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I know how to create parallelepiped and combine them to form a parallelepiped tiling, but the tiles overlap...

I started with this code:

P1 = Graphics3D[{GeometricTransformation[{Opacity[.85], Red, 
     Cuboid[]}, ShearingMatrix[Pi/4, {1, 0, 0}, {-1, 1, 0}]]}, 
  Boxed -> False]   

P2 = Graphics3D[{GeometricTransformation[{Opacity[.85], Red, 
     Cuboid[]}, ShearingMatrix[Pi/4, {1, 0, 0}, {-1, 1, 0}]]}, 
  Boxed -> False]

P3 = Graphics3D[{GeometricTransformation[{Opacity[.85], Red, 
     Cuboid[]}, ShearingMatrix[Pi/4, {1, 0, 0}, {-1, 1, 0}]]}, 
  Boxed -> False]

Show[P1,P2,P3]

I don't know how to fix the positions of the parallelepipeds (I prefer different shapes) so that they will not overlap and no gaps between them.

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  • $\begingroup$ Your parallelepipeds are all the same, which is why they overlap. To tile them, you need to also translate them in x/y/z, depending on how your tiling arrangement is. As an example starting with your P1: Graphics3D[ NestList[GeometricTransformation[#, TranslationTransform[{1/2, 3/2, 0}]] &, First@P1, 5], Boxed -> False] Istvan's answer shows a better way to build up the tiles. $\endgroup$ – rm -rf♦ Jan 16 '14 at 20:33
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Tiling of a plane in 3D:

para = Table[
   GeometricTransformation[Cuboid[{i, j, k}], 
      ShearingMatrix[Pi/4, {1, 0, 0}, {-1, 1, 0}]],
   {i, 0, 5}, {j, 0, 3}, {k, 0, 0}];

c = 0;
Graphics3D[{Opacity@.85, Map[{Hue[c = c + .03], #} &, para, {2}]}, Boxed -> False]

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Tiling of a volume:

para = Table[
   GeometricTransformation[Cuboid[{i, j, k}], 
    ShearingMatrix[Pi/4, {1, 0, 0}, {-1, 1, 0}]],
   {i, 0, 5}, {j, 0, 3}, {k, 0, 2}];

Graphics3D[{Opacity@.85, Map[{Hue@RandomReal[], #} &, para, {3}]}, Boxed -> False]

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It's not that hard to play around with coordinates to get a mirrir-tiling:

para = Table[
   GeometricTransformation[Cuboid[{i, 0, k}], 
    ShearingMatrix[Pi/4, {1, 0, 0}, {-1, 1, 0}]], {i, 0, 5}, {k, 0, 1}];
para2 = Table[
   GeometricTransformation[Cuboid[{1, j - 4, k}], 
    ShearingMatrix[-Pi/4, {1, 0, 0}, {-1, 1, 0}]], {j, 0, 5}, {k, 0, 1}];

Graphics3D@{para, para2}

Mathematica graphics

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  • $\begingroup$ Wow! Thanks so much... But what if I want the parallelepiped to distinct? Thanks again^_^ $\endgroup$ – Sey Jan 17 '14 at 1:36
  • $\begingroup$ @Sey What do you mean by distinct? Color? $\endgroup$ – István Zachar Jan 17 '14 at 7:50
  • $\begingroup$ I mean distinct shapes of parallelepipeds, similar to 3D Rep-Tiles and Irreptiles. Thanks so much $\endgroup$ – Sey Jan 17 '14 at 7:57
  • $\begingroup$ @Sey An image or a more formal description would help to understand what you really want because at the moment I'm clueless. $\endgroup$ – István Zachar Jan 17 '14 at 8:35
  • $\begingroup$ @Istvan-Thanks so much for your willingness to help. A patch of such a tiling is shown below. } ]] The one you made comprises of copies of a parallelepiped, but i want the parallelepiped to have different shapes but still fill the 3D plane - no overlaps and no gaps between them... I can actually create just using lines, but seems to be tiring...Thanks so much $\endgroup$ – Sey Jan 17 '14 at 8:50

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