Truncated octahedron as 3D-Model in OpenSCAD

truncocta.scad

/*
	Truncated octahedron.
*/

module truncocta() {
  // octahedron based on code by Willliam A Adams
  octapoints = [
	[+1, 0, 0],  // + x axis
	[-1, 0, 0],	// - x axis
	[0, +1, 0],	// + y axis
	[0, -1, 0],	// - y axis
	[0, 0, +1],	// + z axis
	[0, 0, -1] 	// - z axis
  ];
  octafaces = [
	[4,2,0],[4,0,3],[4,3,1],[4,1,2],[5,0,2],[5,3,0],[5,1,3],	[5,2,1]	
  ];
  intersection() {
    scale(v=3) {  
      polyhedron(points=octapoints,triangles=octafaces);
    }
    % cube(size=4,center=true);
  }
}

truncocta();

translate([2,2,2]) { truncocta(); }

/*
TODO:
Create wireframe, see
 http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:9560
 http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:10409 
And/or plates (could be connected by magnets:
http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:6497 )
*/