[HN Gopher] A website to make 3D geometry shapes out of paper ___________________________________________________________________ A website to make 3D geometry shapes out of paper Author : bilinualcom Score : 63 points Date : 2020-08-08 12:57 UTC (10 hours ago) (HTM) web link (felixboiii.github.io) (TXT) w3m dump (felixboiii.github.io) | emj wrote: | I did this for a bathymetric map, but I it was hard to get the | resolution I wanted, I used a laser cutter that was too small, so | someone just exported the model and showed me it in AR which | actually was a better experience. So this works well for small | projects, but it gets insanely work intensive to do for larger | projects. | cogburnd02 wrote: | There's a 3D graphing application for TI-83+ series calculators | [1] and an easter egg was that it could plot the head of a duck. | [2] (it had the equations for the surfaces in the code somewhere, | presumably.) | | The first thing that came to my mind when I saw that you can | upload an equation on this site is, 'I wonder what the equation | is for a duck?' | | [1] https://www.detachedsolutions.com/graph3/ | | [2] https://www.detachedsolutions.com/features/graph3-3.gif | vivekseth wrote: | This is super cool! One suggestion I have is to try to optimize | the arrangement of the cut-outs to use the paper more | efficiently. In some cases I think up to 2x the cut-outs could | fit on a page. | | You may also want to consider trying to arrange the cut-outs so | that the flat edge aligns with the flat edge of the page. Might | result in less cutting for the user. | loxtank wrote: | Nice! This reminded me of when a friend showed me his collection | of early 20th century paper theatre dioramas. Fascinating stuff. | | I think I'll try to create an actual set-design using the | generator/plotter. | | Thanks for sharing this! | wilhil wrote: | So... can anyone convert the Batman Equation to a format this | site understands?! | johndough wrote: | I am guessing you are talking about | https://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=batman+insignia which is | a 2D silhouette, but this website is for 3D geometry, so I am | not sure what the goal is here. | shagie wrote: | This reminds me of Graphica Obscura - Paper and Plotter: A 3D | Surface (1977). http://graficaobscura.com/surf/index.html ___________________________________________________________________ (page generated 2020-08-08 23:00 UTC)