Parametric Snowflake Ornament

thingiverse

I tried making a parametric design using OpenSCAD and was inspired by this thing on Thingiverse: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1388. To obtain an STL file for use in Skeinforge with my RepStrap, I nearly recreated it in OpenSCAD (although there are some design differences). OpenSCAD lacks a random function and doesn't handle recursion well. The resulting STL is slightly more fragile than desired but serves as a good test for a 3D printer during Christmas. To replicate this, open the file in OpenSCAD, modify variables in the header, export an STL, process it into G-code, and print. Alternatively, you can directly open the provided STL, process it into G-code, and print.