Modular Origami Diagrams

These modulars are made available by the origami community at large. If you have a model that you would like to share, or if you see your model here and would like it removed, please Contact Us. Diagrams are intended for personal use. Copyright of the models lie with the origami creators and designers. Please contact the designer and/or creator directly for non-private usage of a model and/or artwork.

Some people love modular origami. So satisfying to fold the units and have it assembled into a beautiful model - almost like magic! Other people hate modular origami. Why would anyone want to fold the same simple unit over and over again? These people prefer the regular kind of origami: one sheet = one model. Give it a try and see what you think.

Many of the diagrams here are from Modular MM Mania - it's a must see site. As well, see pictures at Modular Origami, and P&O Origami.

The value in between the parentheses represent the number of units needed to complete the modular origami model.

Tetra/Octahedrons, Cubes, & Such Chaos Cube (6u) .....L Mihara Cube (6u) .....P Jackson Fluted diamond .....M Kahn Temakobako (6u) .....D Mitchell Dice Family (6u, 24u, 78u) .....D Petty Lazy Tetrahedron 1 (2u) .....TK Lam Lazy Tetrahedron 2 (2u) .....TK Lam Oxi Model (12u) .....M Kosmulski Sonobe Unit (3u) Toshie Jewel . . . . . . . . (6u) Cube . . . . . . . . (6u) Variations Skeletal Octahedron (6u) Octahedron Skeleton 1 (J Koppel) Octahedron Skeleton 4 (J Koppel) That Simple Unit (3u to 20u) ......C Esseltine Gyroscope (12u)...L Simon

Dodecahedra Dodecahedron (12u) .....R Fenton A4 Dodecahedron (30u) .....P Macchi A4 Rhombic Dodecahedron (12u) ......N Robinson Dodecahedron from A4 (12u).....M Kono Dodecahedron from square (12u) .....H Verrill Hacky Sac (+30u) (picture) .....W Chan Stellated Dodecahedron (30u) .....P Bascetta Stellated Dodecahedron (12u) .....J Mosely Blintz icosidodecahedron (30u) .....TK Lam Silvana Betti Mamino's Dodecahedra pic: . . Clover (30u) 1, 2, 3 . . Easy (60u) 1, 2, 3 . . Open (30u) 1, 2 . . Pentagon (30u) 1, 2 . . Star (60u) 1, 2, 3

Intersecting Planes Octohedral Cross (12u) .....YK Lam UVWXYZ (30u) .....M Leonard UVWXYZ-Rect(30u) .....M Leonard WXYZ-diamond (12u) .....TK Lam XYZmbe (6u) .....N Robinson XYZguy (3u) .....M Guy Meenakshi Mukerji's:     QRSTUVWXYZ (90u)    RSTUVWXYZ-Stars (72u) pic    RSTUVWXYZ-Rectangle (72u)    STUVWXYZ-Stars (72u)    STUVWXYZ-Rectangles (72u)    STUVWXYZ-Heptagons (72u)     TUVWXYZ-Stars (42u)     TUVWXYZ-Rectangles (42u)     TUVWXYZ-Hexagons (42u) Francis Ow's Models:    Tornado (16u)    VWXYZ (20u)    WXYZ-rectangle (12u)    XYZ-square (6u)    XYZ-diamond (6u)

Strip Folding   read here first Knotology .....P Versnick;       pic; pic .....H Rosciszer-Narloch Weaving Polyhedra .....Jim Blowers Snapology, pic .....H Rosciszer-Narloch Moravian Star (Maddy & Maverick),       also called Froebel Star (J Koller) Tape Fish (T Yenn) Easy Ribbon Fish (ORC)

Not Polyhedrons Caterpillar .....N Robinson Magic Rings (6u) .....T Yenn Sprinkler (6u) or get eBook.....P Versnick Stars, Rings, & Wreaths

• Marvelous Modular Origami by Mukerji
• Polyhedron Origami for Beginners (Origami Classroom) by M Kawamura
• Origami Wreaths and Rings by David Petty
• Unit Origami: Multidimensional Transformations by Tomoko Fuse
• Unit Polyhedron Origami by Tomoko Fuse
• 3-D Geometric Origami by Rona Gurkewitz and Bennett
• Modular Origami Polyhedra (Origami) by Lewis Simon, Bennett Arnstein, and Rona Gurkewitz
• Multimodular Origami Polyhedra: Archimedeans, Buckyballs and Duality by Rona Gurkewitz and Bennett Arnstein
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