Low Poly Tensegrity Dragon
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A low poly dragon sculpture that uses tensegrity to give the dragon the appearance that it is flying.
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- Printables
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- Sculptures
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- Creative Commons — Public Domain
This is a model of a low poly dragon flying over a cliff. It uses tensegrity to balance itself in a position so that it looks like it is flying.
You will have to add notches to some parts in order to place the strings in place. I found that using a wire cutter works pretty well for making the notches. I put a notch on the tail and two on the top of the cliff so I could tie the string to the prints. I also tied some string to the tips of the wings and made some notches behind the cliff for the strings on the wing to anchor to.
I used sewing thread for the strings, but I assume you can use some other thin thread to use instead.
Make sure to be patient with getting it to balance, it takes a bit of fiddling with the string length, but the results are well worth the effort.
Happy printing!