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Triakis truncated tetrahedra have the property of packing neatly in 3D space, if you have enough of them:

There are a few other shapes that fill space. Here are a few symmetric ones. There are many other less symmetric ones.

3D Printing

Send ttt_mm.stl to your favourite printing service and they will post you these:

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Papercraft model

If you want to make your tetrahedra out of card you can print this template:

PDF:

Photo:

I got as far as making one before getting bored. Let me know if you manage to make more!

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Code for making triakis truncated tetrahedra, which pack neatly in 3D space if you make enough of them

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