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Introduction to the world of folding
Format: YouTube Channel
Content: Folding Tutorials, Public and Exclusive Tutorials
Prerequisites: Access to a computer or mobile phone with an internet connection
Level: "No previous knowledge" - "Intermediate level" - "Advanced techniques"
Language: German I English
Additional materials: Downloads I Templates, Crease Pattern
Duration: 3 min- 60 min
Location: Online
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THE MATHEMATICAL REVOLUTION
THE HUZITA-HATORI AXIOMS
The Huzita-Hatori axioms are a set of rules related to the mathematical principles of origami, describing folding operations that can be performed when folding a sheet (on a plane). For many years it was thought that there were only six ways to define a crease. The six are called: the "Huzita Axioms". Then in 2002 Hatori discovered the 7th axiom. Altogether there are 7 ways to describe folding constructions. The Axioms were first presented at the "First International Meeting of Origami Science and Technology" in Ferrara, Italy, in 1989.
THE MIURA ORI FOLD
MAKE YOUR OWN "MORPHING STRUCTURE"
The MIURA ORI structure belongs to the so-called "Morphing Structures". It is flexible, and depending on the application, stability can also be created by folding. The MIURA ORI is used, among others, in folds for city maps and for solar sails in space.
TEMPLATES
Templates in the form of downloads for the mathematical and artistic examination of geometries and structures. Build your own paper objects and get a feel for three-dimensional space.
TEMPLATE #1: TETRAHEDRON
CREATE YOUR FIRST GEOMETRIC SHAPE
Template for a tetrahedron, a four-sided solid made up of four equilateral triangular faces. You can also think of this as a pyramid with a triangular base.
TEMPLATE #2: OCTAHEDRON
CREATE YOUR FIRST "FIVE PLATONIC SOLIDS" OBJECT"
An octahedron has eight equilateral triangular faces. When building the model you can think of it as two square pyramids joined at their bases. It is one of the five Platonic solids.
TEMPLATE #3: ICOSAHEDRON
CREATE ANOTHER "FIVE PLATONIC SOLIDS" OBJECT
An icosahedron has 20 equilateral triangular faces. It is one of five Platonic solids. When printing, select "scale to fit" or "fit to page" option. You can use A4 paper. Score along dotted line; cut along solid line.
TEMPLATE #4: RHOMBIC DODECAHEDRON
CREATE ANOTHER GEOMETRIC OBJECT
The rhombic dodecahedron is a solid that pops up in the most unusual places. It is a space-filling solid so it is related to the face-centered crystal system.
TEMPLATE #5: TRIANGULAR DIPYRAMID
CREATE ANOTHER GEOMETRIC OBJECT
A triangular dipyramid is one of eight convex polyhedra that have equilateral triangles at faces. When printing, select "scale to fit" or "fit to page" option. You can use A4 paper. Score along dotted line; cut along solid line.
TEMPLATE #6: PENTAGONAL DIPYRAMID
CREATE ANOTHER GEOMETRIC OBJECT
A pentagonal dipyramid is one of eight convex polyhedra that have equilateral triangles as faces.
CREASE PATTERN
Crease pattern and folding diagrams (instructions) to download for creating your own objects. Immerse yourself in the world of folding technology and create your first structures and objects.
CREASE PATTERN #1: YOSHIMURA PATTERN
CREATE YOUR FIRST FOLDING STRUCTURE
YOSHIMURA PATTERN is a classic folding structure to create arches and bulges. Among other things, it is used in the production of beverage cans. When printing, select "scale to fit" or "fit to page" option. You can use A4 paper. Score along dotted line; cut along solid line.
CREASE PATTERN #2: MIURA ORI PATTERN
CREATE YOUR FIRST "SPACE FOLDING STRUCTURE"
The MIURA ORI structure belongs to the so-called "Morphing Structures". It is flexible, and depending on the application, stability can also be created by folding.
CREASE PATTERN #3: WATERBOMB PATTERN
CREATE YOUR FIRST "WATER BOMB FOLD"
The water bomb structure evolved from one of the basic folds in classic traditional origami. The "Waterbomb Base" is used today in minimally invasive surgery in the field of medical technology for implants (stents). When printing, select "scale to fit" or "fit to page" option. You can use A4 paper. Score along dotted line; cut along solid line.
CREASE PATTERN #4: HYPERBOLIC PARABOLOID
CREATE YOUR FIRST SADDLE SURFACE
The hyperbolic paraboloid is a saddle shape. The exciting thing about this folding construction is that it can be folded with straight lines. When printing, select "scale to fit" or "fit to page" option. You can use A4 paper. Score along dotted line; cut along solid line.
TEMPLATE #5: RING TESSELLATION
CREATE YOUR FIRST "RING TESSELLATION"
Computer-based folding plan of a ring tessellation with: number of rings: 3, 17 axial divisions, and a rotation angle of 60 degrees. When printing, select "scale to fit" or "fit to page" option. You can use A4 paper. Score along dotted line; cut along solid line.