Fidget Star

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Open, close, repeat. One way it's a box and the other way it's a star. Then a box. Then a star. Repeat the repeat. <a href="http://mathgrrl.com/hacktastic/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/fidget_star_slow2.gif"><img src="http://mathgrrl.com/hacktastic/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/fidget_star_slow2.gif" title="source: mathgrrl.com/hacktastic" /></a> This hinged print-in-place model is a remix of the [Fidget Cube](http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:230139). It 3D prints fully assembled, in one piece, folded up! A snub version is also included for those who like the old school fidget. For the design geeks: Thanks to Greg Knapp, who used Blender to fold up the original Fidget Cube model and print it as a closed cube. His YouTube video inspired me to do the same thing in OpenSCAD code so that the Fidget Cube could be printed as a closed cube. The remix gave me the opportunity to make the snub side of the fidget a more interesting star shape. For the math geeks: The "star" is a [stellated rhombic dodecahedron](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_stellation_of_rhombic_dodecahedron), and this model makes up half of a [Yoshimoto cube](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoshimoto_Cube). UPDATE: [@David_Mussaffi](http://www.thingiverse.com/David_Mussaffi/about) made a great video of a Fidget Star 3D printing in the closed position, check it out! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGq2zIDUaYg UPDATE: [@MosaicManufacturing](http://www.thingiverse.com/MosaicManufacturing/about) has made a fantastic [Multi-Color Fidget Star](http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2057912) and printed it with their cool [Palette](https://www.mosaicmanufacturing.com/) color-enabling 3D printer attachment! ===== #####Twitter: [twitter.com/mathgrrl](https://twitter.com/mathgrrl) #####Hacktastic blog: [www.mathgrrl.com/hacktastic](http://www.mathgrrl.com/hacktastic) #####Shapeways geekhaus store: [www.shapeways.com/shops/mathgrrl](https://www.shapeways.com/shops/mathgrrl) *This design and all associated pictures and files are licensed under the [Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/) license. If you want to use designs, images, or files outside of the terms of this license, please email <request@mathgrrl.com>.*