Polyhedra are beautiful 3d geometrical figures that have fascinated philosophers, mathematicians and artists for millennia. Here are templates for making paper models for each of the 5 platonic solids and the archimedean semiregular polyhedra. A selection of the paper models is available in one document. If you buy this product, you will get a downloadable pdf with the instructions and templates necessary to assemble. Includes dodecahedron, cube, cuboid, cylinder, cone and a selection of prisms and pyramids. Polyhedron 3d models are under attributionnoncommercialsharealike 3. Paper keplerpoinsot polyhedra in color all paper, paper art, paper crafts. Usually, polyhedra are named by the number of faces they have. Paper models for download nets for polyhedra and others. Modular origami is a type of origami where two or more sheets of paper are folded into units, modules. Paper models of polyhedra printable patterns to make all sorts of.
The model comes in various sizes, and there is a choice of either a. For halloween or carnival low poly dragon costume instant download pdf. Sep 9, 2014 paper models of polyhedra printable patterns to make all sorts of paper. Thin lines pdf 2587k medium thick lines pdf 2587k ziped pdf. Then two of these placed base to base gives a polyhedron where every vertex has four regular triangles.
Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Just download and print off the plans on to normal printer paper. If you dont have it already, youll need the free adobe acrobat reader. The present paper completes the classification of finite regular polyhedra of index 2 in \mathbbe3\mathbbe3. Free printable patterns for all of these paper models of polyhedra. Box origami origami and kirigami modular origami origami paper diy paper paper art paper folding crafts origami folding oragami more information. Here is our selection of free paper models for download including nets of polyhedra, tetrahedron, cube, octahedron, etc as well as many other nets for kids by the. In particular, this paper enumerates the regular polyhedra of index 2 with. The units are then assembled to create amazing geometric shapes.
Some of these models are stellations of polyhedra, click here for an explanation of how this is done. About 3d model nets print a wide range of plain paper nets for constructing common polyhedra 3d shapes. Paper models of polyhedra platonic solids archimedean solids keplerpoinsot polyhedra other uniform polyhedra compounds dodecahedron cube and tetrahedron octahedron icosahedron cuboctahedron icosidodecahedron truncated tetrahedron truncated octahedron truncated cube truncated icosahedron soccer ball truncated dodecahedron rhombicuboctahedron. Science news was founded in 1921 as an independent, nonprofit source of accurate information on the latest news of science, medicine and technology. You are free to use them for any noncommercial purpose, as long as the notice on each page is retained. Paper toys free printable papercraft models, cut outs. Illustration of paper model template of the five platonic solids, to make a three. Platonic solids, archimedean solids and many other polyhedra. A dodecahedral calendar for 2020 zipped draw file download size 26k, pdf size 11k click here for instructions to make a christmas tree decoration from a stellated octahedron a posy of tulips we first had these on display at the wakefield show 2001. Click on a picture to go to a page with a net of the model.