> Does anyone know of any type of software that allows you to virtually > fold a sheet of paper? I've spent hours searching for one, but I never > found what I was looking for. With the technology that we have today, it > certainly seems possible. In fact, I even found an origami game online > called "folds," but it does not allow anything more than valley folds. So, > again, if anyone knows of such a software , please let me know. Thank > You,Devon H. (Also, it would preferably need to run on Windows 7.) >
Hi! Making truly interactive paper is really a very computationally demanding problem, even for today's modern machines. As far as I know, it is still an open problem. I have developed software for 3d visualisation (see www.origamiplayer.comfor animations generated from this), but this takes 5 minutes to calculate just one fold! So as of yet it is not possible to be made to be interactive. If I ever figure it out, I will freely publish the software, and let you know :-) Warmest Regards, Chris Pooley
