Visualization of Polyhedra with Virtual Reality (VR) in A-frame
author: Paulo Henrique Siqueira - Universidade Federal do Paraná
contact: paulohscwb@gmail.com
versão em português
Araucaria with polyhedrons
Also known as Brazilian pine, Araucaria is a genus of coniferous trees that includes species native to Brazil, especially in the South. Araucaria angustifolia is a large tree that can live for hundreds of years. Some characteristics of this tree are its pointed leaves and the production of pine nuts, an edible fruit vital for wildlife, the economy of local communities, and biodiversity.
This work demonstrates the modeling of Araucaria trees using Fractal Geometry and polyhedra, constructed for viewing in Virtual Reality.
3D models
1. Araucaria Fractal
Araucaria modeled with Fractal Geometry using cone frustums.
2. Great Dirhombicosidodecacron
Araucaria modeled with Great Dirhombicosidodecacron.
3. Small Hexagrammic Hexecontahedron
Araucaria modeled with Small Hexagrammic Hexecontahedron.
4. Great Pentagrammic Hexecontahedron
Araucaria modeled with Great Pentagrammic Hexecontahedron.
5. Great Dirhombicosidodecahedron
Araucaria modeled with Great Dirhombicosidodecahedron.
6. Small Retrosnub Icosicosidodecahedron
Araucaria modeled with Small Retrosnub Icosicosidodecahedron.
7. Great Inverted Pentagonal Hexecontahedron
Araucaria modeled with Great Inverted Pentagonal Hexecontahedron.
8. Great Inverted Snub Icosidodecahedron
Araucaria modeled with Great Inverted Snub Icosidodecahedron.
9. Great Hexagonal Hexecontahedron
Araucaria modeled with Great Hexagonal Hexecontahedron.
10. Inverted Snub Dodecadodecahedron
Araucaria modeled with Inverted Snub Dodecadodecahedron.
11. Great Pentagonal Hexecontahedron
Araucaria modeled with Great Pentagonal Hexecontahedron.
12. Great Snub Icosidodecahedron
Araucaria modeled with Great Snub Icosidodecahedron.
13. Great Snub Dodecicosidodecahedron
Araucaria modeled with Great Snub Dodecicosidodecahedron.
14. Great Disnub Dirhombidodecahedron
Araucaria modeled with Great Disnub Dirhombidodecahedron.
15. Great Dodecicosacron
Araucaria modeled with Great Dodecicosacron.
16. Rhombicosacron
Araucaria modeled with Rhombicosacron.
17. Great Truncated Icosidodecahedron
Araucaria modeled with Great Truncated Icosidodecahedron.
18. Great Stellated Dodecahedron
Araucaria modeled with Great Stellated Dodecahedron.
19. Great Dodecahedron
Araucaria modeled with Great Dodecahedron.
20. Great Icosahedron
Araucaria modeled with Great Icosahedron.
21. Small Icosihemidodecacron
Araucaria modeled with Small Icosihemidodecacron.
22. Small Dodecahemicosahedron
Araucaria modeled with Small Dodecahemicosahedron.
23. Great Dodecahemidodecacron
Araucaria modeled with Great Dodecahemidodecacron.
24. Great Icosacronic Hexecontahedron
Araucaria modeled with Great Icosacronic Hexecontahedron.
25. Echidnahedron
Araucaria modeled with Echidnahedron.
26. Great Deltoidal Hexecontahedron
Araucaria modeled with Great Deltoidal Hexecontahedron.
27. Great Rhombidodecacron
Araucaria modeled with Great Rhombidodecacron.
28. Great Stellapentakis Dodecahedron
Araucaria modeled with Great Stellapentakis Dodecahedron.
29. Small Stellated Dodecahedron
Araucaria modeled with Small Stellated Dodecahedron.
30. Dodecahedral star kites
Araucaria modeled with Dodecahedral star kites.
31. Rhombicosidodecahedral star kites
Araucaria modeled with Rhombicosidodecahedral star kites.
32. Truncated icosahedron star kites
Araucaria modeled with Truncated icosahedron star kites.
Araucaria with polyhedrons: visualization with Virtual Reality by Paulo Henrique Siqueira is licensed with a license Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International.
How to cite this work:
Siqueira, P.H., "Araucaria with polyhedrons: visualization with Virtual Reality". Available in: <https://paulohscwb.github.io/polyhedra3/araucaria/>, August 2025.
References:
Weisstein, Eric W. “Polyhedra.” From MathWorld–A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/topics/Polyhedra.html
McCooey, D. I. “Visual Polyhedra”. http://dmccooey.com/polyhedra/