Simple Holiday Ornaments

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Here are four small, easy to print ornaments that can be printed without support and require little material. They are made from epicycloids with one to four cusps - check out the epicycloid examples at Wikipedia labeled k = 1, 2, 3 or 4: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epicycloid Ornament 1 is made from six copies of an epicycloid with a single cusp. Ornaments 2 through 4 all contain four pieces of ornament 1. Ornament 2 contains two epicycloids with two cusps, ornament 3 contains two epicycloids with three cusps, and ornament 4 contains two epicycloids with four cusps. The openSCAD code includes additional comments. Printer Settings Printer Brand: MakerBot Printer: MakerBot Replicator (5th Generation) Rafts: Yes Supports: No Resolution: 0.3 mm