The Widened Edges of a Rhombic Dodecahedron

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The Widened Edges of a Rhombic Dodecahedron

Rendered with Stella 4d: you may try it for free at http://www.software3d.com/stella.php.

Zonish Icosidodecahedron

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Zonish Icosidodecahedron

To make this, I started with an icosidodecahedron, then added zonogons to the existing faces, in the ten zones along the three-fold symmetry axes.

Software used: Stella 4d. You may find it at www.software3d.com/stella.php.

A Twisted Version of the Snub Dodecahedron

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A Twisted Version of the Snub Dodecahedron

Some might say the snub dodecahedron was twisted enough already, but I wanted to crank it up a notch, so I made this . . . using Stella 4d: Polyhedron Navigator, a program found at http://www.software3d.com/Stella.php.

A New Look at the Great Stellated Dodecahedron

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A New Look at the Great Stellated Dodecahedron

In this virtual model, opposite planes have the same color. The beveling of the edges, this coloring method, plus the invisibility of certain parts, make the faces appear to be extensions of triangles, or triads of “v” shapes. Without this beveling effect on this coloring-method, however, it is easy to see that the true faces of this polyhedron are star pentagons. To see this second model enlarged — with this polyhedron’s traditional coloring — simply click on it.

Great Stellated Dodeca

The site to visit if you want to know how to make .gifs like these is http://www.software3d.com/stella.php.

The Offspring of the Rhombicosidodecahedron and the Truncated Icosahedron

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The Offspring of the Rhombicosidodecahedron and the Truncated Icosahedron

For more on the software used to make this, please see http://www.software3d.com/stella.php.

Base/Dual Compound: The Rhombcuboctahedron and the Strombic Icositetrahedron

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Base/Dual Compound:  The Rhombcuboctahedron and the Strombic Icositetrahedron

Alternate names for components of this compound are the rhombicuboctahedron and the kited icositetrahedron.

For more information on the software used to produce this image, please visit http://www.software3d.com/stella.php.

Bowtie Tessellation

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Bowtie Tessellation

Tessellation Featuring Nonagons, Dodecagons, and other Polygons

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Tessellation Featuring Nonagons, Dodecagons, and other Polygons

Tessellation of Nonagons, Dodecagons, and Concave Pentadecagons

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Tessellation of Nonagons, Dodecagons, and Concave Pentadecagons

Octahedral Lattice of Rhombic Triacontahedra

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Octahedral Lattice of Rhombic Triacontahedra

Rhombic triacontahedra make quite versatile building-blocks for creating clusters in the shapes of other polyhedra. In this image (created with software you can find at http://www.software3d.com/Stella.php), a collection of them forms the overall shape of an octahedron.