Diamond Tessellation

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Here's a cool math art sculpture I made in Rhino-Cad (no Grasshopper or plugins) that's got everyone talking! It's based on one shape, a minimalist surface of a tetrahedron spun and rotated – over and over again. This was part of an exploration to create a nice-looking gyroid that I could use for more complex boolean stuff, but this one stands out quite well too! Update: After some intense research, I've stumbled across something similar to a triply periodic minimal surface (TPMS), but it's not exactly the same thing. The closest one I could find is the Schwar D surface – maybe this is just a variation? If anyone knows exactly what shape lies beneath all this complexity, please do let me know! **Get Printing!** I highly recommend printing with some support in place – if you can control the angle, print supports on everything 70 degrees from parallel to the bed (remember, 90 is straight up!).