A Kite-Faced Polyhedron Based on the Cube, Octahedron, and Rhombic Dodecahedron

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Above is the entire figure, showing all three set of kites. The yellow set below, though, lie along the edges of a rhombic dodecahedron.

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The next set, the blue kites, lie along the edges of an octahedron.

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Finally, the red set of kites lies along the edges of a cube — the dual to the octahedron delineated by the blue kites.

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These images were made using Stella 4d, which is available here.

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