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Daily Archives: 16 December 2016

A Space-Filling Lattice of Truncated Octahedra

Posted on 16 December 2016 by RobertLovesPi
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Truncated octahedra are among the special polyhedra which can fill space without leaving any gaps. There are others, as well. This image was created using Stella 4d, software you may try, for yourself, right here. There is a free “try it before you buy it” download available.

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