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Playing with Solids of Constant Width

October 1, 2017

Solids of constant with are 3 dimensional forms that have a constant width regardless of their orientation. The simplest one is created from a equilateral triangle and is called a Reuleaux Triangle. Essentially, it is triangle with rounded sides.

By Frédéric MICHEL - travail personnel (my own work), CC BY-SA 3.0, Link

Solid of constant width modeled and rendered in Fusion 360

Solid of constant width modeled and rendered in Fusion 360

For the students, this has been a fun, and brief, inquiry into how CAD software CAM technologies can be used to inquire into mathematical concepts.We've been experimenting with these in class, exploring how we could create solids with different numbers of faces, as well as the applications of this kind of shape in design. The most common example is a rolling system comprised of non-spherical forms (Solids of constant width). 

Files for Downloading:

STL files of shapes

  • 3-sided

  • 5-sided

  • 7-sided

File on Autodesk A360 (you can download the Fusion 360 data files here)

 

 

 

In Design, Inquiry Tags 3D Printer, Fusion 360, Geometry
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