Geometric patterns are 2D by nature and when you see rectilinear structures, you marvel their complexity.
How can we create this seemingly complicated rectilinear structure? I find it nearly impossible to visualize the entire structure before I construct them. I do a lot of sketching before I embark on Autocad. Once I have a good lead, I experiment a few possible configurations and execute it.
The secret lies in the fact that rectilinear structures can easily represented isometrically. Isometric means hexagonal grid. Fortunately our brain perceive hexagons as a cube with 3 lines radiating from the centre.
One of the useful quality of a hexagon is that it tessellate. This means you can treat 3D rectilinear structure as 2D tessellation.
You can find it out more at my 3D Tessellation page.
All rectilinear structures and surfaces are ,in fact, the result of this method.
This would make a nice sculpture!
Complex looking form but it can easily created on Autocad using simple operations such as mirroring. With a bit of patience, even school students can create this using the concept of symmetry.
Some more rather complex structures.
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