Here is a method for coding the dodecahedron and all its irregular variants in Grasshopper as quickly as possible. I utilized the golden ratio rectangles, usually used to construct the sister polyhedron, the icosahedron. However, the magic component of the Grasshopper, the Faceted Dome rescued me again to generate the dual of it, the dodecahedron. This is a special platonic solid, which has 12 regular pentagonal faces. There are several techniques that I generally prefer to use in Grasshopper. You will see them in the tutorial video. I tried to minimize the number of components, which was a good challenge for me. I hope you enjoyed and learned from this exercise. The animation shows the transition from a cube to a dodecahedron while keeping the faces planar.
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Software I use: Rhinoceros 3D (www.rhino3d.com)
Music by Alex Wit from Pixabay
