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Star Polygon Lattice

A parametric lattice built from star-polygon unit cells. Each cell is a small star whose arms tile outward through a repeating grid; you pick the cell style (M1–M4), the star's interior angle, and how many cells fit along the length and width. The result is a light, rigid structure useful for infill panels, orthotic lattices, or decorative flat stock.

See Predefined Models for the general workflow and how to select this model.


Parameters (sliders)

Parameters

Lattice Type
Unit-cell geometry: M1, M2, M3, or M4. Each style packs the star polygons differently — M1 is the densest, M4 the most open. Try them side by side to pick the look you want.
Star-Polygon Angle
Interior angle of the star polygon in degrees (15–150). Low angles (20–40°) give sharp, spiky stars; high angles (120°+) give blunt, hexagon-like cells.
Strut Length
Length of each strut (mm) — effectively the side length of a single star polygon. Controls the physical size of every cell.
Length (Unit Cells)
Number of unit cells along the X axis (4–15). The printed length equals Strut Length × this count (approximately).
Width (Unit Cells)
Number of unit cells along the Y axis (1–5).
Layers
Number of vertical layers (1–5). Each layer reprints the same lattice path at increasing Z — use 2–3 layers for a rigid panel.
Quantity
Number of lattice panels generated in one job (1–5).

How it works

  1. The unit cell is generated from a star polygon with Star-Polygon Angle interior angle and Strut Length side length.
  2. Cells are tiled according to Lattice Type: each of M1–M4 has a different translation/reflection rule for placing adjacent cells.
  3. The toolpath walks the entire lattice in one continuous polyline (the print algorithm optimizes the traversal order so there are few travels).
  4. Layers extrude the same path at multiples of the layer height, giving a solid flat panel.