Construction

When the cantellation process is applied to 24-cell, each of the 24 octahedra becomes a small rhombicuboctahedron. In addition however, since each octahedra's edge was previously shared with two other octahedra, the separating edges form the three parallel edges of a triangular prism - 96 triangular prisms, since the 24-cell contains 96 edges. Further, since each vertex was previously shared with 12 faces, the vertex would split into 12 (24*12=288) new vertices. Each group of 12 new vertices forms a cuboctahedron.

Coordinates

The Cartesian coordinates of the vertices of the cantellated 24-cell having edge length 2 are all permutations of coordinates and sign of:

(0, √2, √2, 2+2√2)

(1, 1+√2, 1+√2, 1+2√2)

The permutations of the second set of coordinates coincide with the vertices of an inscribed runcitruncated tesseract.

The dual configuration has all permutations and signs of:

(0,2,2+√2,2+√2)

(1,1,1+√2,3+√2)

Structure

The 24 small rhombicuboctahedra are joined to each other via their triangular faces, to the cuboctahedra via their axial square faces, and to the triangular prisms via their off-axial square faces. The cuboctahedra are joined to the triangular prisms via their triangular faces. Each triangular prism is joined to two cuboctahedra at its two ends.

Cantic snub 24-cell

A half-symmetry construction of the cantellated 24-cell, also called a cantic snub 24-cell, as , has an identical geometry, but its triangular faces are further subdivided. The cantellated 24-cell has 2 positions of triangular faces in ratio of 96 and 192, while the cantic snub 24-cell has 3 positions of 96 triangles.

The difference can be seen in the vertex figures, with edges representing faces in the 4-polytope:

Images

orthographic projections

Coxeter plane	F4
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Dihedral symmetry	[12]
Coxeter plane	B3 / A2 (a)	B3 / A2 (b)
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Dihedral symmetry	[6]	[6]
Coxeter plane	B4	B2 / A3
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Dihedral symmetry	[8]	[4]

Schlegel diagrams

Schlegel diagram

Showing 24 cuboctahedra.

Showing 96 triangular prisms.

Related polytopes

The convex hull of two cantellated 24-cells in opposite positions is a nonuniform polychoron composed of 864 cells: 48 cuboctahedra, 144 square antiprisms, 384 octahedra (as triangular antipodiums), 288 tetrahedra (as tetragonal disphenoids), and 576 vertices. Its vertex figure is a shape topologically equivalent to a cube with a triangular prism attached to one of its square faces.

Coordinates

The Cartesian coordinates of a cantitruncated 24-cell having edge length 2 are all permutations of coordinates and sign of:

(1,1+√2,1+2√2,3+3√2)

(0,2+√2,2+2√2,2+3√2)

The dual configuration has coordinates as all permutations and signs of:

(1,1+√2,1+√2,5+2√2)

(1,3+√2,3+√2,3+2√2)

(2,2+√2,2+√2,4+2√2)

Projections

orthographic projections

Coxeter plane	F4
Graph
Dihedral symmetry	[12]
Coxeter plane	B3 / A2 (a)	B3 / A2 (b)
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Dihedral symmetry	[6]	[6]
Coxeter plane	B4	B2 / A3
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Dihedral symmetry	[8]	[4]

Stereographic projection