Polyhedra with Folded Regular Heptagons

Year: 2013 Authors: Marcel Tünnissen

Core claim

Releasing the flat-face constraint makes regular heptagons usable in polyhedra, producing artistic forms that can be modeled computationally and built from paper.

Topics

folded heptagons, polyhedron construction, symmetry search, paper models

Domains

polyhedra, symmetry groups, geometric construction, computational search, mathematical art, paper craft, 3D form design, visual sculpture

Methods

interactive geometry software, parameterized folding, symmetry orbiting, numerical search

Media

Chromolux paper, computer program, paper prototypes

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