Kagome Lattice

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The Kagome Lattice is one instance of a geometric structure called uniform tiling. Specifically, the Kagome Lattice is a type of trihexagonal tiling, where a repeated structure is made up of triangles and hexagons. I learned of it through a presentation at a meeting of the physics group I work for at Brandeis University. While I can't claim to know much about what physical systems this lattice represents or what special properties it has, I do know that it has a very interesting method of folding and I wanted to see it happen in real time. This lattice prints entirely in place with no raft, no supports, and no assembly required. It works right off the build plate, which was a goal of mine that I'm thrilled to have achieved. Each connection site has ~120 degrees of rotational freedom. You can either scale down the STL or 3MF file I've included to fit your printer, or you can manually create a lattice of the size you want by translating the individual triangles to their appropriate spot using the "KagomePositive" and "KagomeNegative" files I've included.