Construction of 3D Folded Hexagram
Construction a 3D Folded Hexagram
The creation of the 3D folded hexagram begins with a
hexagram, as shown in the diagram to the right. Then three lines are
drawn (shown as dotted lines) from corner to corner of the hexagram.
From this geometry another, smaller, hexagram can be drawn from
intersections of the dotted lines and a side of a triangle. If certain
lines are erased at this point, what remains is the inner hexagram and
outer “wedges” of the original hexagram. The wedges are then delineated
by coloring every other wedge black. What is shown in the bottom row is
what remains of the original hexagram - the smaller (by one-half) center
hexagram and the outer wedges, one set marked black the other set marked
white.
The wedge sections are not to be detached from the inner hexagram. Instead the white sections are folded up and the black sections are folded down. I've made a rough diagram of the top folds. The top section of a 3D Folded Hexagram is shown to the right with the proper folds.
The wedge sections are not to be detached from the inner hexagram. Instead the white sections are folded up and the black sections are folded down. I've made a rough diagram of the top folds. The top section of a 3D Folded Hexagram is shown to the right with the proper folds.
