Octahedron (StEM, modules pointing outside)

Model December 6, 2014
Folding instructions: Sturdy Edge Module
This is the primary page for this model.
Paper: copy paper
Type: other modular polyhedron (implies: abstract modular, abstract, balls and polyhedra, geometric, mathematical object, modular balls and polyhedra, modular, multi-sheet, other polyhedra)
Author: Michał Kosmulski
Units used: Sturdy Edge Module, by: Dirk Eisner, Francis Ow, Michał Kosmulski, other/uknown, Tomoko Fuse (from square paper, modules pointing outwards)
Unit count: 12
Colors: multi-colored
In albums: Simple models, Modular ① – few units

Comparison of tetrahedron, cube, and two octahedra variants folded from StEM units — Images are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License

This model (first from the right, top row) is compared here with some other simple polyhedra folded from the same kind of module. The two octahedra demonstrate how triangular faces can be folded with module edges pointing outwards or inwards.

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