Paper parallelepiped: three technologies on one page

There may be many reasons when you need to do the box yourself: a school homework to perform a simple geometric body model, a desire to make gift wrapping with your own hands, or even a unique decoration for your home interior.

What does a three-dimensional polygon have to do with it?

Quite frankly, all this is possible in such a simple form as a box. From paper to make it easier and faster than anything. Consider the most interesting options: gluing a figure from a pattern according to a given drawing, origami and modular assembly.

Lesson number 1: volumetric model

In order to make a rectangular box from paper, you will need cardboard, a ruler, a pencil and scissors.

First of all, you must know exactly what size model you want to get. On a separate leaflet, write down the main dimensions of the box: the height of the side surfaces, length and width.

Next, use the drawing example:

It is important not just to draw a sample, but according to the necessary parameters. Then the result will not be disappointment and the need to do double work.

When your scheme is ready, circle the resulting drawing with the tip of the scissors under the ruler. This must be done so that the cardboard folds neatly into the folds, rather than “dictating” its lines.

Before you expanded parallelepiped. Cut the blank from paper with your own hands. Fold it on the back side along the marked lines.

It remains only to glue the inside side allowances to the adjacent sides of the model and your box is ready.

Lesson # 2: Origami

As a child, you probably had to play cubes. Of course, at that time you did not realize that you were dealing with parallelepipeds. In the course of the game, parallelism of all sides does not matter, but functionality is important. Yes, and do not utter a difficult word to the child . The main thing is that the delight of childhood can be repeated, but at a new level. How? Make a box from paper using the origami technique. Yes, not one model, but as many as the bulbs on your halogen garland. See what you end up with.

Step 1

Take a square piece of paper. Bend it in half. Expand and fold again on the other side.

Step 2

Repeat the same steps, only away from the corners.

Step 3

Hold two opposite sides of the sheet in the center with your fingers. Two other opposing surfaces also aim towards each other and smooth the resulting triangle, thereby fixing the new fold lines.

Step 4

First, on one side, and then on the other, raise the corners of the triangle to the top.

Step 5

The result was a so-called rhombus. Flatten its right and left corners in the center. Smooth out the future paper box again.

Remember to flip and bend the corners on the back.

Step 6

Take the opposite action. Slightly open the bent corners and fold the others. They are formed from the free ends of the paper sheet and directed vertices to the fold lines in opposite directions from each other.

All this is difficult to understand only until you see what is actually being discussed.

Step 7

Insert the corners just obtained into the formed pockets, as shown in the example.

Step 8

So, the paper box is ready! It's just that he is still in a folded state. There are two ways to give it volume. The first: to inflate. Second: take a long rod from an ordinary ballpoint pen and use it. Both methods are carried out through a single hole that you find in the bottom of the model (the one closest to you). When you do these manipulations, you get this wonderful shape:

A halogen bulb is inserted into the same hole through which the cube was inflated .

Lesson 3: Modular Assembly

Another curious way to make a very nice box out of paper.

Step 1

Fold a square sheet in half and each half again in half lengthwise. Let the two extreme folds “meet” in the center.

Step 2

Turn over the workpiece. Pull the lower left corner towards the middle and smooth the fold line.

Step 3

Repeat the same action, but with the upper right corner.

Step 4

Lower the top corner, and the bottom - up. You will get a square.

Step 5

Allow these corners to turn back.

The first module is ready.

Step 6

Make 5 more of the same, but from sheets of a different color:

Step 7

Join them in one box. For this, insert each sharp corner into the "pocket" of the adjacent part of the cube.

Tip

Creating a model, even such a familiar form since childhood, like a box, does not tolerate negligence. Precision in size, straightness of lines - this is where the success of execution and satisfaction from the result lie.