[color=#999999]This activity belongs to the [i]GeoGebra book[/i] [url=https://www.geogebra.org/m/sw2cat9w]GeoGebra Principia[/url].[/color][br][br][br]We can achieve the same result by operating in reverse. Instead of tensioning the cables, we try to extend the six bars as much as possible. In this case, we start with a cuboctahedron. We place the bars and stretch them to their maximum length while maintaining the original length of the edges (the cables) of the cuboctahedron.

[color=#999999]Author of the construction of GeoGebra: [url=https://www.geogebra.org/u/rafael]Rafael Losada[/url].[/color]