Learn how to create origami forms, by watching animated paper folding processes, as 3D object simulations, in this simple program.
- Freeform Origami
- Version :0.2.8 Alpha
- License :Freeware
- OS :Windows All
- Publisher :Tomohiro Tachi
Freeform Origami Description
Freeform Origami is a powerful application dedicated to simulating the folding or unfolding of paper models, based on the origami rules. The application allows you to load 2D or 3D object files and manage its folding patterns. You may easily change the forms using the cursor and dragging out several points.
Simulate the origami folding
Origami or the art of paper folding is a Japanese tradition, in which pieces of flat paper are transformed into objects without performing cuts or glueing. Freeform Origami allows you to simulate the folding of such models, based on certain patterns already drawn on the paper. You can easily alter the crease pattern of the model by dragging edges or points.
Moreover, you can add or edit current reference points, as well as preview the 3D model and the foldable pattern of a piece of paper in parallel. Alternatively, you can view the framework structure as a flat-shape that changes according to your adjustments of the 3D mesh.
Folding and unfolding processes – step by step
Freeform Origami allows you to control the paper folding simulation, by viewing it each step by step. You can use the keyboard shortcuts for folding and unfolding the paper at the preferred pace. The program allows you to make advanced selections, allowing you to mark facets, edges, verts, auxiliaries.
The System and Model menus feature all the functions that determine the folding simulation process of the mesh, plus change the settings. You may control the collision course, flat objects, sector angle, constraint (projection method), as well as the developability of the paper.
MV functions and the Origamize tool
Freeform Origami allows you to easily view and modify the folding patterns of paper objects, as well as to export the models. The supported file formats include crease patterns saved as 2D DXF and 3D models with the *.obj extension. The program also allows you to add reference or load texture, in BMP, PNG or JPG/JPEG formats.