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Uniform Polyhedra with ZomeZome can be used to build many polyhedra, including the Platonic, Archimedean, and Kepler-Poinsot solids.
Strut legend: B=Blue, BG=BlueGreen, G=Green, Y=Yellow, R=Red; B2=next size of strut
| Click image enlarge | Name | Nodes | Struts | Minimum kits needed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Platonic Solids | ||||
| tetrahedron {3,3} | 4 | 6 G | Greenlines |
| hexahedron {4,3} | 8 | 12 B | Pioneer or Buckyball |
| octahedron {3,4} | 6 | 12 G | Greenlines |
| dodecahedron {5,3} | 20 | 30 B | Adventurer or Buckyball |
| icosahedron {3,5} | 12 | 30 B | Adventurer or Buckyball |
| Kepler-Poinsot Solids | ||||
| great dodecahedron edge only | 12 | 30 B | Adventurer or Buckyball |
| edge and intersections | 22 | 60 B, 30 B2 | Explorer or Adventurer+Buckyball | |
| great icosahedron edge only | 32 | 30 B, 60 B2 | Explorer |
| stellated dodecahedron | 32 | 30 B, 60 B2 | Explorer |
| great stellated dodecahedron | 32 | 30 B, 60 B2 | Explorer |
| Archimedean Solids | ||||
| truncated tetrahedron (3,6,6) | 12 | 18 G | Greenlines |
| cuboctahedron (3,4,3,4) | 12 | 24 G | Greenlines |
| truncated hexahedron (3,8,8) | 24 | 12 B, 24 BG | Greenlines |
| truncated octahedron (4,6,6) | 24 | 36 G | Greenlines |
| rhombicuboctahedron (3,4,4,4) | 24 | 24 B, 24 BG | Pioneer+Greenlines |
| great rhombicuboctahedron (4,6,8) aka truncated cuboctahedron | 48 | 24 B, 48 BG | Pioneer+Greenlines |
| icosidodecahedron (3,5,3,5) | 30 | 60 B | Explorer or Buckyball |
| truncated dodecahedron (3,10,10) | 60 | 90 B | Explorer+Adventurer or Buckyball |
| truncated icosahedron (5,6,6) | 60 | 90 B | Explorer+Adventurer or Buckyball |
| rhombicosidodecahedron (3,4,5,4) | 60 | 120 B | Creator or Adventurer+Buckyball |
| great rhombicosidodecahedron (4,6,10) aka truncated icosidodecahedron | 120 | 180 B | Creator+Buckyball or 2 Buckyball |
| Archimedean Duals | ||||
| rhombic dodecahedron | 14 | 24 Y | Explorer |
| rhombic triacontahedron | 32 | 60 R | Creator+Adventurer |
| Nested Platonic Solids | ||||
| cosmogram | 38 | 30 B1, 30 B2, 12 B3, 12 HG1, 12 HG2, 12 HG3 | Adventurer + half-greens |
| pythagopod | 68 | 12 B3, 24 HG3, 60 HB2, and 60 HB3 | Explorer + half-greens + half-blues |