Footwear midsole with anisotropic mesh and methods of making the same

A sole for an article of footwear, the sole comprising:

• a three-dimensional mesh comprising:
• a plurality of interconnected unit cells;
• a first mechanically anisotropic region comprising:
• a first group of the interconnected unit cells, a first lattice shear modulus measured in a first direction, and a second lattice shear modulus different from the first lattice shear modulus and measured in a second direction opposite to or orthogonal to the first direction;
• and
• a second mechanically anisotropic region comprising:
• a second group of the interconnected unit cells, a third lattice shear modulus measured in the first direction, and a fourth lattice shear modulus different from the third lattice shear modulus and measured in the second direction,
• wherein the first lattice shear modulus is at least 10% different from the third lattice shear modulus.