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Hexonic swivels
- The hexonic swivel has one cone shaped hub made from |
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six (IT) isosceles
triangles (colored green below) and one flat, hexagonal |
shaped hub made from six
(ST) small triangles (colored yellow below). These |
hubs are joined together
by six (RT) right triangles (colored purple below). Two |
of these swivels can be
used together to act like a joint for arms or legs like the |
examples shown here which
use a central hexagonal drum for the body. |
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Figure
315 Hexonic swivel |
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Sqonic swivels -
The sqonic swivel has one cone shaped hub made from |
four (LT) large triangles
(colored blue below) and one flat, square shaped hub |
made from four (RT) right
triangles (colored green below). These hubs are |
joined together by four (RT)
right triangles (colored red below). Two of these |
swivels can be used
together to form a joint for legs or arms. |
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Fig. 316 Sqonic swivel |
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You can
build variations of these |
basic
conic type swivels to suit your |
needs.
And different types of these |
swivels
can be combined in one |
model to
give it added mobility and |
realism. |
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