Platonic Polyhedra

[Benson Shaw]

OK, the 5 regular solids from middle school geometry:

Tetrahedron, Cube, Octahedron, Dodecahedron, Icosahedron

All are drawn with 12" edge length, so scalable in feet.

Fun, but not so easy to draw in VWX (except the cube).

Folding to correct angle requires a trick.

Anyway, use em if you need em.

 

Edit 08/07/17

Here's wikipedia info about these shapes

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platonic_solid

 

v2017 file added

-B

 

Platonic Solids_v2017.vwx

Edited August 8, 2017 by Benson Shaw
update image and file (v2017) for "new" forum format

[PVA - Admin]

Very nice! Thank you.

This reminds me, submitting a feature request for a set of configurable 3D primitives as a 3D modeling tool. Basic stuff like toroids, all the regular -hedrons etc.

[PVA - Admin]

Aaaaaand I just found out we have a Torus object already... but it isn't listed in any workspace under 3D modeling (as one would expect) nor is it listed anywhere within the Help that I can see. Submitting as an issue now.

[mike m oz]

Vw needs all of the basic geometry shapes in parametric format. Preferably resizable on screen via handles.

The Deform capability also needs a Shear capability.

Edited November 18, 2014 by mike m oz

[Benson Shaw]

. . .submitting a feature request . . .3D modeling tool . . . all the regular -hedrons etc.

While we are on the subject, I found that Islandmon post with the geodesic script:

https://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=141939#Post141939

-B

Edited November 19, 2014 by Benson Shaw

[mike m oz]

There is some useful information on 3D modelling in this series of web pages at Peachpit: http://www.peachpit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=30594&seqNum=5

[PVA - Admin]

Vw needs all of the basic geometry shapes in parametric format. Preferably resizable on screen via handles.

The Deform capability also needs a Shear capability.

I'll clarify controllable reshape handles in the request.

[Taproot]

Benson -

Many thanks. This is just what I was looking for.

[hollister design Studio]

On 11/17/2014 at 6:32 AM, PVA - Jim said:

submitting a feature request for a set of configurable 3D primitives as a 3D modeling tool.

 PVA-Jim - Did anything ever come of this?

 

I asked a question about this the other day and @Benson Shaw directed me here...