Platonicons: The Platonic Solids Start Rolling

Year: 2020 Authors: Katherine A. Seaton; David Hirsch

Core claim

Platonicons are new Platonic-solid-based developable rollers that roll smoothly and circumscribe their underlying solids in a strong geometric sense.

Topics

developable rollers, Platonic solids, kinetic sculpture, rolling geometry

Domains

solid geometry, polyhedra, conic sections, symmetry, kinetic sculpture, mathematical art, 3D printing, visual design

Methods

cone-based construction, manual orientation search, geometric argument, paper model analysis

Media

cones, 3D printed plastic, zinc paint, animations

Source status

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