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Polyhedral Quilt Pattern

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Polyhedral Quilt Pattern II

I made this using Stella 4d, which you may try for free at http://www.software3d.com/Stella.php.

A Rotating Great Rhombicosidodecahedron, with Spinning Mandalas On Its Faces

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A Rotating Great Rhombicosidodecahedron, with Spinning Mandalas On Its Faces

This polyhedron is also known as the truncated icosidodecahedron. However, I prefer the name which appears in the title of this post.

I made the image which appears on each face with Geometer’s Sketchpad and MS-Paint, and then used Stella 4d to project this image onto each face of this polyhedron, and create this rotating .gif image.

If you’d like to try Stella 4d for free, just visit this site: http://www.software3d.com/Stella.php. To my knowledge, a free trial download is only available for Stella 4d, but not for the other programs mentioned above.

Only Nine School Days Left This Year

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Only Nine School Days Left This Year

Due to an unusual amount of Winter weather this school year, the school year where I teach has been extended to June 6, creating what many are calling “the school year that will not end.” It will end, of course, but the already-long wait for Summer vacation is getting to many of us — students, parents, teachers, and administrators alike.

The countdown is now at nine school days left: four next week, and five the week after that. In honor of this point in the countdown, I created this image based on the number nine, using Geometer’s Sketchpad and MS-Paint.

Stained-Glass Polyhedron

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Stained-Glass Polyhedron

Created using Stella 4d, software available at http://www.software3d.com/Stella.php.

Cuboctahedron with Mandalas

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Cuboctahedron with Mandalas

The images on the faces of this polyhedron may be seen in still black and white in the previous post. I used Geometer’s Sketchpad and MS-Paint to make the flat image, and then Stella 4d to put it all together. You may try Stella for free at http://www.software3d.com/Stella.php.

A Snowflake Made of Circles

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A Snowflake Made of Circles

Orbital Flight

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Orbital Flight

I made this using Stella 4d, software you may try or buy at http://www.software3d.com/Stella.php.

Polyhedral Rainbow Quilt

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Polyhedral Rainbow Quilt

This “quilt pattern” is based on the icosidodecahedron. I made it using Stella 4d, software you may try or buy at http://www.software3d.com/Stella.php.