Hexonic swivelsThe 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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