Archimedean Solid Fold Up Patterns by Bruce A. Rawles Ellaesroeicon Sacred Geometry Design) Source Book Universal / Dimensional Patterns by ities rte l=s published by: Elysian Publishing www.GeometryCode.comBt n 7 ‘To make the fold-up patterns for these polyhedra (the general name for these objects), cut out the large See image in the center of the page along the heavy outer lines, Fold along the lighter, inner lines and tape Se ‘together. To make polyhedra with a given edge size, or to fit inside or outside spheres, scale the images A Nay using the side length, circumsphere, or insphere radi, respectively. For example, scale the tetrahedron patter (3.69" sides) by (4"(2V2)/-/3)/3.69" = 1.77 or 177% to fit inside a 4" radius sphere. ‘The 5 Platonic Solids Each of these solids are composed of identical regular polygens. The elements Plato ascribed to each of these are listed underneath the name of each solid. Hedron means surface (or in this context, polygon, and tetra means 4, hexa means 6, octa means 8, dodeca means 12 and icosa means 20; so these are 4, 6, 8, 12 and 20 polygon-sided objects, respectively. The cube and octahedron are duals, meaning that one can be created from the other by connecting the rmidpoints of all of the faces. The dodecahedron and icosahedron are also duals. The tetrahedron is a dual to itself. a aj = 2 elas Cube ctahedron Dodecahedron lcosahedron {tHexahedron) air spirit or ether water earth _ ‘The 13 Archimedean Solids These all have 2 or more types of regular polygons (e.g. triangles & squares). The truncated tetrahedron shows the "progression" from a tetrahedron to another tetrahedron, \. since the tetrahedron is a dual to itself, ie., connecting the midpoints of the faces | yields another tetrahedron pointing in the opposite direction from the original The row below shows the progression from a hexahedron (cube) to an octahedron. The bottom row shows the progression ftom a dodecahedron to an icosahedron, as comers are ‘rimmed off and tumed into other regular polygons. Archimedean Solids ‘These are also known as convex polyhedra, as there are no hollow (concave) places on these shapes.to any size): ere radius = ((7+4V2)) - circumsphe V((7/2)422) = 1.0420107666 intersphere radius = 1 enclosed sphere radius= aye. = 7071067812 insphere radius = =2(5+2-2)V(7+4V2)/(17(2+V2)) = 9596829823, side length = 2-2 = 5857864376, ‘The truncated cube has the following relative dimensions (this allows scaling side length insphere radius intersphere radius ircumsphere radius enclosed sphere radiusLZ S== ww 13 “side fength ingphere radius -S \ intersphere radius \, circumsphere radius. ai 22 = V(5/2)+-V2)/V(2+v2) | > 18 14 ‘The (small) rhombicuboctahedron has the following relative dimensions (this allows scaling to any size): ho circumsphere radius = = 1.0707224707 intersphere radius = 1 ‘enclosed sphere radius = (14(V2)/2)/V(2+v2) = 9238795325, insphere radius = v(2+V2)/V(5/2)4+V2) = 9339488311 side length = (22)/(2v(2+v2)) = .76536686471 The snub cube has the 13 following relative dimensions (this allows scaling to any size): circumsphere radius = r/h = 1.0773640261 intersphere radius = 1 insphere radius = R/h = 9281913780 2 R= (1/2) V(OA2-Bx44)/(xA2-5x44)); side length = 1/h 7 = 8017811292 2 13 18] \ 14 \ Be vo 1” side leng | insphere radius — | / intersphere radius —!