Crease pattern
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A Crease Pattern is an origami
diagram type that consists of all or most of the creases in the final model, rendered into one image. This comes in handy for diagramming complex and super-complex models, where the model is often not simple enough to diagram efficiently.
The use of crease patterns originated with designers such as Neal Elias, who used them to record how their models were made. This allowed the more prolific designers to keep track of all their models, and soon crease patterns began to be used as communication of ideas between designers. After a few years of this sort of use, designers such as Robert J. Lang
, Meguro Toshiyuki, Jun Maekawa and Peter Engel
began to design using crease patterns; This allowed them to create with increasing levels of complexity, allowing the art of origami to reach unprecedented levels of realism. Now most higher-level models are accompanied by crease patterns.
Origami
is the traditional Japanese art of paper folding, which started in the 17th century AD at the latest and was popularized outside Japan in the mid-1900s. It has since then evolved into a modern art form...
diagram type that consists of all or most of the creases in the final model, rendered into one image. This comes in handy for diagramming complex and super-complex models, where the model is often not simple enough to diagram efficiently.
The use of crease patterns originated with designers such as Neal Elias, who used them to record how their models were made. This allowed the more prolific designers to keep track of all their models, and soon crease patterns began to be used as communication of ideas between designers. After a few years of this sort of use, designers such as Robert J. Lang
Robert J. Lang
Dr. Robert J. Lang is an American physicist who is also one of the foremost origami artists and theorists in the world. He is known for his complex and elegant designs, most notably of insects and animals. He has long been a student of the mathematics of origami and of using computers to study the...
, Meguro Toshiyuki, Jun Maekawa and Peter Engel
Peter Engel
Peter Engel is an American origami artist and theorist, science writer, graphic designer, and architect. He has written several books on Origami, including Origami from Angelfish to Zen, 10-Fold Origami: Fabulous Paperfolds You Can Make in Just 10 Steps!, and Origami Odyssey.-Education:Engel...
began to design using crease patterns; This allowed them to create with increasing levels of complexity, allowing the art of origami to reach unprecedented levels of realism. Now most higher-level models are accompanied by crease patterns.