Nets for Geometric Solids
A net of a geometric solid is a two-dimensional (planar) figure that can be folded into a geometric solid. For example, we know that a cube has six sides. Each side of a cube is a square. So if we arrange six squares into a figure that can be folded into a cube, we have a net for a cube.
Here are a few examples of nets of cubes:
However, not every figure of six squares can be folded into a cube. Here
are some figures that are not nets of cubes:
Index of Nets
| Example | Name | Type | Printable Net |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Cantellated Tetrahedron | net_cantellated_tetrahedron.pdf | |
 | Cube or Regular Hexahedron | Platonic Solid | net_cube.pdf |
 | Cuboctahedron | Archimedean solid | net_cuboctahedron.pdf |
 | Cylinder | net_cylinder.pdf | |
 | Decagonal Frustum |  | net_decagonalfrustum.pdf |
 | Decagonal Antiprism | Prismatic uniform polyhedron | net_decagonalantiprism.pdf |
 | Decagonal Prism | Prismatic uniform polyhedron | net_decagonalprism.pdf |
 | Deltoidal Hexecontahedron | DeltoidalHexecontahedron.pdf. Courtesy Wolfram Mathworld. | |
 | Deltoidal Icositetrahedron | Catalan Solid | net_delticositetrahedron.pdf |
 | Disdyakis Dodecahedron | Catalan Solid | net_disdyakis_dodecahedron.pdf |
 | Dodecahedron, Regular | Platonic Solid | net_dodecahedron.pdf |
 | Elongated Pentagonal Dipyramid | Johnson Solid (J16) | net_elong_penta_dipyramid.pdf |
 | Elongated Pentagonal Pyramid | Johnson Solid (J9) | net_elong_penta_pyramid.pdf |
 | Elongated Square Dipyramid | Johnson Solid (J15) | net_elong_sqr_dipyramid.pdf |
 | Elongated Square Pyramid | Johnson Solid (J8) | net_elong_square_pyramid.pdf |
 | Elongated Triangular Cupola | Johnson Solid (J18) | net_elong_triang_cupola.pdf |
 | Elongated Triangular Dipyramid | Johnson Solid (J14) | net_elong_triang_dipyramid.pdf |
 | Elongated Triangular Pyramid | Johnson Solid (J7) | net_elong_triangular_pyramid.pdf |
 | Great Stellated Dodecahedron | Kepler-Poinsot Solid | net_g_stelltd_dodecahedron.pdf |
 | Gyroelongated Pentagonal Pyramid | Johnson Solid (J11) | net_gyroelong_penta_pyramid.pdf |
 | Gyroelongated Square Dipyramid | Johnson Solid (J17) | net_gyroelong_sqr_dipyrmd.pdf |
 | Gyroelongated Square Pyramid | Johnson Solid (J10) | net_gyroelong_sqr_pyramid.pdf |
 | Heptagonal Pyramid | Johnson Solid (J14) | net_heptagonal_pyramid.pdf |
 | Heptahedron 6644433 | net_heptahedron_6644433.pdf | |
 | Heptahedron 4443333 | net_heptahedron_4443333.pdf | |
 | Hexagonal Prism | Prismatic uniform polyhedron | net_hexagonal_prism.pdf |
 | Hexagonal Pyramid | net_hexagonal_pyramid.pdf | |
 | Icosahedron, Regular | Platonic Solid | net_icosahedron.pdf |
 | Icosidodecahedron | Archimedean solid | net_icosidodecahedron.pdf |
 | Oblique Pentagonal Prism | N/A | net_oblique_penta_prism.pdf |
 | Octagonal Antiprism | Prismatic uniform polyhedron | net_octagonal_antiprism.pdf |
 | Octagonal Prism | Prismatic uniform polyhedron | net_octagonal_prism.pdf |
 | Octahedron, Regular | Platonic Solid | net_regular_octahedron.pdf |
 | Pentagonal Antiprism | Prismatic uniform polyhedron | net_pentagonal_antiprism.pdf |
 | Pentagonal Cupola | Johnson Solid (J5) | net_pentagonal_cupola.pdf |
 | Pentagonal Deltohedron | net_pentagonal_deltohedron.pdf | |
 | Pentagonal Dipyramid | Johnson Solid (J12) | net_pentagonal_dipyramid.pdf |
 | Pentagonal Prism | Prismatic uniform polyhedron | net_pentagonal_prism.pdf |
 | Pentagonal Pyramid | Johnson Solid (J2) | net_pentagonal_pyramid.pdf |
 | Pentagonal Rotunda | Johnson Solid (J6) | net_pentagonal_rotunda.pdf |
 | Pentagramic Prism | net_pentagramic_prism.pdf | |
 | Quadrilateral Frustum | net_quadrilateral_frustum.pdf | |
 | Rhombicuboctahedron | Archimedean solid | net_rhombicuboctahedron.pdf |
 | Rhombic Prism | net_rhombic_prism.pdf | |
 | Small Rhombidodecahedron | Uniform polyhedron | net_rhombidodecahedron.pdf |
 | Rombicosidodecahedron | Archimedean solid | net_rombicosidodecahedron.pdf |
 | Snub Cube | Archimedean solid | net_snub_cube.pdf |
 | Snub Dodecahedron | Archimedean solid | net_snub_dodecahedron.pdf |
 | Square Antiprism | Prismatic uniform polyhedron | net_square_antiprism.pdf |
 | Square Cupola | Johnson Solid (J4) | net_square_cupola.pdf |
 | Square Trapezohedron | net_square_trapezohedron.pdf | |
 | Stella Octangula | Regular compound | net_stella_octangula.pdf |
 | Stellated Dodecahedron | net_stellated_dodecahedron.pdf | |
 | Tetrahedron, Regular | Platonic Solid | net_tetrahedron.pdf |
 | Tetrakis Hexahedron | net_tetrakishexahedron.pdf | |
 | Triakis Octahedron | Catalan Solid | net_triakisoctahedron.pdf |
 | Triakis Tetrahedron | Catalan Solid | net_triakistetrahedron.pdf |
 | Triangular Cupola | Johnson Solid (J3) | net_triangular_cupola.pdf |
 | Triangular Dipyramid | Johnson Solid (J12) | net_triangular_dipyramid.pdf |
 | Triangular Pentahedron | net_triang_pentahedron.pdf | |
 | Triangular Prism | Prismatic uniform polyhedron | net_triangular_prism.pdf |
 | Truncated Dodecahedron | Archimedean solid | net_trunc_dodecahedron.pdf |
 | Truncated Cube | Archimedean solid | Archimedean solidnet_truncated_cube.pdf |
 | Truncated Cuboctahedron | Archimedean solid | net_truncated_cuboctahedron.pdf |
 | Truncated Icosidodecahedron | Archimedean solid | net_trunc_icosidodecahedron.pdf |
 | Truncated Icosahedron | Archimedean solid | net_truncated_icosahedron.pdf |
 | Truncated Octahedron | Archimedean solid | net_truncated_octahedron.pdf |
 | Truncated Tetrahedron | Archimedean solid | net_truncated_tetrahedron.pdf |