Ruled surface Oloid knot
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A Sphere Is Created When Two Circles Are Linked Together in Perpendicular Planes. When Two Circles Are Placed Perpendicularly with Their Centers on Each Other, a Three-Dimensional Shape is Formed. This Object Is Known as an Oloid, and It Features a Special Ruled Surface That Intersects the Two Circles to Create a Knot. The Script for Printing the Two Halves of the Oloid Was Adapting from the Wallace Line Blog. The Post Contains Instructions on How to Generate a Ruled Mobius Strip. Based On This Information, an Openscad File Has Been Created to Allow Easy Printing of the Object. For a Proper Printout, Follow These Steps: Layer Thickness: 0.2 mm Nozzle Diameter: 0.5 mm Add a Brim with 6 mm in Width Print the Two Halves Separately Using Black PLA Use a Knife to Trim Each Half's Edges and Then Glue Them Together Afterwards, Use Sandpaper to Smooth Out the Rough Spots Important: Make Sure Your Openscad Software is Updated to at Least Version 2014.12.30 Before You Try Compiling the File. Edit (02/08/15): a new STL file has been added.
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