---
name: "papercube"
section: "6x"
platform: "linux"
package: "xscreensaver-gl"
version: "6.09+dfsg1-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/papercube/6x"
---

# papercube(6x)

how to fold a glueless paper cube.

## NAME

papercube - how to fold a glueless paper cube.

## SYNOPSIS

**papercube** \[--display *host:display.screen*\] \[--visual *visual*\] \[--window\] \[--root\] \[--delay *number*\] \[--no-wander\] \[--spin 0\] \[--spin *\[XYZ\]*\] \[--spin Y\] \[--spin Z\] \[--spin XY\] \[--spin XZ\] \[--spin YZ\] \[--speed *number*\] \[--fps\] \[--wireframe\]

## DESCRIPTION

Draws a paper template that folds to make a cube.

## OPTIONS

- **--visual *visual***

  Specify which visual to use.  Legal values are the name of a visual class, or the id number (decimal or hex) of a specific visual.

- **--window**

  Draw on a newly-created window.  This is the default.

- **--root**

  Draw on the root window.

- **--delay *number***

  Per-frame delay, in microseconds.  Default: 30000 (0.03 seconds).

- **--wander \| --no-wander**

  Whether the object should wander around the screen.

- **--spin 0**

  Don't rotate.

- **--spin *\[XYZ\]***

  Around which axes should the object spin?

- **--spin Y**

  Rotate around Y axis. Default.

- **--spin Z**

  Rotate around Z axis.

- **--spin XY**

  Rotate around X and Y axes.

- **--spin XZ**

  Rotate around X and Z axes.

- **--spin YZ**

  Rotate around Y and Z axes.

- **--speed *number***

  Animation speed.  2.0 means twice as fast, 0.5 means half as fast.

- **--fps \| --no-fps**

  Whether to show a frames-per-second display at the bottom of the screen.

- **--wireframe \| --no-wireframe**

  Render in wireframe instead of solid.

## ENVIRONMENT

- **DISPLAY**

  to get the default host and display number.

- **XENVIRONMENT**

  to get the name of a resource file that overrides the global resources stored in the RESOURCE\_MANAGER property.

- **XSCREENSAVER\_WINDOW**

  The window ID to use with *--root*.

## SEE ALSO

**X**(1), [**xscreensaver**(1)](/xscreensaver/1.md)

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2023 by Ireneusz Szpilewski.  Permission to use, copy, modify,  distribute, and sell this software and its documentation for any purpose is  hereby granted without fee, provided that the above copyright notice appear  in all copies and that both that copyright notice and this permission notice appear in supporting documentation.  No representations are made about the  suitability of this software for any purpose.  It is provided "as is" without express or implied warranty.

## AUTHOR

Ireneusz Szpilewski and Jamie Zawinski.