Shadow Lantern

solid · per-face stencil generator

Solid

Solid diameter mm

Panel W × H mm

Copies

Standalone flat panels — no 3D assembly. Each copy is its own panel: click one and use “this face” scope to give it its own pattern, then export nests them all together.

Scale X100%

Scale Y100%

Scale Z100%

Taper0%

Twist0°

Distort0%

Stretch, taper, twist or randomly distort the solid. Distort follows the Seed and keeps faces flat; taper/twist re-facet non-triangle faces into crystals — they shine on triangle solids (icosahedron, geodesics).

Light position (inside)

X0 mm

Y0 mm

Z0 mm

Emitter size3.0 mm

Wall distance1.0 m

Clamped to the inscribed sphere; each face responds to its own distance and offset from the source.

Pattern

Apply to

Pattern set

Mix A → B0%

Mix spread

Mix style

Two full pattern setups: B starts as a copy of A. Mix them with the slider — 0% shows pure A. Morph blends shapes; the region styles keep both patterns crisp and share the face between them. Gradient spreads sweep the mix across the lantern. Faces with their own edits ignore the mix.

Feature size18 mm

Bridge width3.0 mm

Edge margin7.0 mm

Min feature3.5 mm

Light response65%

Orientation0°

Relax passes2

Openness45%

Image

Image mode

Cut areas

Threshold50%

Image scale100%

Image shift X0%

Image shift Y0%

Text

Seed

Fabrication

Kerf mm

Thickness mm

Cut speed mm/s

Sheet cost $/sheet

Sheet W × H mm

Part spacing mm

Smart shape packing

Engrave face labels

Engrave edge labels

Diffuser outlines

Corner relief (dogbones)

Calibration coupon

Red = cut · blue = panel outline · green = engrave labels.

Selected face

Algorithm

Face image

Lock face

Face–

Light ⊥ distance–

Lateral offset–

Holes–

Open area–

Smallest hole–

Structure–

Penumbra @ wall–

Fidelity @ wall–

Assembled lantern · drag to orbit · click a face to inspect scroll / pinch to zoom

Selected panel · backlit · ⊙ light nadir · click to aim the light

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