An Aperiodic Monotile

This really only works on a non periodic developable surface. A defining feature of aperiodic tilings is that they can’t be translated onto a copy of themselves.

Here’s a definition with a much larger patch, showing how the mapping can be used to apply other geometry onto the tile.
Aperiodic_Monotile2.gh (567.3 KB)

These patterns can help reveal some of the complexity of the arrangement.
I find it amazing how much structure can come from such a simple shape.


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