Filling a 3D volume with ellipsoids, and other shapes
Graphics by Paul Bourke
October 2020
Interactive
3D models can be found here on SketchFab
Periodic bounds on all axes
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Ellipsoid aspect 1:1:0.5. 5000 shapes.
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Ellipsoid aspect 1:1:2. 5000 shapes.
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Periodic bounds on 2 axis
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Ellipsoid aspect 1:1:0.5. 5000 shapes.
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Ellipsoid aspect 1:1:2. 5000 shapes.
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Periodic bounds on 1 axis
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Ellipsoid aspect 1:1:0.5. 5000 shapes.
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Ellipsoid aspect 1:1:2. 5000 shapes.
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No periodic bounds
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Ellipsoid aspect 1:1:0.5. 5000 shapes.
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Ellipsoid aspect 1:1:2. 5000 shapes.
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Others
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M&Ms and Jelly beans
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10,000 and 20,000 spheres respectively
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2x2 tiling of thin sheet with x-y periodic bounds
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Torii packing, single periodis axis (right)
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30000 dodecahedrons
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Equirectangular renders and view form the inside
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