Pop-Up Pyramid

How to make a pyramid pop out of a plain piece of paper.

Step 1 Draw a square with a couple of gaps

Comments

[playful-geometer]

This looks really fun, I think it could make some fun deco attaching them to ceilings. If I do end up giving it a try with my CraftRobo Pro, I'll post my cutlines...

[malialtin]

These are a few of my trials... If you choose irregular gap widths and lengths between lines you will have a 3 dimensionaly self bending form while it is hung from apex.

[foks]

thinking about projection from the top on this. im making pyramid to test

[Michaelgoode]

nice

[Meganoki]

really cool!!! i did it ont he first try!!

[SevereFlame]

Are you using cheese!?!?! LOL

[aqwiz]

 Nope, .. .  'E's usin' COCONUTS!!!

[babymama11]

they aint using cheese! duh

[KnexFreek]

 cool :)

[=SMART=]

Here are my attempts :P mine seemed to just get wider as i drew the boxes lol

[Kryptonite]

Wow nice, looks great if you ask me.

[queen roo]

wow! and you did that with paper?? i never knew....

[Xenel]

can you post the circle variation and maybe some other shapes?

[uzerzero]

I'm loving the fountain pen :) I like doing little tedious things like this to pass time in class, or at work, but unfortunately X-Acto blades are frowned upon at school. If there was a method to do this that didn't involve an x-acto blade, this would be really incredible :)

[clemsonguy1125]

use just 1 blade of sciorrs to cut and it works like a blade

[fancypenguin845]

a metal compass' pointy end works well... just score over the lines and separate.

[data23]

How long has that been your profile picture? I THINK U COPIER AUGHGGHGHGHAUFHGHGG (my war cry)

[threecheersfornick]

You can take apart a cheap plastic pencil sharpener for the blade. Then pop it back in when the teacher comes to look at your work.

[SmurfJ]

Well a teacher seeing you in class cutting paper with scissors OR an exacto would be a little worried. What i do is run a regular ball point pen along hte lines over and over again with lots of pressure untill it 'cuts' the paper it doesnt look as clean, but it works!

[Trebawa]

When i'm bored in class I do this and it works. When using relatively thin lined filler paper, you only need to push down hard enough the first time and the paper will neatly split.

[Clayton H.]

Newspaper is easier. _*wink*

[Jesus Christ]

or bring a little razor blade to school and keep your jacket sleeve over your hand? or just use a pocket knife and tell your teacher its for self protection...

[struckbyanarrow]

self protection... that wont get you suspended at all......

[Clayton H.]

a guy inventeda marker with a little tiny razor blade in it. could use that.

[gadgeteer]

If you fold your sheet of paper down the middle then you can use scissors instead of a craft knife. Fold, make a cut in each end of your foldd sheet, starting at the fold and ending before you reach the oppoite side (because you'll end up with two pieces of paper if you cut any further). Unfold and fold in half 'the other way' and make another two cuts. Repeat from the top with more cuts going towards the center of the paper.

[fungus amungus]

If you can use scissors, go for those. Open the scissors up all the way and use them like an x-acto to start all the cuts and then fold them back up to cut like normal for the rest of it.

[babymama11]

this was so much fun i cant believe it. but my cuz showed me a hardr way: get a square peice of paper then cut verticle lines 'bout 1 cm. apart next make horizantal lines then add a little line going down the horizantal lines its juct like yours fungus but its more complicated **how do u make the circle pyramid?**

[aufachse5]

very niec great job

[babymama11]

this was so awesome to make! out of paper

[Bassystacey]

Cool! It worked!

[Metaferia]

did someone done this in paint or word? it will be much easier and will look nicer. thanks

[=SMART=]

Very nice, i like the circle variation too, ill try this now and post pics later :D

[kenny94]

laser cutter + sheet metal and hooks...

[jonathansmith]

cool..would really look good on thin metal sheets...hmm..ill try it out and post some pics!

[majjck]

wow, i always wanted to know how they made these. nice job!

[noahh]

nice

[tigerboy]

right on

[Uru Wolf]

I might have to get some sheets of a3 or bigger and try this. I think my OCD is calling, lol.

[corradini]

DUDE, You may be HIGHLY bummed by this comment -- but here goes: I used to make these things when I was, like, 7 years old. And there is a MUCH simpler way: 1. Get a square piece of paper. 2. Fold it along the diagonal (bring one corner over to the opposite corner and crease - you get a triangle.) 3) Fold it again - this time "left-to-right". You have another, smaller, triangle. 4) Now, using scissors, just cut almost all the way through, starting at the top of the triangle, and alternating from left to right with right to left. 5) Unfold the thing and lay it flat. Find the center. Lift. Done.

[fungus amungus]

Nope. that's a good trick for this. I like having the cleaner feel of no folds, but it's a matter of preference.