DocumentCode
1110402
Title
Origami Platonic solids
Author
Glassner, Andrew
Author_Institution
Microsoft Corp., USA
Volume
16
Issue
4
fYear
1996
fDate
7/1/1996 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
85
Lastpage
91
Abstract
There´s something very beautiful and elegant about the simple 3D shapes known as Platonic solids. By actually building these structures, the mind and body can work together to strengthen our intuition about them. In this article, I stick with a simple and popular description of origami: you start with a single sheet of paper, and you´re only allowed to fold it. The only tools allowed are your own fingers-no pencils, measuring sticks, compasses, and so on. There is one variation. We´ll create most of our models by assembling several different pieces together. The assembly must not require tape or glue, though for some of the flimsier models you may want to apply a few dabs of glue here and there so that the model doesn´t completely unravel if you drop it
Keywords
geometry; paper; Origami; Platonic solids; cube; dodecahedron; icosahedron; octahedron; paper folding; tetrahedron; tetrapotahedron; Animals; Art; Assembly; Books; Buildings; Dinosaurs; SQUIDs; Shape; Solids;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Computer Graphics and Applications, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0272-1716
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/38.511860
Filename
511860
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