Hylozoic Dodecahedron  

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Computer files based on this continuing work-study are provided below, cost free for personal use. A print shop service did produce pretty good print alignment for inside and outside of this dodecahedron , printed on 2X letter card stock, (11” X 17” sheet which equals about 279mm X 432mm whereas any similar size can be printed to fit any sheet.) It was then roughly cut with scissors and blade. A computer-controlled cutting-machine-service was not found locally, but reasonably priced, manually-operated  circle cutters might be tried on the card stock for smoother cutting.


  
This rendition provided some physical testing and possible preference could result. The current models could be sent to print shops for evaluation and economical prints.
2d  Alighted Printing From JPGS:
Twice the letter size images are provided below for printing. Use the displayed jpgs for printing. (Card stock is recommended and the print shop aligned both sides adequately).

Note that tiny dots appear at circle centers, in full sized display of these images and full sized prints, to center a circle cutter device. Use of scissors was adequate in several trials.
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Given serious interest, a variety of 3d file formats can be found on the PDF link. The commercial world does adjust formats occasionally.


Sharing 3d files between users of different hardware and software versions has often needed individual adaptions by users, for their personal system. This is considered normal in the 3d app world. 


If a large projection display of some kind makes sense, one model might function for VR effect, depending on arrangements made.




A 3d physical printing file was modeled, (which opened in Rhino 7 as a test of transferability, meaning that a 3d print shop might print it for a customer). It has recessed labels on the solid dodecahedron shell and is an elaborate test idea to try out knobbed versions. The efficacy and desirability of anything more than paper prints is perhaps a personal choice.  




Several 3d CAD formats are available by request, through email. Based on decades of following forum discussions, 3d formats may need tweaking between brands of 3d software, while this is always possible, given commitments to it.


All 3d app work here was done in formZ 10 and with Rhino 7 used only for checking export compatibility of 3d files, again, because 3d conventions are not always 100% compliant from brand to brand, (and may need adjustments).

12 EssentialQualities-in-out-VRML.wrl , a 402 kB format is available by email. It is an almost abandoned 3d format of the early 3d-modeling era, intended for simply generic, 3d-navigational viewing of 3d files. Small, generic computer files are generally the most transferable ones, without compatibility issues, (which are common in the 3d modeling world, because of software evolution).

International language versions are under consideration if collaboration is offered, and if time permits.

©Bo Atkinson    Last Updates: May 2025 . All works are based on continued studies and on hypothetical understandings.