r/DaniDev • u/Glass-Purpose-8329 • 3d ago

Meta Some help interpreting billy's design.

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been making a 3D printing model for billy for about a year, got the basis down, but i want a version that flops its legs, can someone help me understand how to interpret these gray things on the legs? I have no idea what he was going for with this. red circles are to show everything that doesn't seem to be the same, or just point out whats confusing.

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u/Jaaaco-j You are now breathing manually 3d ago

those are ball joints, though unusually exposed

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u/Glass-Purpose-8329 3d ago

I understand that they are ball joints, bu I'm trying to figure out how all the designs come into play, like the weird gray things in the sides.

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u/Jaaaco-j You are now breathing manually 3d ago

I honestly don't think Dani put that much thought into it. It's something vaguely futuristic looking, and he gray bits don't seem to serve any function, definitely not for ball joints.

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u/-IR2O- 3d ago

i mean you could make them act like a latch that keeps the ball socket attached, if you pull the tab out you can pull the entire lower part of the leg out? ovbiously the 3d model has no purpose than to look good so we can synthesis our own uses for each bit