Origami/Techniques/Yoshizawa-Randlett system

Many origami books begin with a description of basic origami techniques which are used to construct the models. The folds are normally described using the Yoshizawa-Randlett diagramming system. There are two main types of origami symbol, lines and arrows.Origami from Anglefish to Zen Peter Engel Dover 978-0486-28138-4 1989 8 The arrows show how the paper is bent or moved. Lines show various types of edges: A thick line for the edge of the paper A dashed line for a valley fold A dashed and dotted line for mountain folds (there may be one or two dots per dash depending on the author) A thin line for a previous fold A dotted line for a previous fold that's hidden, or sometimes a fold that's not yet made. Paper representation Operations View There are some symbols that have been used by some authors but are not accepted into the Yoshizawa-Randlett system. Robert Lang has introduced a “view from here” symbol that looks like an eye which has proven to be very useful, especially with his signature three-dimensional models. Several different methods have been introduced to point out to the folder to pay attention to a certain spot; these range from a letter or number to a circle, dot, or other geometric symbol. References