Origaminista: Simple Flat Origami Exploration System with Random Folds

Find your own model
Copyright(C) 2013 Naoya Tsuruta
Abstract:

In flat-foldable origami, design techniques represented by the circle-river packing approach are effective for complex models but are not suitable for simple models that can be made with a samll number of folds. In this paper, we propose an interactive system for exploring simple origami models by random generation of folded pieces. Our system generates dozens of tiny folded origami pieces and displays them at once. Every time the user requests another set of pieces, different shapes appear, because the generation process includes randomness. By selecting a desired model, the user can obtain the origami instructions to recreate it on real paper.

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  1. Naoya Tsuruta, Jun Mitani, Yoshihiro Kanamori, Yukio Fukui, "Simple Flat Origami Exploration System with Random Folds", in Origami^6, pp.513-521, 2016. PDF
  2. Naoya Tsuruta, Jun Mitani, Yoshihiro Kanamori and Yukio Fukui, "Simple Flat Origami Exploration System with Random Folds", The 6th International Meeting on Origami in Science, Mathematics and Education (6OSME), Tokyo, Aug.10-13, 2014.
  3. Naoya Tsuruta, Jun Mitani, Yoshihiro Kanamori, Yukio Fukui, "An Exploring Tool for Simple Flat Origami based on Random Foldings", International Conference on Simulation Technology (JSST2013), Tokyo, Sep. 11-13, 2013.