Tachi Miura Compressible Origami

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This is an experiment with the Tachi Miura origami, which can compress into a flat plane in two dimensions. It's intended to be printed using flexible filament. Various thickness options are available for experimenting. The design was created through several steps: * First, a JavaScript script generated the crease pattern in fold format, allowing for cyclic folds. * Next, it was folded at 50% using an online JavaScript simulator developed by Amanda Ghassaei (http://apps.amandaghassaei.com/OrigamiSimulator/). * The design was then exported into 3D format. * Finally, some post-processing techniques were used to achieve the correct thickness, involving closing the object and subtracting a slightly contracted version. Important notes: * Some designs in .fold format are included for reference. * Fold format is available on GitHub: https://github.com/edemaine/fold. * Flexible filament is required to experiment with folding this design. Code to generate fold format will be provided in a future update.