Fractal "Fairy Crystal" small 5 sides

Here is a variation on the Sierpinski Pyramid with 5 sides instead of just 4.
26m
2× print file
0.30 mm
0.40 mm
4.00 g
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updated March 25, 2024

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A variation of the Sierpinski Pyramid, reworked to have 5 sides.  

Recommend slicing with 0.3 mm layers to get best optical properties.  Use translucent PetG.  1 perimeter, 0 infill, 0 top layer, 0 bottom layer.  Add a height modifier near the top and set it for 100% rectilinear infill so the tip will be solid and not easily break off.

Postprocessing: Clean up the top with an razor knife or similar sharp blade.  Briefly expose the part to a heat gun to get rid of any tiny strings.  Don't over heat and warp your crystals!

There are 2 gcodes, one for single material, one for multi-material with filaments loaded in order: red, orange, yellow, purple, (unused so it doesn't matter).

Credit to aeropic for the original OpenSCAD sierpinski code: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2573402 

These were printed with Prusa mk3s+ with MMU3.  

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Model origin

The author remixed this model.

spiral vase Sierpinski pyramid (Openscad)
by aeropic (thingiverse.com)
 

Differences of the remix compared to the original

Cut out a quarter of the model, scale and rotate, to get 5 sides instead of 4.  Adjust size and order.  Add a mirror image vertically to make a base that raises the pyramid off the ground for artistic reasons.  Carefully choose where to slice off the base to show the “crusaders cross” on the bottom side.  

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