Editing Modular origami (section)

==Types==
[[File:Modules of modular origami.jpg|thumb|Modules of modular origami]]
Modular origami forms may be flat or three-dimensional. Flat forms are usually [[polygon]]s (sometimes known as coasters), stars, rotors, and rings. Three-dimensional forms tend to be [[polyhedron|regular polyhedra]] or tessellations of simple polyhedra.

Modular origami techniques can be used to create a wide range of lidded boxes in many shapes. Many examples of such boxes are shown in [[Tomoko Fuse]]'s books ''Origami Boxes'' (1989),<ref>{{Cite book |last=Fuse |first=Tomoko |title=Origami Boxes |publisher=Japan Publications |year=1989 |isbn=0-87040-821-6 |location=Tokyo, Japan |language=en |oclc=20372390}}</ref> ''Fabulous Origami Boxes'' (1998)<ref>{{Cite book |last=Fuse |first=Tomoko |title=Fabulous origami boxes |date=1998 |publisher=Japan Publications Trading Co |isbn=978-0-87040-978-3 |location=Tōkyō}}</ref>'','' and ''Tomoko Fuse's Origami Boxes'' (2018).<ref>{{Cite book |last=Fuse |first=Tomoko |title=Tomoko Fuse's origami boxes |publisher=Tuttle Publishing |year=2018 |isbn=978-0-8048-5006-3 |edition=First |location=Tokyo [Japan] ; Rutland, Vermont |language=en}}</ref> 

There are some modular origami that are approximations of [[fractals]], such as [[Menger's sponge]]. Macro-modular origami is a form of modular origami in which finished assemblies are themselves used as the building blocks to create larger integrated structures. Such structures are described in [[Tomoko Fuse]]'s 1990 book ''Unit Origami-Multidimensional Transformations''.<ref name=":1" />