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Re: :It is always fine if one can combine two or more hobbys

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Raymond West
Sun, Feb 12, 2023 1:50 PM

Make a sphere of external diameter, then difference the sphere of
internal diameter, and then the differences of the extruded spaces
around your flat pattern, rotating as required. You will most likely
have to manually adjust the edges, scale, etc. to avoid hard steps when
trying to align the individual shapes, but it depend on the patter you
are trying to wrap.

For centuries, cartographers have struggled with representing a pattern
on a sphere onto a flat plain, so you'll have to compromise. You may be
able to use some more automatic positioning/scaling whatever, but
probably not.

I've attached the start of a sort of example.

On 12/02/2023 08:30, Karl Exler wrote:

So, in the last time, beside 3D-printing a learned a lot about
WLED-project. And here is a new idea.
If I can manage to get a pattern like in the attachment (lets assume
5x5cm) in a SVG file.

How could I manage to create a sphere from it? In OpenScad of course.
Thanks a lot
Karl


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Make a sphere of external diameter, then difference the sphere of internal diameter, and then the differences of the extruded spaces around your flat pattern, rotating as required. You will most likely have to manually adjust the edges, scale, etc. to avoid hard steps when trying to align the individual shapes, but it depend on the patter you are trying to wrap. For centuries, cartographers have struggled with representing a pattern on a sphere onto a flat plain, so you'll have to compromise. You may be able to use some more automatic positioning/scaling whatever, but probably not. I've attached the start of a sort of example. On 12/02/2023 08:30, Karl Exler wrote: > So, in the last time, beside 3D-printing a learned a lot about > WLED-project. And here is a new idea. > If I can manage to get a pattern like in the attachment (lets assume > 5x5cm) in a SVG file. > > How could I manage to create a sphere from it? In OpenScad of course. > Thanks a lot > Karl > > > _______________________________________________ > OpenSCAD mailing list > To unsubscribe send an email to discuss-leave@lists.openscad.org