Woven Dodecahedron

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Exploring various perspectives of major polyhedra, one can conceive them as inscribed in spheres or within each other, or even self-referential objects. In art school, I studied the dodecahedron by examining opposing pentagons and created sculptures based on their spatial twists. This piece results from that investigation, featuring interwoven spirals between midpoints of opposite faces on a dodecahedron, giving rise to a truncated dodecahedron with pentagonal and triangular faces. Printed on a Replicator 2 at .3mm layer height, there are some undercuts causing stringy artifacts; however, the final print quality is satisfactory for its raw appearance. The piece's imperfections provide a more naturalistic touch. MakerWare, using MiracleGrue, requires time to slice but then prints quickly. The foot detaches easily after printing since it connects only by a small amount of material. Support experimentation is possible, though it might result in a messy print.