Oloid
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Oloid

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Platform
MakerWorld
Price
Free
License
CC-BY-SA
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STLSCAD
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Description

An oloid is a geometric shape discovered by Paul Schatz in 1929, formed by connecting two circular disks at right angles through their edges. It's fascinating because of its unique rolling motion, which combines a wobble and a smooth roll that is both satisfying and mesmerizing to watch. The oloid rolls in such a way that every point on its surface touches the ground at some point during its motion, making it a space-filling shape. Its construction from two circles and its ability to roll smoothly make it a subject of interest in both mathematics and art. This combination of simplicity in design and complexity in movement highlights the elegance of geometric principles in motion.

Outer Dimensions: ~5cm tall

There is even an interesting song about oloids!

Guides and print profiles

Print profiles and steps

Supports enabled, 40% infill, fast

0.2mm layer, 2 walls, 5% infill

VASE MODE, NO SUPPORTS, 0.2mm layer, 1 walls, 0% infill Made out of curiosity, still able to roll just by blowing on it

A1 Mini Version // 0.24mm layer // 3 walls

80% infill, generic PLA silk, textured plate, brim only

170% Bigger , 4 walls, 30% infill

Thickened Wall Spiral Vase - Oloid (PLA, 0.4mm Nozzle) Thickened walls = consistent extrusion throughout the spiral. No more gaps or dropouts.  I used Bambulab PLA Matte, however any decent quality pla will work. The standard thin-wall spiral vase profiles fail on oloids because the nozzle can't keep up with the geometry. Thicker walls solve that. The result is clean spiral lines and an oloid that works like it should.

0.6mm nozzle, 0.3mm layer, 3 walls, 40% infill Impreso con boquilla 0.6 y PLA Geeetech Negro.

Lateral Supports 0.2mm layer, 3 walls, 40% infill Ho avuto parecchie difficoltà a stampare questo modello con la mia a1 mini perché continuava a cadere di lato. Ho aggiunto dei supporti che dovrebbero risolvere questo problema.

0.2mm layer, 3 walls, 0% infill

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