this post was submitted on 10 Jul 2023
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Hmm.
I do quite a bit of parametric modelling and I see how something like this could be made. Find the angles of the sun at specific times, project planes at a fixed distance and angle matching around your cylinder, sketch the time number you want on each plane with a fixed pitch and then project-cut back through the cylinder. Would be a pain in the ass though. And a pretty tough 3d print without soluble supports, given all those tiny tiny interior walls and cavities.
Nope, I printed this with a poorly calibrated FDM printer and it still worked great.
That's my secret... All of my printers are poorly calibrated