This only includes introductory code. More advanced code coming at a later date (or available upon request)!
At the University of Georgia I spent three semesters exploring 3D printing techniques in topology under Dr. David Gay in the Mathematics Department, in particular, visualizing complex shapes and knots using a MakerBot Replicator 2.
Here's the project page.
My project involved programming, generating, and manipulating variations of the open-book decomposition of the complement of the trefoil knot in Mathematica to create a "3D printed puzzle" made of multiple pieces that hold together via small magnets.
After completing the project and 3D printing the final puzzle, I wrote my undergraduate thesis titled "3D Printing the Trefoil Knot and its Pages" and gave a talk at the 2015 UGA CURO Symposium.
I also took pictures of some of the configurations of the puzzle which can be seen below.
You can download my models from my Thingiverse profile to 3D print for yourself.
- Undergraduate Thesis
- My Thingiverse Profile
- UGA CURO 2015 Symposium Presentation
- UGA CURO 2014 Symposium Presentation
