Learn how to design the internal connectors needed to build complex polyhedrals using Fusion 360 and Adobe Illustrator.

This tutorial will show you my method for designing the internal connectors, or solids needed to build complex polyhedrals: More specifically the Truncated Icosidodecahedron. Yes, there will be some math, geometry, and maybe a little digital sorcery, but if I can learn this, so can you! I use Fusion 360 for the 3D design, and Adobe Illustrator for the face design. You will need access to a 3D printer to make the connectors, and a laser cutter to make the faces. I personally use a Lulzbot TAZ Pro 6 as my 3D printer, and a Glowforge for the laser cutter, but these should translate into files that you can use on whatever 3D printer and laser cutter you have access to.

Please keep in mind that I am no expert in Fusion 360, and everything I am showcasing here today was learned by watching youtube tutorials and by trial and error. There are many and probably better ways to accomplish designing complex polyhedrals, but this is how I do it.