Terada Module
Online Instructions for the module are available from David M...
Single units
Pages dedicated to single units: a unit by itself is a single-sheet model, but is most usefult for building modular origami (multi-sheet) models. Having a separate page for a unit is especially useful for versatile units which can each be used to build a huge number of different shapes. A unit’s dedicated page contains all general information about the unit and links to the unit’s folding instructions when available.
This page lists folding instructions for models of a single type. You might be interested in the models themselves instead.
Weird Asymmetric Sonobe (WASS)
This unit behaves like the So...
Bow-Tie Sonobe
This Sonobe variant was independently designed by me and by t...
Little Turtle Unit
Instructions for this module were published in Tomoko Fuse’s books, Unit Origami: Multidimensional Transformations (page 56) and Unit Polyhedron Origami (pag...
Diagonally Folded Triangular Unit
Instructions for the model were published in Tomoko Fuses’s book, Unit Polyhedron Origami, on page 92.
A4 Rhombic Unit
Instructions are available from the author’s website.
Lelum Polelum Unit
Instructions for this model are available in the form of a videotutorial.
Cross Lap Unit (CLU)
Below, you can find the Creas...
Woven Slit Module (WSM)
Woven Slit Module is an origami unit which can be used to build different kinds of modular assemblies, from simple cubes to more complex objects. They can we...
Outdoor Origami Meeting Module (OOMM)
This unit can be used to make spiked versions of polyhedra with triangular faces as well as polyhedra with square faces where each face is extended with a ”b...
Building Block Units (BBU)
Building Block Units are a family of modules which make it possible to build a huge variety of designs, from typical abstract geometric solids to realistic m...
Sturdy Edge Module (StEM)
StEM is a very versatile module which can be used to make a number of very different objects. Three units can build a triangular 45-degree pyramid, so anythi...
Simple Edge Unit (SEU)
SEU, the Simple Edge Unit is an edge unit with a 90° angle at the tip. It can be folded from paper of any proportions and it is quite versatile since with mi...
Pyramid Vertex Module (PVM)
PVM is a family of units which can be combined into shapes of quite different structure. The family consists of vertex units which resemble triangular pyrami...
Super Simple Isosceles Triangle Unit (SSIT)
Diagrams Diagrams are available from Meenakshi’s web page and in the document mentioning earlier authors.
Open Frame Unit
Instructions for this module were published in Tomoko Fuse’s book, Unit Origami: Multidimensional Transformations. There are two variants of this unit, I (bo...
Swallowtail Module (Dog Bone Unit)
This is a business card unit which I designed independently with Jennifer Campbell who used the name Dog Bone Unit (details in model description).
Moreno’s Unit
Jose Arley Moreno’s diagrams Jose Arley Moreno published instructions for this unit on his web page.
Trimodule
Diagrams for the Trimodule are available on the author’s web page.
Trapezoid Edge Module (TEM)
These are folding instructions for the Trapezoid Edge Module (TEM) module. This module bears some resemblance to Thomas Hull’s PHiZZ unit while the folding p...
Umbrella Dodecahedron
Instructions for the model were published in Meenakshi Mukerji’s book, Marvelous Modular Origami, on page 54.
QRSTUVWXYZ-stars
Instructions for folding the model are available online.
Cosmos Ball
Instructions for the model were published in Meenakshi Mukerji’s book, Marvelous Modular Origami, on page 18.
Business Card Cube Module
You can find folding instructions for this module on Ned Batchelder’s page.
Francis Ow’s 60-degree unit
Instructions for this unit are available as part of Tom Hull’s FIT instructions.
Bascetta Star Unit
Diagrams for the Bascetta Star (which obviously also include instructions for folding the units) can be found on the author’s page.
That Simple Unit (TSU)
Instructions for folding this unit are available from the Web Archive. There is also a videotutorial but quality isn’t the be...
Jitterbug Unit
The Jitterbug Unit can be used to create a number of polyhedra which can undergo the jitterbug transformation (devised by Buc...
Oxi Module
Since I’m too lazy to draw nice diagrams, I just made photographs of the module at different stages of folding. The module is quite simple, so I hope such pi...
Francis Ow’s 120-degree unit
Instructions are available on author’s website.
PHiZZ unit
Folding instructions Instructions for folding the PHiZZ unit and buckyball models made with this unit can be found on the author’s web page.
WXYZ
Diagrams for this model are available online.
TUVWXYZ-stars
Instructions for folding the model are available online.
STUVWXYZ-stars
Instructions for folding the model are available online.
Sonobe unit
This page contains links to instructions for the classical Sonobe module. There also exist literally hundreds of variants: those have their separate pages on...
Penultimate Unit family
Online and in print
Blintz Icosidodecahedron
Model diagrams are available online.