts an impressive 34 unique items. UPDATE - - 22 Oct 2019 OGEL EDOBA Four types and sizes of arches, along with their corresponding lintels, have been thoughtfully added to the set. The total number of items has increased to 33 – consisting of the original 25, plus these 8 new additions. The objects in this collection have been renamed "OGLE EBODA" because they bear a striking resemblance to the famous Southwestern desert building materials, made from light brown-colored sand. ORIGINAL - - 8 Oct 2019 OGELs The initial set of bricks and blocks for MiniFactory #BeyondTheBrick competition has been carefully crafted. The name "OGEL" was suggested by their descriptive materials as a tribute to creating a substitute for the ubiquitous toy brick. Textured walls. Tall rounded connectors. Sculpted corners. Holes for reinforcement/rods. Holes for flags or peg-legged pirates or such like have all been included in this set. This collection currently comprises 25 different items, and more may be added if readers and likers request them. Six items include basic construction units in three different sizes – using the standard 1:2 ratio and their 1:1 half pieces: 10x20mm, 20x40mm, and 20x40mm tall. Five items consist of odd-size pieces of various types, typically extra-long. Six items feature 45-degree angle pieces in three sizes and left and right configurations. Eight items are decorative flat-top caps for tops of walls, available in sizes to cover any of the above pieces. All designs have been created using Tinkercad and its native tools. No external libraries, remixes, or complexities were used. This approach aimed to make things simple and foolproof. PHILOSOPHY One could invent a new construction method using hoops, loops, sticks, beads, or whatever. But experience has shown that there is nothing more universal than blocks and rectanguloids of various sorts. My entry seeks to push this envelope. Yes, these are just more "bricks" but they are better and sturdier in many ways. They would be relatively difficult to mass produce, but are easy for filament printers. Thus we can have a super public-domain toy that we can use freely. Lose some or break one? Print more. Trying to build something just a little bigger than a "standard set" can handle? Print some more.