Crease pattern

The use of crease patterns originated with designers such as Neal Elias, who used them to record how their models were made.

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.

For example, an algorithm for the automatic development of crease patterns for certain polyhedra with discrete rotational symmetry by composing right frusta has been implemented via a CAD program.

[2] The program allows users to specify a target polyhedron and generate a crease pattern that folds into it.

The SCP eliminates the need for diagramming programs or artistic ability while maintaining the step-by-step process for other folders to see.