CAD a D12

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CAD a D12

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The goal of this instructable is to CAD a D12 (dodecahedron) with only 1 parameter


Link to my object

Supplies

CAD Software, I use OnShape as it is free

Inscribed Pentagon

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  1. Make an inscribed pentagon on the "Top" plane
  2. Make a point of the pentagon be connected to the "Right" plane
  3. Add your one dimension to say how big the circle is
  4. Add a construction line from the constrained point down along the "Right" plane
  5. Make the construction line be equal (same length as) the side of the pentagon
  6. Add a construction line from the bottom of the pentagon to the outside of the construction circle

Find the Center

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  1. Make a construction line the height of the pentagon
  2. Make a construction circle from the base of the pentagon to the top of the pentagon
  3. Make a construction circle from the top of the pentagon to end of the construction line representing the length of a side
  4. Make a rough hexagon
  5. Start from the outside of the large construction circle
  6. Go to the construction line used for the height of the triangle
  7. Then go to the edge of the small construction circle
  8. Constrain the hexagon's length
  9. 4 off the sides are the same length as the height of the hexagon
  10. The other two are the length of the side of the hexagon
  11. Make opposite sides of the hexagon the same length
  12. Long > Long > Short > Long > Long > Short
  13. Make opposite sides of the hexagon parallel to each other
  14. Add construction across the hexagon using the short lines to make a rectangle
  15. Constrain the crossing lines to be perpendicular to the short lines
  16. Add a construction line through across the hexagon, connecting the points where to long lines meet
  17. Add a point at the midpoint of this line
  18. This will be the center of the object
  19. Constrain the midpoint to be in plane with the center point of the pentagon

Loft to the Center

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  1. Loft the pentagon down to the center point found

Rotate and Mirror

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  1. Rotate the object 3x evenly around various edges until there is a full D12 shape

Boolean Merge

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  1. Merge all of the parts together

Finish!

D12.PNG

You now have a "blank" D12!


Feel free to add numbers to it or whatever else you want!