Origamizer0.47

Origamizer is a tiny and portable software application that gives you the possibility to explore some Origami models and make adjustments to figure out how to work on real-life designs.

Portable program with a simple UI

Since there is no setup pack involved, you can extract the program files in any location on the PC and just click the executable to launch Origamizer. It's also possible to save it to a pen drive to directly run it on any PC with minimum effort. Unlike most installers, it doesn't add new entries to the Windows registry.

Rotate and highlight Origami models

The interface is represented by a graphical window and a command-line console, and both of them must be active in order for Origamizer to run. The GUI doesn't contain visually appealing elements and has several options in the menu bar.The application supplies you with several Origami models that you can open to view in the main window. It's possible to rotate the model to any angle with the mouse right-click button, highlight a specific section with the left click, and to zoom in and out with the scrollwheel.

Customize settings to generate 3D models

Origamizer can be asked to avoid intersections penalties. Plus, you can set a penalty for angle conditions (2D and 3D), and generate crease patterns. The model's facets can be immediately generated in another pane next to the original design, so you can get a different perspective on the model and learn the points where you need to fold. What's more, the program can be set to split edge tucks which are too wide, according to the 2D width condition.

Evaluation and conclusion

As expected, it had minimal impact on computer performance, using low CPU and RAM. However, some errors popped up when we attempted to open model files, after which Origamizer immediately crashed. We must also take into account that it hasn't been updated for a long time, and it likely has compatibility issues with later Windows editions. Nevertheless, you can give it a shot.