Parallelepiped Calculation

Calculator and formulas to calculate a parallelepiped


This function calculates various parameters of a parallelepiped. A parallelepiped is a three-dimensional figure formed by six parallelograms, 2 of which are opposite each other and are in parallel planes.

To perform the calculation, enter the three side lengths and the three angles. Then click on the 'Calculate' button.

Parallelepiped berechnen

 Input
Side length a
Side length b
Side length c
Angle α
Angle β
Angle γ
Decimal places
  Results
Surface S
Volume V
Height h
Parallelepiped

Parallelepiped properties


A parallelepiped is a geometric solid bounded by six parallelograms. Any two opposing parallelograms are congruent (coincident) and lie in parallel planes. It has twelve edges (four of which are parallel and of equal length) and eight corners, in which these edges converge at a maximum of three different angles to each other. Cuboids and rhombohedrons are special cases of the parallelepiped. The cube combines both special cases in one figure. The parallelepiped is a special prism with a parallelogram as a base.


Parallelepiped formulas


Volume (\(\small{V}\))

\(\displaystyle V=a\cdot b\cdot c\cdot {\sqrt {1+2\cdot \cos(\alpha )\cdot \cos(\beta )\cdot \cos(\gamma )-\cos ^{2}(\alpha )-\cos ^{2}(\beta )-\cos ^{2}(\gamma )}}\)

Surface (\(\small{S}\))

\(\displaystyle S=2\cdot a\cdot b\cdot \sin(\gamma )+2\cdot a\cdot c\cdot \sin(\beta )+2\cdot b\cdot c\cdot \sin(\alpha )\)

Height (\(\small{h}\))

\(\displaystyle h={\frac {a}{\sin(\alpha )}}\cdot {\sqrt {1+2\cdot \cos(\alpha )\cdot \cos(\beta )\cdot \cos(\gamma )-\cos ^{2}(\alpha )-\cos ^{2}(\beta )-\cos ^{2}(\gamma )}}\)

Cuboid Square Pillar Antiprism Hexagonal prism Triangular prism Regular prism Oblique prism Ramp Anticube Wedge Right Wedge RhombohedronParallelepipedTetrahedron, irregularTetragonal TrapezohedronPentagonal TrapezohedronPrismatoidStellated Octahedron Stellated DodecahedronGreat Stellated DodecahedronGreat Dodecahedron
TetrahedronCubeOctahedronDodecahedron Icosahedron


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