Systems and methods for forming multiple 3D structures from a circularly-packed network of structural elements

A system, comprising:

• a circularly-packed network of structural elements that form multiple three-dimensional (3D) structures, diameters of the structural elements define a shape of the 3D structures:
• in a first configuration, the circularly-packed network of structural elements forms a first 3D structure;
• and
• in a second configuration, the circularly-packed network of structural elements forms a second 3D structure having a different shape than the first 3D structure;
• and
• a set of joints that connect adjacent structural elements.

A method, comprising:

• identifying a first three-dimensional (3D) structure for a circularly-packed network of structural elements, diameters of the structural elements define a shape of the first 3D structure;
• identifying a second 3D structure for the circularly-packed network of structural elements, the second 3D structure having a different shape than the first 3D structure;
• and
• changing a configuration of the circularly-packed network to morph the first 3D structure into the second 3D structure.