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dodecahedron

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// Hollow Dodecahedron
// A regular dodecahedron or pentagonal dodecahedron is a dodecahedron composed of regular pentagonal faces, three meeting at each vertex. This example shows constructing the individual faces of the dodecahedron and extruding inwards.
// Set units
@settings(defaultLengthUnit = in)
// Input parameters
// circumscribed radius
circR = 25
// Calculated parameters
// thickness of the dodecahedron
wallThickness = circR * 0.2
// angle between faces in radians
dihedral = acos(-(sqrt(5) / 5))
// inscribed radius
inscR = circR / 15 * sqrt(75 + 30 * sqrt(5))
// pentagon edge length
edgeL = 4 * circR / (sqrt(3) * (1 + sqrt(5)))
// pentagon radius
pentR = edgeL / 2 / sin(toRadians(36))
// Define a plane for the bottom angled face
plane = {
plane = {
origin = [
-inscR * cos(toRadians(toDegrees(dihedral) - 90)),
0,
inscR - (inscR * sin(toRadians(toDegrees(dihedral) - 90)))
],
xAxis = [cos(dihedral), 0.0, sin(dihedral)],
yAxis = [0, 1, 0],
zAxis = [sin(dihedral), 0, -cos(dihedral)]
}
}
// Create a regular pentagon inscribed in a circle of radius pentR
bottomFace = startSketchOn('XY')
|> polygon({
radius = pentR,
numSides = 5,
center = [0, 0],
inscribed = true
}, %)
bottomSideFace = startSketchOn(plane)
|> polygon({
radius = pentR,
numSides = 5,
center = [0, 0],
inscribed = true
}, %)
// Extrude the faces in each plane
bottom = extrude(bottomFace, length = wallThickness)
bottomSide = extrude(bottomSideFace, length = wallThickness)
// Pattern the sides so we have a full dodecahedron
bottomBowl = patternCircular3d(
bottomSide,
instances = 5,
axis = [0, 0, 1],
center = [0, 0, 0],
arcDegrees = 360,
rotateDuplicates = true
)
// pattern the bottom to create the top face
patternCircular3d(
bottom,
instances = 2,
axis = [0, 1, 0],
center = [0, 0, inscR],
arcDegrees = 360,
rotateDuplicates = true
)
// pattern the bottom angled faces to create the top
patternCircular3d(
bottomBowl,
instances = 2,
axis = [0, 1, 0],
center = [0, 0, inscR],
arcDegrees = 360,
rotateDuplicates = true
)