Parametric Easy-Print D20

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Parametric Easy-Print D20

Published at 2024-05-02
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HalfwitTomfoolery

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Description

Finally, a D20 you can print with reasonable quality without support material! This model is fully parametric and can be generated/changed using OpenSCAD. Parameters that can be changed include: * Diameter * Corner/edge rounding * Font * Depth of lettering * Font size * Bolding * Smoothness * Ordering of numbers * Numbering style (Arabic numbers, Roman numerals, Braille, etc.) It's all documented in the OpenSCAD file. The STL file is generated from those initial parameters and is sized at a 6" diameter - feel free to scale to whatever size you want. As for the text, most D20 models out there have text which is inset perpendicular to the die's faces. However, this creates unsupported overhangs which make them difficult and/or impossible to print without support material. Most open source CAD programs do not have the ability to bevel text without a lot of manual tweaking of edge bevel insetting. This model hacks around that by using progressively inset/outset stepping, which means that its text is far easier to print by simulating a proper bevel. And because it's done fully parametrically using OpenSCAD, you can easily change the font, numbering type (Roman numerals, etc.), or other parameters without messing up your edge bevel distances and having to manually rebevel. This was designed after getting a request for a novelty 6" D20. After looking around other D20 models and realizing how difficult it would be to print them without support, this was the inevitable conclusion. Please pardon the code quality - this was whipped up in a matter of a few hours. Update April-May 2017: By request, I'm working on other dice. I'll post links here as I complete them: * Parametric Easy-Print D6 * Parametric Easy-Print D8

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ceilingninja
ceilingninja
over 5 years
Changing the number order to 11.19.12.1.17.3.7.13.15.5.16.6.8.14.18.4.20.9.2.10 will create numerically balanced dice as per what is made by The Dice Lab and explained in this paper: http://www2.oberlin.edu/math/faculty/bosch/nbd.pdf Each vertex has a total of 52 or 53, resulting in dice that don't have a high or low side. Thanks for the design, i have been having a lot of fun with it.
HalfwitTomfoolery
HalfwitTomfoolery
almost 8 years
Parametric Easy-Print D8: https://www.youmagine.com/designs/parametric-easy-print-d8
HalfwitTomfoolery
HalfwitTomfoolery
almost 8 years
Parametric Easy-Print D6: https://www.youmagine.com/designs/parametric-easy-print-d6
WisemanFair
WisemanFair
almost 8 years
Thanks, I'm having a hard time finding a full set of Parametric gaming dice STLs and most other dice designs have floating overhangs during the print process that cannot be supported because the dice are too small at standard issue gaming size (18 to 23mm). Your beveled style is amazing since it takes away that concern.
HalfwitTomfoolery
HalfwitTomfoolery
almost 8 years
Sure thing. I don't like to post designs without having a picture of the printed part, but give me a few days and I'll see what I can do.
WisemanFair
WisemanFair
almost 8 years
Could you possibly make a Parametric Easy Print version of the d4, d6, d8, d10, d12, and d% ? This d20 print is awesome and I must have the full set. Please and Thank you!!!

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