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− | ==Barion Heart-Transplant - Shifter55==
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− | [[Image:BarionHeart5.gif|thumb|right|300px|Render in Spinel with no head shadow]]
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− | This was made to address some of the issues with my Arrow Heart design, mostly with ease and speed of cutting.
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− | The somewhat complex barion facets help avoid pure 3-way symmetry in the pavilion, and ensure that said facets touch the mains without affecting the reflection pattern.
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− | To get a good reflection of the mains in the crown I had to increase the angles, and bump the Refractive Index up to 1.6, but it is optimised for Spinel and Sapphire RIs.
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− | Overall it should be a significantly easier heart to cut, and the mains tiers can be replaced with most 6-way symmetry designs due to the equal distance from the barion tier.
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− | If you want a variant that is designed for lower RIs, try [[Barion_Heart_-_Transplant_Split_Mains|The Split Mains variant.]]
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− | If you cut this, please consider posting an image here or messaging me on the forum with a picture of the cut stone.
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Latest revision as of 00:35, 11 January 2020