_/ circumsphere radius. —/ x= (1943Y33)A(1/3); 6 % 1G 7 L 22 ao As s Cae . aoe 4 5 > 3 2 he 1 22 h7| 18| 21 70 \ 7 19 \ a17 24 34 3 49 ‘The (thombi) 0 truncated cuboctahedron has the following relative dimensions (tis allows scaling to any size): Is 5) circumsphere radius 28 er = ¥((13/2)43-V2)/V(6 4+3V2) 20 21 » 1.0241169545, 26 27 intersphere radius = 1 1 y | enclosed sphere radius | =(2(/2)/2)/M6 +32) 30 i = 8458618109 A YT bide length 35 36 = V2/ (6 +32) a 34 | = 4418847654, 35, | side length insphere radius o) 86 || insphere radius = V(6 +3V2)/ | enclosed sphere radius V((13/2)4+3Y2) intersphere radius © 9764509763 a ea a = ‘(Rhombi) truncated Cuboctahedron (a.k.a, Great Rhombicuboctahedron) G2 a 13 7 Fold-Up Patternside length insphere radius intersphere radius circumsphere radius L enclosed sphere radius ‘The cuboctahedron has the following relative dimensions (this allows scaling to any size): circumsphere radius = 23) = 1.1547005384 intersphere radius = 1 enclosed sphere radius * = v(2/3) = 8164965809 insphere radius = (v3/2 86602540382 jas \\ } ‘The truncated octahedron has the following relative dimensions (this 9 allows scaling to any size): circumsphere radius 3 = (10/3 3 5 = 1.0540925534 intersphere radius = 1 insphere radius = 3//10 9486832981 side length =2/3 = 6666666667 enclosed sphere radius = v(7/10) 8366600285 16) 19 21 > insphere radius enciosed sphere radius intersphere radius -circumsphere radius| |S insohere radius \ intersphere radius | & crcumsphere radius ‘— enclosed sphere radius e truncated dodecahedron has. “© ‘the following relative dimensions (this allows scaling to any size): circumsphere radius = V(70+2V5)/(50+10¥5)) = 1.0144848973 intersphere radius = 1 insphere radius = V((50+10V5)/(70+25)) = 9857219193, enclosed sphere radius = (14y5)/-y(10#2/5) \¢ = 8506508084 side length = & (3(VS)/5)-1 3416407865‘The snub dodecahedron has the following relative dimensions (this allows scaling to any size): circumsphere radius = r/h = 1.0280314882 intersphere radius = 1 sie tength) —\ \ | insphereradus + | intersphere radius circumsphere radiusee és 108 08 ny \ a o ae 6 hs mm 7 ‘The (shombi)truncated icosidodecahedron has the following relative dimensions (this allows scaling to any size): circumsphere radius = V((31412Y5)/(80+125)) = 10087593708 intersphere radius = insphere radius = 2(105+6y5)V(31+12V5) 12M YBO+12Y5)) = 9913166895, (approx.) ey. 2 =) 7 men NG, / = 6 > 60 59 side length insphere radius intersphere radius imsphere radius 9 7 5 Ss 101 ts \ ros \ ysV1 L nope get | © insphere radius ; \. interophere radius Hay \— circumsphere radius 2 ‘The icosldodecahedron has the following relative dimensions (this allows scaling to any size): circumsphere radius = (14y5)/(y(5+2V5)) = host aeozeae interphere radius = 1 jinsphere radius = (543 5)/(4V(S+2V5))_ = 9510565163 2 ‘side length = 2/((S+25)) = 0436393825 ‘The circumsphere radius to side length ratio is the golden ratio = @ = (14/5)/2 = 1.6180339888 tcrcumsphere radius | "ntersphere radius insphere radius ‘The truncated icosahedron has the following relative dimensions (this allows scaling to any size): « circumsphere radius = v(58+18V5)/(3(1+V5)) 1.0209998374 intersphere radius = 1 insphere radius = (3/218)(21+V5) V(58+18V5)/(14+V5) 9794320855 side length = 4/30 +5) 4120226592 Fold-Up Pattern (This patter appearsOrder directly from wwwlulu.com, from your local bookstore/distributor, or by using this I ORDER FORM Please send me the Sacred Geometry Design Source Book (8 1/2"x 117 252 pages): ‘understand that | may return any books for a full refund - for any reason,no questions asked. names| [| T[ ET ETT TI School or Company Name:|_ | Address: | City:| State or Province: | Telephone: | E-mail: { Mobile or FAX: How and to whom would | TT LUTTE t TTI LUTTE TTT LUTTE 11 LEE ET LETTE TTT LETTE TT LITT ETT Tt 1 LELEL ELT TTI TT in in T L in L L L] LT | [TT] | [TT] | [TTI | [TTI | [TTI | [TTI | [TTI | LL | | | Postal Zone or Zip: | | | | | you lke your books signed? 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