Tessellations of the type P6M
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Explanation & Background Repeating shape is the regular hexagon. Inside the hexagon there is a rotation over 60, 120, 180, 240 and 300 degrees, the whole horizontally mirrored. System P6M is very suitable to design symmetric patterns. More Tessellations of the type P6M: Islamic Art, Ottomane Tessellation I HOI Just one line ! Just one line II Archimedes' 3 rd pattern |
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