Summary

The files can be 3D printed and assembled. These particular builds are PLA, but any rigid filament should work.

Learn More

This design was developed by the Compliant Mechanisms Research Group (CMR) from Brigham Young University (BYU). Follow us at @byucmr on Instagram or visit the BYU Compliant Mechanisms Research (CMR) website to learn more about compliant mechanisms.

See [https://rdcu.be/dnHx0](https://rdcu.be/dnHx0) for an article in Nature Communications about how and why we share these maker resources.

Technical Information

For in-depth technical information, see the following publications:

Edmondson, B.J., Lang, R.J., Morgan, M.R., Magleby, S.P., Howell, L.L., “Thick Rigidly Foldable Structures Realized by an Offset Panel Technique,” Origami 6, American Mathematical Society, Vol. 1, pp. 149-161, 2015. 

Morgan, M.R., Lang, R.J., Magleby, S.P., Howell, L.L., “Towards Developing Product Applications of Thick Origami Using the Offset Panel Technique,” Mechanical Sciences, Vol. 7, pp. 69-77, doi:10.5194/ms-7-69-2016, 2016.

To learn more about compliant mechanisms in general, see the BYU Compliant Mechanisms Research (CMR) website or these books: Compliant Mechanisms, Handbook of Compliant Mechanisms 

Intellectual Property

The downloadable 3D print files provided here may be used, modified, and enjoyed for noncommercial use. To license this technology for commercial applications, contact:

BYU Technology Transfer Office

3760 Harold B. Lee Library

Brigham Young University

Provo, UT 84602

Phone: (801) 422-6266 

[https://techtransfer.byu.edu/contact](https://techtransfer.byu.edu/contact)