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<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE>Cutfold - virtual snowflake creator</TITLE>
<BODY>
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<H1>Virtual Paper Cut & Fold </H1>
<p>
Make snowflake patterns, learn how to create a five-pointed star with a
single cut (like Betsy Ross) and more!
<p>
Instructions for our online paper folding activity are below; or you can go
straight to the <a target="_blank" href="applet/gallery/">gallery</a> to see what others
have been up to and start folding paper online yourself!
Or - jump right in and make a flake:
<a target="_blank" href="applet/prefolded.html">from prefolded paper (easiest)</a>;
<a target="_blank" href="applet/guidelines.html">with folding guidelines</a>;
<a target="_blank" href="applet/">from scratch (for experts)</a>.
</p>
Here are the basic rules:
<ul>
<li>
You can <b>fold</b> the paper by (clicking fold and) dragging a line segment
across it. Then the cursor will change to an up-down double arrow.
Click on one side or the other of your fold to indicate which side should
fold down.
</li><li>
You can <b>cut</b> the paper by (clicking cut and) drawing a series of
connected lines by repeatedly clicking and moving the mouse; the cutting is
finalized with a <b>double-click</b> (or by crossing your own cutting
line).
</li><li>
You can <b>discard</b> pieces of paper. Be careful where you click: The
Java applet version has one level of undo.
</li><li>
You can <b>unfold</b> - this unfolds the most recent fold.
</li>
</li><li>
Finally you can <b>save</b> by entering a name in the type-in box and
pressing the "save/print" button. This creates several saved versions of
your snowflake, including a PDF for printability.
</ul>
<p>
It's not origami, is it, but has many similarities. We plan to introduce
some additional folding techniques that will enable us to do more
origami-ish stuff. Take a look at these origami simulations:
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.sccs.chukyo-u.ac.jp/~miyazaki/origami/index.html">Miyazaki</a> Origami simulator</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.jtnimoy.com/itp/origami/index.html">JT Nimoy</a> shows some ideas for an origami user interface</li>
</ul>
</p>
<!---
Here are the <a href="flaindex.html">original basic rules</a> (for the
flash version).
<ul>
<li>
You can fold the paper by (clicking fold and) dragging a line segment
across it; the line must begin and end outside the bounds of the paper.
Then the cursor will change to a down arrow. Click on one side or the
other of your fold to indicate which side should fold down.
</li><li>
You can cut the paper by (clicking cut and) drawing a series of connected lines; the cutting happens when you intersect the first line.
</li><li>
You can recenter the paper if it goes off the screen or gets too small/big.
</li><li>
You can discard pieces of paper. be careful - you might discard your work and there is no undo! (late correction - the Java applet version has one level of undo).
</li><li>
You can unfold - this unfolds in reverse order of folding. However - once
you unfold you can no longer fold again (although the program allows you,
this will mangle things strangely).
</li>
</ul>
<p>
<p>
When the program has a problem in its topology or geometry, it usually manifests itself as one or more of the following:
<p>
<ol>
<li> a piece of paper that won't unfold</li>
<li> a piece of paper that becomes detached from another piece to which it should be attached (by a fold or crease) when unfolded.</li>
<li> An error message of some sort in a pop up text "trace" window, possibly accompanied by little red and/or blue diamonds drawn on top of the paper.</li>
</ol>
<p>
If any of these things occurs, please let me know at sokolov at ifactory dot com.
--->
<p>
In the meantime, try making snowflakes or other interesting shapes (there are zillions of sites with instructions; here are a few):
<p>
<a href="http://www.myweb3000.com/snowflakes.html">http://www.myweb3000.com/snowflakes.html</a><br>
<a href="http://www.papersnowflakes.com">http://www.papersnowflakes.com/preview1.htm</a><br>
<a href="http://www.geocities.com/starsandflakes/">http://www.geocities.com/starsandflakes/</a><br>
<a href="http://ms-t-inc.com/pdf-file/snowflak.pdf">http://ms-t-inc.com/pdf-file/snowflak.pdf</a><br>
<a href="http://mama.essortment.com/papersnowflake_rfiq.htm">http://mama.essortment.com/papersnowflake_rfiq.htm</a><br>
<a href="http://flagday.com/history/star_in_one_cut/flagstar.shtml">http://flagday.com/history/star_in_one_cut/flagstar.shtml</a><br>
<p>
A shockwave snowflake "designer"!:
<a href="http://www.explorescience.com/activities/Activity_page.cfm?ActivityID=13">http://www.explorescience.com/activities/Activity_page.cfm?ActivityID=13</a>
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