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over-under weaving applies to the 10-set where arcs cross
Deeply inspired by the tiles of Sébastien Truchet (1704) and Cyril Stanley Smith's revival (Leonardo 20(4):373–385, 1987). The π-driven selection is an original twist, built here as a learning exercise.

tiles

Truchet tiles, dealt by π. Each tile is a square carrying a pair of arcs, and each digit of π picks which tile goes in the next cell. Because the arcs always meet at the edge midpoints, neighbouring tiles join into long curving paths and closed loops — a different labyrinth for every stretch of π. Switch the colour mode to Loops to see the regions it draws.

Inspired by the tiles of Sébastien Truchet (1704) and Cyril Stanley Smith's revival in Leonardo, 1987.

keyboard
play / pauseSpace
scrub ±10 s · also drag or scroll on the canvas← →
speed up / down↑ ↓
restartR
settings panelG
light / dark themeT