Differences between dimensions were attributed to the tessellation process by the software which converts the CAD design file to a printable model. After importing the STL file into the print preparation software (PreForm), the print model can be seen to comprise a number of layers equal to ...
Fig. 4: The increase of tessellation complexity by inserting new tiles and binding motifs. a–cThe 2-uniform tiling (b) is obtained by inserting a square tile between the rows of orange triangles of regular tiling (a). Likewise, insertion of an additional square results in the 3-uniform ...
The morphology and rigidity of the wireframe structures rely heavily on the connectivity pattern. We have shown that triangulation is an effective approach to rigidify the corresponding structures. The marshmallow-like polyhedra without triangular faces gained substantial structural rigidity after triangulatio...