How did you go about deciding what holes to create? What different approaches did you use to identify the least number of holes for your final net?
The way I went about creating the holes was through the cardstock paper that was given, laser cutting our polyhedra, and practicing where I think the holes should be. I didn't understand the algorithm to decide where the wholes go, so I attempted my best to create the fewest holes and create my shape. The approach I took was to keep going back and forth with my cardstock polyhedra and make sure my polyhedra could fold into a dodecahedron.
What issues and challenges did you encounter? How did you get around those obstacles?
The issues and challenges I encounter was the holes because I didn't know where to place them, which led to my final dodecahedron with many holes and the top part not connected. I wouldn't say I got through this obstacle because I didn't understand the algorithm to get me the fewest holes possible, so I ended up having many holes in my design and not having the top of my dodecahedron closed.
What changes would you make on a future iteration of your project?
The changes I would make for future iteration are trying to find another person's algorithm for this problem, and see if I could understand it, and continue this process until I find one that makes sense to me because I feel like I have too many holes.