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Rombix

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September 3, 2021

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Rombix Generator

OpenSCAD code that generates Rombix tiles, invented and patented by Alan H. Schoen in 1997.
You can buy a copy of this puzzle here, made out of laser-cut acryllic: http://www.gamepuzzles.com/esspoly3.htm

Please note that you need to have a reasonably well-tuned printer for these pieces to fit together.

The default configuration generates 36 pieces that perfectly fill an equilateral 24-gon.

The code generates any n^2 set of rombix tiles that will completely fill an n-gon with 4*n sides.

A set of rombix pieces are defined in the following way:

Take N rombuses whose corner is of N even divisions between 0 and 90 degrees.

Join any subset of one or two of these rombuses along a side

Do this for all combinations of N rombuses

Discard all duplicates that results from either rotations or reflections

With some refactoring of the code it may be possible to fill an n-gon with 2*n sides. I've yet to play around with this.

You can use the openSCAD file to change any number of parameters, including:

The fillet radius

Number of tiles

Size of the tiles

Spacing between the tiles

https://gitlab.com/ransElectronics/Rombix-generator

License:

Creative Commons - Public Domain Dedication

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