Rolling Polyhedron and Center of Gravity Plot

display

rolling animation

surface plot of center of gravity

shape of object

rhombic hexecontahedron

frame

1

shape rotation (degrees)

0

resolution of surface plot

very low

low

medium

high

very high

refresh

Surface calculation may take up to 5 minutes.

This Demonstration shows a polyhedron rolling on a flat surface and plots the path taken by the center of gravity of the polyhedron.

You can select from 195 polyhedra and can use "shape rotation" to rotate your chosen polyhedron around a vertical axis at the start.

The surface plot computes many possible paths for the center of gravity. You can choose the resolution of the surface.