Origami Five Intersecting Tetrahedra
Complete tutorial showing how to make an origami five intersecting tetrahedra.
Origami five intersecting tetrahedra. While folding the units is quite straightforward instructions can be found in the link joining them in the proper manner is not. In other words it will take two squares which then must be cut into 1x3 strips. This one of the five classic regular polyhedra consisting of 12 pentagonal faces and 20 vertices.
Making one tetrahedron frame requires six 1x3 pieces of paper. A really cool type of modular origami. Being that i had very little experience with origami at the time i think i racked my brain for a while when it came to the assembly part but i think i finished it working at it off and on over the.
Each module has 5cm x 15cm. Ask your little sister to make all the tetrahedron beams and concentrate on the assembly. Designed by thomas hull presented here by jo nakashima with permission of the.
It uses 30 identical units. Take 4 vertices in the dodecahedron which are the same distance apart. Find diagrams and video here.
Five intersecting tetrahedra fit was created by thomas hull. If you ve already mastered the art of one sheet origami projects like frogs and cranes challenge yourself to this project. To make the full 5 intersecting tetrahedra model you ll need to make 5 of these tetrahedra that s a total of 10 squares of paper.
This is of a nice complex 5 intersecting tetrahedra. The five intersecting tetrahedra model is based on the dodecahedron. So purty anyways this is my second tutorial so if you like it then you know let me know or something.
A tetrahedra composed of five intersecting pyramidal shapes. You ll need 6 modules for each tetrahedron total of 5 x 6 30 modules. When you see one it just makes you stare at it for hours.
Just before you throw it in the bin watch this video again and have another try. How to fold a five intersecting tetrahedra dodecahedron. Five intersecting tetrahedra fit designed by thomas hull is probably the most popular model of the woven polyhedron type and an interesting mathematical object as well.
