Projection of An Octahedron on Platonic Solids

 

around axis 8V around axis 8L around axis 8S
8-1,<R_4,O> 2-2,<O> and 4-1,<R_2,O> 2-1,<O> and 6-1,<R_3,O>

 

Project on a tetrahedron

 

3-fold axis 4V

2-fold axis 4L

8-1 around 8V

1-8

4-2

2-2,4-1 around 8L

1-8

2-4

2-1,6-1 around 8S

1-2,3-2

1-8

 

Project on a cube

 

3-fold axis 6V

2-fold axis 6L

4-fold axis 6S

8-1 around 8V

2-4

4-2

8-1

2-2,4-1 around 8L

2-4

2-2,4-1

2-2,4-1

2-1,6-1 around 8S

2-1,6-1

2-4

2-4

Project on an octahedron

 

4-fold axis 8V

2-fold axis 8L

3-fold axis 8S

8-1 around 8V

8-1

4-2

2-4

2-2,4-1 around 8L

2-2,4-1

2-2,4-1

2-4

2-1,6-1 around 8S

2-4

2-4

2-1,6-1

 

Project on a dodecahedron

 

3-fold axis 12V

2-fold axis 12L

5-fold axis 12S

8-1 around 8V

2-4

4-2

2-4

2-2,4-1 around 8L

2-4

2-2,4-1

2-4

2-1,6-1 around 8S

2-1,6-1

2-4

2-4

 

Project on an icosahedron

 

5-fold axis 20V

2-fold axis 20L

3-fold axis 20S

8-1 around 8V

2-4

4-2

2-4

2-2,4-1 around 8L

2-4

2-2,4-1

2-4

2-1,6-1 around 8S

2-4

2-4

2-1,6-1

 

    4V 4L  6V 6L 6S 8V 8L 8S 12V 12L 12S 20V 20L 20S
8V 8-1 1-8 4-2 2-4 4-2 8-1 8-1 4-2 2-4 2-4 4-2 2-4 2-4 4-2 2-4
8L 2-2 1-4 2-2 2-2 2-2 2-2 2-2 2-2 2-2 2-2 2-2 2-2 2-2 2-2 2-2
  4-1 1-4 2-2 2-2 4-1 4-1 4-1 4-1 2-2 2-2 4-1 2-2 2-2 4-1 2-2
8S 2-1 1-2 1-2 2-1 2-1 2-1 2-1 2-1 2-1 2-1 2-1 2-1 2-1 2-1 2-1
  6-1 3-2 1-6 6-1 2-3 2-3 2-3 2-3 6-1 6-1 2-3 2-3 2-3 2-3 6-1