Compound of eight triangular prisms

Compound of eight triangular prismsTypeUniform compoundIndexUC31Polyhedra8 triangular prismsFaces16 triangles,24 squaresEdges72Vertices48Symmetry groupoctahedral (Oh)Subgroup restricting to one constituent3-fold dihedral (D3) This uniform polyhedron compound is a symmetric arrangement of 8 triangular prisms, aligned in pairs with the axes of three-fold rotational symmetry of an octahedron. It results from composing the two enantiomorphs of the compound of 4 triangular prisms.

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