Here are all the 3D-pentominoes that are also polyhedra. These patterns minimize the area of the smallest enclosing rectangle. There may be some collisions.

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More unfoldings:
  1. Polyhedra
  2. Orthogonal Polyhedra
  3. Polyominoes of size 1 to 4
  4. Polyominoes of size 1 to 4 (compact)
  5. All 22 Pentominoes
  6. All 22 Pentominoes (compact)
Work done in the context of my M.Sc. research under the direction of Prof. Sue Whitesides.
last updated: February 22, 1999
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