A Hybrid of the Tetrahedron and the Great Dodecahedron

Posted on 18 January 2016 by

I made this by stellating a dodecahedron repeatedly, but doing so with Stella 4d, the polyhedral-manipulation software I use (available here), set to use tetrahedral symmetry, rather than the higher-order icosahedral symmetry (which I often call “icosidodecahedral” symmetry) inherent to Platonic dodecahedra.

Hybrid of great Dodeca and the tet

The same polyhedron appears below, but with the coloring-scheme, rotational direction, and rotational speed all set differently.

Tetrahedron meets great dodecahedron

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2 Responses to A Hybrid of the Tetrahedron and the Great Dodecahedron

  1. Anonymous says:
    26 January 2016 at 09:55

    This is one of the best I have seen on your site. I think I will make one out of paper.

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