What is this mutant tetrahedron and how do i make a lined up one?

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I have written a program that arranges stars stars into polyhedra, for example tetrahedron. here is a mutant tetrahedron, i dont know why the sides dont line up, and how to correct it. please help.

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 12 '14 at 15:41

I had to rotate the stars by +/- 90' and it lined up symetrically. i was confused because the points of the triads were touching, and it gave the illusion that only half the sides could be aligned. actually, by rotating all sides equally by +/- 30 or by 90 degrees produced 2 different classes of symmetrical shapes. enter image description here

What is this mutant tetrahedron and how do i make a lined up one?

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