Snowflake Globe

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The Snowflake Globe is an intricately crafted sphere created from delicate snowflakes, carefully arranged to form a breathtaking whole. By employing a combination of translation, mirroring, and rotation techniques within loops, the design takes shape. Projected onto the surface of a sphere, my custom-designed snowflake undergoes a mesmerizing rotation, revealing its unique facets on each face of an icosahedron. The result is a visually striking display featuring twenty hexagonal snowflakes and twelve pentagonal spaces between them. This intricate design was brought to life in BlocksCAD, a cutting-edge software that enabled the creation of this marvel. The final product was expertly printed at Western Washington University using a Flashforge Creator Pro, thanks to the generous assistance of Reza Afshari, who kindly provided access to his office's printing facilities.