Parametric Octaedron Vase

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This is a highly customisable octahedron. You can utilise the customiser to stack them up as desired. I find that shape intriguing, it's surprisingly difficult to visualise. You can transform it into a vase or any other design you like! It's written in OpenScad code. Please share your prints so I can see what you've done. Print Settings Rafts: No Supports: Yes Resolution: 0.3 Infill: No Notes: To achieve a beautiful pot from this shape, set the infill to 0, the bottom layers to 2 and use the spiralise feature. How I Created This Here is the OpenScad code you can copy and paste: //Octahedron Generator by David_LG 03/02/2017 // this isn't a precise model, but it seems suitable for 3D printing purposes Diameter=100; // Diameter of the circumscribed circle Total_Height=200; // Total Height Number_of_octahedrons=3; // Total number of octahedrons to stack up Height=Total_Height/Number_of_octahedrons; for(i=[0:Number_of_octahedrons-1]){ rotate([0,0,60*i])translate([0,0,Height*i])hull(){ cylinder(r=Diameter/2,h=.0001, $fn=3); rotate([0,0,60])translate([0,0,Height])cylinder(r=Diameter/2,h=.0001, $fn=3); } }