Pyramids and Dipyramids

Coxeter’s UniformPyramidFamily and UniformDipyramidFamily allow for easy generation of the uniform pyramids \(n \in \set{3, 4, 5}\) using the associated Family.get_shape(n) method. Some may also be found among the Johnson Solids from [DEG12b].

n

Name

Vertices

Faces

Model

3

Triangular Pyramid

4

4

4

Square Pyramid

5

5

5

Pentagonal Pyramid

6

6

3

Triangular Dipyramid

5

6

4

Square Dipyramid

6

8

5

Pentagonal Dipyramid

7

10