Moebius Ants by andre.bois on Shapeways

Moebius Ants
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Description ShareThis (22) You rated this model Inspired by the great artwork of M. C. Escher... with a twist ! This Moebius strip and its ants has been carefully designed to be 'playable'. It is possible to explore the moebius strip in a tactile way, by sliding around the ants, to get different configuration (both ants on the outside, both inside, one inside and one outside). I think this demonstrates well the possibilities of 3D printing, and hope these 'Moebius Ants' will make it to Siggraph :-)
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andre.bois (6 Aug 2008 02:13):

Smaller / cheaper version available here : http://www.shapeways.com/model/2146/moebius_ants___small.html

AquaticPenguin (6 Aug 2008 13:06):

The loop of the mobius strip doesn't look very smooth and it is also quite thin which would make it very weak

andre.bois (6 Aug 2008 14:33):

The loop is smooth, really. The ants are not, by design.
Both sample screenshots were rendered in flat shading, and still the loop is smooth.
Did you have a look at it with "View in 3D" ?

About weakness, it is true I would not drop it on the ground. But the samples I had printed in Cream Robust are pretty strong, and all the measurements have been done to have something solid enough.

AquaticPenguin (7 Aug 2008 23:04):

Ah.. As I have not yet had a model printed I'm not sure on the strength of the material so I've been going by what I have heard from others. Looking from above in the 3d viewer it looks smooth although from the side the circle isn't circular, I was just thinking that it could pose a problem at the points the circle was not as round. It would be brilliant to see it printed and working though and I'm guessing it would work.

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Size

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Height	18.5 cm
Width	3.8 cm
Depth	21.7 cm

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blender, game, moebius, moving parts, SIGGRAPHContest, toy


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