WOLFRAM|DEMONSTRATIONS PROJECT

Expanding Ball of 30 Octahedra

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translate along 5-fold axes
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translate along 3-fold axes
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translate along 2-fold axes
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model
1
2
3
4
5
symmetry
5-fold
3-fold
2-fold
A ball of 30 octahedra (model 1) is expanded along axes of its rotational symmetry. In this way, two balls of 120 octahedra (models 2 and 3) and two rings of octahedra (models 4 and 5) are obtained.