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    Geometry With vZome


    Geometric designs and stories created with vZome

    Geometry With vZome


    Geometric designs and stories created with vZome
    • 6 GB1 Struts for SLS Printing

      Posted on January 28, 2025

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      This approximates the original GB1 struts from Zometool, no longer available, necessary for building certain Archimedean solids exactly.
    • Straight-ribbon Woven Dodecahedron

      Posted on December 7, 2024

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      This collection of 20 loops of straight ribbon uses the widest possible ribbon to consistently weave around a dodecahedron symmetrically.
    • Truncated 600-Cell

      Posted on July 16, 2024

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      We constructed this design at a recent Stanford University Math Camp.
    • Meta Triamond Lattice

      Posted on July 10, 2024

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      A beautiful lattice with some surprising symmetries.
    • Understanding Icosahedral Rotations

      Posted on June 10, 2024

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      An explanation of how the rotations of a snub dodecahedron can defy our intuitions
    • Hidden-Surface Removal for N-Dimensional Polytopes

      Posted on April 18, 2024

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      Projecting an N-dimensional polytope to 3-d is easier to see when you show only the "front"
    • Building the Hyperdo

      Posted on April 4, 2024

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      Step-by-step instructions for building the Hyperdo kit from Zometool
    • Oblique Projections of A4 Polytopes

      Posted on April 1, 2024

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      Two different A4 polytopes, relatives of the 5-cell, showing ghost symmetry in their projections to 3D and 2D
    • Perfecting Steve Baer's Triple Dome

      Posted on February 18, 2024

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      Steve Baer's triple dome at Drop City can be built precisely with real Zometool struts, as a particular subset of a projected H4 polytope. Three alternatives are discussed.
    • Building the Yellow-Stretch 120-Cell

      Posted on February 15, 2024

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      A 3D design created in vZome. Use your mouse or touch to interact.
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