Truncated 600-cell, Tetrahedral
Posted on March 17, 2023
A 4D polytope projected to 3D, colored to illustrate the overall symmetry of a tetrahedron
New vZome Orbit Color - Pink
Posted on March 8, 2023
I am on the lookout for vZome strut orbits that merit a defined color, because they appear naturally in geometric models. Here is one such.
New Flat vZome Logo
Posted on March 5, 2023
After a collaborative effort on Discord, we have a new vZome logo with a modern, "flat" design.
Zome-able Great Rhombicosidodecahedron Analogues
Posted on February 17, 2023
The great rhombicosidodecahedron is an Archimedean solid constructible with Zometool in three sizes. There are 24 other variations of this shape that can also be constructed, giving up uniform edge lengths.
Spruce Zones
Posted on February 5, 2023
A sort of duality exists for this orbit of icosahedral symmetry
Escher's Solid
Posted on February 3, 2023
This compound of three squashed octahedra features in Escher's Waterfall print.
Escher's "Stars" Compound
Posted on February 3, 2023
This compound of three octahedra features in Escher's "Stars" print, together with two chameleons
The Triality 24-Cell and its Dual
Posted on January 28, 2023
The "best" Zometool rendering of the 24-cell, and a vZome rendering of its dual.
G00 V Narrow-angle Adapters
Posted on January 26, 2023
A design for a 3D-printable adapter to simulate two green struts sharing a pentagonal hole in the Zome ball
Icosahedral Symmetry of a Dodecahedron
Posted on January 19, 2023
Illustrating the fundamental regions of icosahedral symmetry on the faces of a dodecahedron