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I suspect the other reason for the set of rules is to give paper folders the ability to brag to their friends about how their latest model of a Ferris wheel with people in each seat was folded from “one square, no cuts!” It really is amazing what the experts can do with one sheet of paper, and I suppose that is part of the fun.
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If you use a rectangle, why not other shapes: a triangle, circle or even just the shape of the model itself? These are extreme examples of course, but they are part of the reasoning for the rules. Why should a paper folder limit themself to these rules? Either of these rules could be broken without dire consequences (and even I fold from rectangles occasionally), but where do you stop? If you cut a point to make two legs for your model, why not cut another point to make two arms, etc, until you may as well just cut out the entire model. That bit of history aside, the first thing I would like to look at is the “strict” set of rules: “one sheet of square paper, no cuts”. The older (and usually much simpler) “traditional” models were not without their artistry, but from the 60’s onward there was an explosion of groundbreaking models, often of quite extreme complexity.
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Around this time more and more people began applying mathematics to the creative process allowing them to come up with super complex models that would have been impossible to create with the previous trial and error methods. Up until the 1960s origami often used cuts and non square sheets of paper. Oddly enough, while origami has been around for hundreds of years, the “strict” origami rules are a more recent addition. For the most part everything I fold follows the above rules. Mainly I’d like to look at origami along with the process involved in its creation to see if I can justify the amount of time I spend folding it.įirst, the type of origami I am going to be talking about will be, origami that follows a strict set of rules by using only one square sheet of paper with no cutting to make its sculptures. There is a natural tendency that I will try to avoid that uses the classification “art” as a badge of honor “oh, my framed puzzles are ART not a hobby”. Still, can origami really be elevated to the level of the great masterworks of film, painting, music, writing, etc.? I also do not mean to put the word art on a pedestal. After about 1 hr of drafting and checking, my first Ryujin 1.2 CP is plotted on standard plotting paper (about 80 gram) measured 42cm square.Is origami art? The question is not completely fair since origami involves the act of creation after all, making its artistry hard to argue against. The only drawback so far is the models is only white in color.
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But you still can fold model bigger than the plotter paper by plotting the CP in 4 quaters and then join the paper to form a large sheet. Another advantage of using the drafting package for drawing the CP is the scale feature, where you can plot the CP to any size within the limit of the plotter paper. I like to use this method to generate CP because you can control the precise measurement for all the crease line. I uses the Autodesk 2D drafting software, AutoCAD, to draw the CP and later plotted it out on HP plotter. The first thing to do is to generate the CP. The versions are actually the evolution of his design from the simplest (version 1.2), then the intermediate (version 2.1) and the most difficult (version 3.5).īeing engineering trained, I am taking this exercise systematically and will start from the simplest version - Ryujin 1.2, in order to familiarize with the design. To date, Satoshi has designed 3 versions of Ryujin and all are published in the form of crease pattern (CP). Ryujin (龍神) is a Japanese phrase meaning “God of Dragon” and Satoshi has created the ultimate model that aptly fit to hold the title. Finally I am gonna start the first step towards folding the most complex model ever designed - The Ryujin by Satoshi Kamiya.