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Spiral Space Station Rib
by mikelepage
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This rib was developed in response to the NASA Space Apps 2016 Origami challenge, and its purpose is best explained by watching these videos:
https://youtu.be/pqe6EsOi_I4
https://youtu.be/eXwAYMj823s
One thing to be aware of when printing these is that each rib in sequence is intended to be a slightly different size. The model included is too large for normal 3D printers but I would suggest scaling down to 1:35. Each rib is scaled by a factor of 1.023% over/under the adjacent rib (place
https://youtu.be/pqe6EsOi_I4
https://youtu.be/eXwAYMj823s
One thing to be aware of when printing these is that each rib in sequence is intended to be a slightly different size. The model included is too large for normal 3D printers but I would suggest scaling down to 1:35. Each rib is scaled by a factor of 1.023% over/under the adjacent rib (place
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