The Simplest Sphericon

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I'm Not One To Meddle In The Affairs Of Octoprints Waging War Against The Forces Of Sphericons, But Apparently They're Battling To Destroy Their Evil Grip On... THE SPHERICONS! Sphericons Roll Out... Sort Of. Let's Get Down To Business. I Still Need To Glue Together My First Print, Hence No Photos Yet. However, There Are Plenty Of Examples Out There For Me To Learn From. I've Been Following The Lead Of **Maker's Muse**, And Let's Just Say My Prints Look Like They Were Made By A Beginner Compared To His Masterpieces. He Even Went So Far As To Create A Peg System Allowing His Halves To Be Rotated. My Project Is More Of A Hands-On Learning Experience, Hence The SCAD Files Included. The File "Sphericon Half" Should Be Printed In Pairs And Then Glued Together As Needed. I Wouldn't Recommend Using Hot Glue, But Rather Something Like Super Glue For A Stronger Bond With Minimal Thickness Between The Halves. What Would Really Take This To The Next Level Is A Mechanical, Ratcheting Insert Allowing More Complex Sphericon Shapes Like Hexagonal Types To Be Set To Different Rotations. The File "Sphericon Solid" Exists Primarily For Demonstration Purposes, Giving You A Better Understanding Of These One-Sided Polyhedrons. It's Rather Brilliant In Its Simplicity. If You're Feeling Adventurous, Try Printing It As A Single Piece With Support Material, But I Think SLA Printers Get The Most Out Of It. The File "Sphericon Solid" Was An Experiment To See If I Could Save Lines Of Code By Cutting The Original Diamond Shape In Half Using **Meshmixer** And Remeshing The Opening. However, It Ended Up Being Easier To Just Create The Half In **OpenSCAD** And Export It Directly. Remember, The Hull Feature Is Your Friend. Final Note: If My "Code" Looks A Bit Clumsy, It's Because I Actually Made The Shapes Using **BlocksCAD** And Imported Them Into **OpenSCAD** For STL Export. Let's Just Say I'm Not Exactly A Coding Whiz.