A Close-Packing of Space, Using Three Different Polyhedra

A Close-Packing of Space, Using Three Different Polyhedra

This is like a tessellation, but in three dimensions, rather than two. The pattern can be repeated to fill all of space, using cubes (yellow), truncated octahedra (blue), and great rhombcuboctahedra, also known as truncated cuboctahedra (red).

Software credit: see www.software3d.com/stella.php to try or buy Stella 4d, the software I used to create this image.

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