Help me see how these green lines are parallel?

[savagelymoosey]

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[FeralisExtremum]

Parallel may not be the right word - the key point here is that they are all in the same vertical plane (e.g. if you were to push that object against a wall, all the green edges would be touching the wall assuming you got rid of the bottom piece sticking out).

 

[joelm]

I really like the idea Feralis mentions, that if you were to push this up against a wall, all the green edges would be flush. To add to Feralis' point, take a look at the screenshot I've attached. Note that the vertical red lines are in the same plane as the vertical green edge. And that the connecting red line is also in the same plane. These red lines mirror the plane of all green edges. It comes with time and practice, but it's about trying to compare edges to other reference edges and seeing if they are in the same plane / angulation or are different. Keep up the practice!

 

[Faefly]

I encountered this question and I don't buy they are parallel too haha
How!

 

[Faefly]

I really like the idea Feralis mentions, that if you were to push this up against a wall, all the green edges would be flush. To add to Feralis' point, take a look at the screenshot I've attached. Note that the vertical red lines are in the same plane as the vertical green edge. And that the connecting red line is also in the same plane. These red lines mirror the plane of all green edges. It comes with time and practice, but it's about trying to compare edges to other reference edges and seeing if they are in the same plane / angulation or are different. Keep up the practice!

I still don't see it
🤔
Thank you for Pat Academy though. It's amazing.
I really hope you can add another set of problems and videos about Pattern folding.

 

[dentist ex machina]

Parallel is definitely just the wrong word. Parallel lines would never intersect, no matter how long they extend. Obviously, these lines intersect because they're adjacent sides. I think they might've meant to say "coplanar".

 

[savagelymoosey]

Parallel may not be the right word - the key point here is that they are all in the same vertical plane (e.g. if you were to push that object against a wall, all the green edges would be touching the wall assuming you got rid of the bottom piece sticking out).

thanks so much this explanation actually made sense.

 

[savagelymoosey]

I really like the idea Feralis mentions, that if you were to push this up against a wall, all the green edges would be flush. To add to Feralis' point, take a look at the screenshot I've attached. Note that the vertical red lines are in the same plane as the vertical green edge. And that the connecting red line is also in the same plane. These red lines mirror the plane of all green edges. It comes with time and practice, but it's about trying to compare edges to other reference edges and seeing if they are in the same plane / angulation or are different. Keep up the practice!

hey thanks for the reply, I got it now 🙂