CAD a D20

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CAD a D20

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The goal of this instructable is to CAD a D20 (icosahedron) with only 1 parameter


Link to my object

Supplies

CAD Software, I use OnShape as it is free

Inscribed Pentagon

InscribedPentagon.PNG
  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 Top

TopOfD20.PNG
  1. Make a construction circle from the top of the pentagon to the end of the construction line
  2. Draw a construction line up from the center point of the pentagon to the circle

Find the Center of the Object

MiddleOfD20.PNG
  1. Make a construction circle from the outside of the pentagon's construction circle to the top of the D20
  2. Make a construction line from the outside of the pentagon's construction circle to the construction circle you just drew
  3. Force that line to be "vertical"
  4. Create a construction line from the midpoint of the last line towards the middle of the D20
  5. Constrain the end of this line to be under the top of the D20

Loft the Pentagon

LoftD20Up.PNG
LoftD20Down.PNG
  1. Loft the pentagon up to the top point found
  2. Loft the pentagon down to the bottom point found

Rotate and Mirror the Shape

Rotate5times.PNG
MirrorD20ToFillHole.PNG
  1. Rotate the object 5x evenly around one of the edges on the "bottom" of the shape
  2. Mirror the object about the face of the shape to fill the resulting hole

Boolean Merge

D20BooleanUnion.PNG
  1. Merge together all of the parts to make a single part

Finish!

d20.PNG

You now have a "blank" D20!


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