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origami

vr.tr.origami · ACT.PRC

Let an agent handle origami by technique, model, diagrams, history and applications, crediting designers and traditions.

Thing Registry Activities and processes

Research draft, second pass

A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.

written by Claude from model knowledge without web access - no source was read, every claim is a lead to verify

Researched by: Claude

Purpose and description

Let an agent handle origami by technique, model, diagrams, history and applications, crediting designers and traditions.

The art of folding paper into shapes and figures, associated especially with Japan, including traditional models, modular origami such as kusudama, tessellations and related crafts like kirigami; its principles are also applied in engineering and science.

What it is for: Art, education, recreation and engineering design.

It can be find diagrams for models by difficulty; learn basic folds and bases; credit model designers; explore engineering applications.

Distinguishing features

Folding paper

Rich tradition

Mathematical foundations

Engineering applications

What it looks like

Folded paper figures, from cranes to complex tessellations.

How it is recognised

Folded paper without cutting in traditional origami

Crease patterns and diagrams

Kirigami allows cutting

Related models

is a kind of - category

paper craft

uses - material

paper

is studied in - field

mathematics of paper folding

is applied in - engineering

deployable structures

In practice

Families and kinds

traditional origami

modular origami and kusudama

tessellations

kirigami (related)

action models

Standards and regulation

Copyright of original model designs

Failure modes and hazards

Uncredited use of designs

Paper cuts for small children

Also called

Origami boxeskusudamasnapologyOrizomeFoldscopekirigamiletterlockingmodular origamiSonobepaper pajaritaorizuruMinimal origamiPaper popperBascetta Starone thousand origami cranesconfetti ballorigamic architecture

Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Model Which model.

Designs have creators.

Identity

Model and designer.

Identity

Model identity.

  1. Which model is it, and who designed it? provenance
  2. Is it traditional or modern? definition

Difficulty

Level.

Difficulty

Difficulty.

  1. How difficult is the model, and which base does it start from? definition
  2. Which paper size is recommended? measurement
Technique Folding.

Technique can be learned.

Folds

Basic folds.

Folds

Basic folds.

  1. Which basic folds are needed, such as valley and mountain folds? definition
  2. How are they shown in diagrams? definition

Diagrams

Instructions.

Diagrams

Diagrams.

  1. Where can reliable diagrams be found legally? provenance
  2. How is a crease pattern read? action
Culture History.

Tradition deserves credit.

History

Origins.

History

History.

  1. How did origami develop in Japan and elsewhere, according to historians? provenance
  2. Which cultural traditions are associated with it? provenance

Credit

Designers.

Credit

Designer credit.

  1. Is the designer credited when a model is shared? boundary
  2. Do copyright rules apply? provenance
Science Applications.

Folding inspires engineering.

Engineering

Deployables.

Engineering

Engineering uses.

  1. How is origami used in engineering, such as solar arrays or stents? provenance
  2. Which sources describe it? provenance

Mathematics

Theory.

Maths

Mathematics.

  1. What mathematical rules govern flat folding? definition
  2. Which theorems apply? provenance

What the second pass must settle

  • Should techniques be separate entries?
  • How should designer credits be linked?
  • How should engineering uses be linked?