Platonic Solids Parametric Rendering Engine

Run the app in a browser. You need Node.js (v18 or newer) installed.

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If you zipped the full project (has package.json, src/, etc.)

Unzip the folder, open a terminal in that folder, then run:

npm install
npm run dev

Then open the URL shown (e.g. http://localhost:5173/) in your browser.

To run the built version instead:

npm install
npm run build
npm run preview

Then open http://localhost:4173/.

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If you zipped only the built app (just index.html + assets/ inside the zip)

Unzip the folder, open a terminal inside that folder, then run one of these:

Option 1 — with Node.js:

npx serve .

Then open http://localhost:3000/ (or the URL shown).

Option 2 — with Python 3:

python3 -m http.server 4173

Then open http://localhost:4173/.

You cannot double-click index.html; the app uses ES modules and must be served over HTTP.

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Summary

What you have	Commands
Full project (no node_modules)	npm install → npm run dev
Full project (no node_modules)	npm install → npm run build → npm run preview
Pre-built folder only	npx serve . or python3 -m http.server 4173

When zipping the full project, exclude the node_modules folder so the zip stays small; recipients run npm install to get dependencies.