Spiral earrings
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You will need to convert your file type from your finished 3D drawing to STL (most likely this will work but some printers use other files). I was very fortunate to be able to use a Makerbot Replicator 2 to make these, but they can be produced on many 3D printers or even companies like Shapeways if you don't have access to a 3D printer. I have also included a top, side, and front view of what all the sketches look like together once they are all done. The distance you move the base shape, the angle you move it one, and the number of planes you use will be the biggest factors in how unique your design looks. Repeat this process for each drawing (I had 9 total drawings). I made a line 22.5 degrees from the positive x-axis and made a circle 0.25 inches along this line, away from the origin. I have included a picture of my second layer drawing. I did this by slowly changing the distance the base shape is from the origin (in increments of 0.25 inches, reaching a maximum distance of 1 inch and then decreasing back to 0) and changing the angle this distance was traveled on (I incremented by 22.5 degrees relative to the positive x-axis). Now once you have this new plane you will need to redraw your base shape, but moved a bit to create the curved structure. Select your base plane and fill in your offset height. Click 'Plane' and then choose the option 'Offset from Plane'. To make a new drawing you must first make a plane parallel to the plane that your base shape is on. To get the spiral shape we need to draw several of these base shapes (circles) at different heights and then connect them to form a spiral strand. To create the spiral shape we will be creating planes that are evenly spaced in height and making a drawing that moves the base shape (in my example a circle) to different locations.