Descriptions and Examples for the POV-Ray Raytracer by Friedrich A. Lohmüller
Elementary Geometry for Raytracing
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Cuboctahedron  
Some useful geometrical facts.

Folding of aCuboctahedron
Folding of a Cuboctahedron
In the following we write for the square root of a number the expression "sqrt(ZAHL)"
conforming to the syntax used in POV-Ray.

Dimensions
Length of an edge: a.
The radius of circumsphere:
R = a ;

The radius of edgesphere (tangent to edges):
Re = a/2 * sqrt(3);

The angle between square and triange: ~ 125,26°
Face_Angle = degrees(acos(-1/sqrt(3)));

The angle between edges: 120°
Edge_Angle = degrees(acos(-1/2))


Inside of a cuboctahedron:
4 regular hexagons.

Cuboctahedron
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