The Wonder of Origami Crease Patterns
Abstract
Origami allows us to create a wide variety of shapes, but most of these designs are completed by repeatedly folding the paper flat. Even models that appear three-dimensional are typically folded flat up until the final steps. For example, in the traditional Japanese origami crane, all steps except for spreading the wings involve flat folds. In this way, folding paper flat is a fundamental operation in origami, and this process is called flat-folding .
Fields of Study & Subjects
Computational Geometry and Mesh Generation
Mathematics and Applications
Advanced Materials and Mechanics
Publication details
- Journal / source
- A K Peters/CRC Press eBooks
- Pages
- 171–177
- Publication date
- 17 February 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Book chapter