Howdy, wonderful people!
I was a math nerd in high school - shocking, I know! And while that was rather a long time ago now, there are certain things that have stuck with me over the years. Most relevant today, is plotting equations! It was all a bit dry back then, understanding what sine waves looked like, or graphing polynomials. But I didn't have a 3D printer back then, of course (imagine how cool I'd have been if I did, though! Right? Right! I'm glad we're on the same page, here).
Anyway, where were we? Oh yes, equations! Those are much more interesting when they can spring into real world existence in the form of curves and twists! I'll look at the interim shape and decide that the top needs to narrow or the middle needs to expand, and then come up with an addition that achieves that without unduly disrupting the rest of the shape. Conceptually, it's less complicated than it sounds, but boy does it lead to some computational complexity! It took several days for OpenSCAD to crunch the numbers and give me the final results!
These models are calculated somewhat differently to the mathematically-described vases I've done in the past. The previous approach has been to try to faithfully recreate a fine-grained profile from equations, but in this one the design starts with a thick slab, then stacks more of those slabs on top, scaling and twisting according very sparse samples of the equations (and performing some trickery to ensure there are no vase-incompatible voids hidden inside!)
Print Description
These are vase mode prints, so set your slicer accordingly!
Print Dimensions
The larger of the two vases occupies 107mm x 107mm on the print bed and is 195mm tall.
Supports Needed?
Not at all! Designed for straightforward printing!
Scalability
These models can be scaled up or down without concern!
Print Orientation
The vases print right-way-up, as you'd expect:
File Location
You'll find the Sleek and Sharp Glitterati Vases at at 588 Glitterati Vases
Link to dropbox post: https://www.patreon.com/posts/31697592
Further Thoughts
Oh, I need to take this approach with hexagons! All the hexagons! Yes, yes, this must happen!
Happy printing!
xoxo
Sven.