POV-Ray Polyhedra

Please don't leave without looking at the Great Dodecadodecahedron
and the Compound of 5 Tetrahedra (below).

Click on a "thumbnail" picture to view a larger version of the same picture.

3D glasses are not required. Each stereoscopic image has an anaglyph version (requiring 3D glasses) and a color version which can be viewed using the "look crossed" method. Although the anaglyphs are optimized for viewing with red-blue glasses, red-green glasses will also work. In either case, the red filter should be on the left.

Stereoscopic Great Dodecadodecahedron

Anaglyph (135,223 bytes, requires 3D glasses)
Color (140,226 bytes, uses the "look crossed" method).

Stereoscopic Compound of 5 Tetrahedra

Anaglyph (83,352 bytes, requires 3D glasses)
Color (98,691 bytes, uses the "look crossed" method).

Stereoscopic Compound of 5 Rhombic Dodecahedra

Anaglyph (105,217 bytes, requires 3D glasses)
Color (130,926 bytes, uses the "look crossed" method).

Stereoscopic Compound of 10 Tetrahedra

Anaglyph (80,008 bytes, requires 3D glasses)
Color (111,280 bytes, uses the "look crossed" method).

Stereoscopic Compound of 5 Octahedra

Anaglyph (88,952 bytes, requires red-blue glasses)
Color (117,416 bytes, uses the "look crossed" method).

Stereoscopic Compound of 5 Cubes

Anaglyph (94,148 bytes, requires 3D glasses)
Color (117,426 bytes, uses the "look crossed" method).

Dodecahedron (43,317 bytes, non-stereoscopic)

Icosahedron (44,971 bytes, non-stereoscopic)

Viewing Stereoscopic Images With The "Look Crossed" Method:

The easiest way to bring the two images together is to hold up a finger between your face and the monitor. Look at the finger, then shift your attention to the images on the monitor. When they are properly merged, you will see three images. The center image is stereoscopic. Ignore the outer images. If you have difficulty crossing your eyes, try moving back away from the monitor. This reduces the degree of eye-crossing required. Once you have the stereoscopic image in focus, try using your hands to frame the center image and block out the outer images. When you get your hands in the correct position, there is an illusion that the 3D image is floating in space between your hands.

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