Print the models normal or heavy paper. 80 to 120 gram/m².

 Cut the outer lines with a sharp hobby knife.

 Use for scoring the other lines a dull knife, the back of the hobby knife or use a knife with very little pressure.

 In most cases fold all lines backwards.

 The best order of construction is to glue the faces without tabs last.

 Spread a thin layer of glue on the tabs. A wooden toothpick can be very useful for spreading the glue

 When closing the polyhedron it can be helpful to use the toothpick or a needle to give pressure from inside the polyhedron.

 For the most complex models it's advisable to make a copy on larger paper (A3)

  To examine the virtual polyhedra you need a VRML-viewer. For example  Cortona VRML Client. If you use this VRML-viewer you also need the VRML 1.0 converter

If you like to make a drawing on the polyhedron or color it. You can better cut and fold it before. After folding it unfolds it and folds it again when finished with your drawing.

PDF files

  The PDF versions are of high quality. Download the Adobe Acrobat Reader for PDF files (free). Prints of the PDF version have sharper lines so you can cut more accurately.

  Downloading the PDF version can take some time. It may seems nothing happens. Acrobat Reader starts up and the PDF file is downloaded.

  To save the PDF-files on your computer use the right mouse button and select 'Save target as'.

Polyhedra made out of a number of pieces:

Start with piece A (or 1) and glue part B (or 2) on the tabs of part A (or 1) with the letter B (or the number 2). Then glue part C on the part A and B etc. 

Glue, hobby knife, needle, toothpick and ruler


Hobby knife


Cutting the outer lines


Scoring the other lines with the back of the hobby knife

Folding all lines


The folded model

And now glue..

The completed model

 

Paper Models of Polyhedra
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