Daily Printable Equation Collection 3D Printer Model

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Summary

This thing collects together all of my printable equations (see http://www.thingiverse.com/tag:Daily_Equation). For more detail and photos of each equation, see individual things. To just see each new equation as I post it, put a watch this thing.
I've always been interested in different ways to visualize and explore data. I thought it would be cool to try to print 3d representations of equations. The graphing libraries I could find weren't flexible enough for what I needed, so I wrote a Python program to take an equation and plot it in Openscad using the polygon command. The 3d equation is mounted on a stand that also displays the text form of the equation (write.scad used for text).
I'm going to post one equation per day until get bored or people lose interest. If there's a particular equation you'd like to see, leave a comment and I'll give it a shot.
Day 1 - y = asin(bx)
(http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:227223)
Day 2 - x^(2/3) + y^(2/3) = a
(http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:228112)
Day 3 - Spiral r = atheta
(http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:228425)
Day 4 - Normal Distribution y = e^(-x^2/2) / (2pi)^0.5
(http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:230906)
Day 5 - Fermat's Spiral r = +/- theta^0.5
(http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:231587)
Day 6 - |x + y| = a
(http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:232332)
Day 7 - |x^(5/3) + y^(5/3)| = a
(http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:232990)
Day 8 - Circle - x^2 + y^2 = a
(http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:233659)
Day 9 - x^20 + y^20 = a
(http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:234465)
Day 10 - Sinc Function - y = a
sin(bx)/(bx)
(http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:235141)
Day 11 - y = sin(cos(x/7)+sin(x))x
(http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:236050)
Day 12 - Ellipse - x^2/a + y^2/b = 1
(http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:237496)
Day 13 - Line - y = m
x + b
(http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:238243)
Day 14 - Parabola - y = ax^2
(http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:238911)
Day 15 - y = a
x^3
(http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:240435)
Technical Note:

  • To thickness in the y-direction is created by plotting a second curve whose points are a constant distance in the direction perpendicular to the tangent of the first curve. This can create artifacts at regions of rapidly changing slope. However, the lower or inner curve is always correct.
ax_2_plus_bx.stl 867.9KB
ax_3_plus_bx_2.stl 988.3KB
Day_12_-_Elipse.stl 1.5MB
Day_1_-_asinbx.stl 972.1KB
Day_2_-_astroid.stl 538.8KB
Day_3_-_a_theta.stl 2.2MB
Day_4_-_Normal_distribution.stl 650.4KB
Day_5_-_fermats_spiral.stl 1.5MB
Day_6_-_diamond.stl 382.7KB
Day_7_-_x53_y53_a.stl 344.2KB
Day_8_-_Circle.stl 498.7KB
Day_9_-_x20_y20_a.stl 114.7KB
sin_pix_div_pix_2.stl 203.4KB
sin_sinx_7_cosx_x.stl 315.9KB
x.stl 279.1KB
x_2.stl 835.0KB
x_3.stl 857.1KB